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- 12/12/2013
2013 Top 100: Toys/Games
Find out which toy companies won over the most fickle of all consumers children in 2012. - 12/12/2013
Top 5 Omnichannel Retailers
Because we know it's important to stay on top of your retail customer's strengths and weaknesses, we're bringing you new research findings from our sister publication, <em>RIS News</em>, which benchmarks the progress of omnichannel strategies in retail. - 12/12/2013
Meaty Marketing
Oberto brands reveals its new packaging and branding for its popular premium jerky line. - 12/12/2013
2013 Top 100: Health & Beauty Aids
Beauty really is everything for these top 10 HBA players. - 12/12/2013
The State of Trade Spend in CPG
Booz & Company recently conducted the bi-annual refresh of its <em>Customer Planning and Trade Spend</em> study, revealing that a majority of consumer goods companies believe they spend too many resources on trade promotion management and are unhappy with the quality of the tools/systems available to manage investments. Executives from Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods and McCormick & Company discuss the pain points, best practices and tips for better efficiency in customer planning and trade spend. - 12/12/2013
The Future of E-Commerce
We have heard the argument by some consumer goods manufacturers that direct-to-consumer e-commerce will upset their retailer. This is changing. The Apparel & Footwear sector moved beyond this argument, and other sectors are soon to change the dynamic as well. Whether they open their own stores, follow China's model of a store-within-a-store, sell via Amazon or direct-to-consumer via web sites, change is upon us. - 12/12/2013
2013 Top 100: Food
Big break ups led to big changes on this Top 20 list of food manufacturers in 2012. - 12/12/2013
Seasons Greetings
The Celestial Seasonings brand offers six handcrafted, all-natural holiday teas that capture the traditional flavors of the season. - 12/12/2013
2013 Top 100: Housewares/Appliances
Find out which companies are plugging along as the Top 10 leaders in this competitive market. - 12/12/2013
On the Up and Up
<em>CGT</em> Executive Editor Kara Romanow gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.