ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/31/2005
The Pulse -- February 2005
A new era in Branding<br />New brand identification fasteners from Avery Dennison Retail Information Services give apparel brands and retailers an innovative new way to communicate and enhance brand identity by displaying highly visible printed brand names, retail names and logos on their products. - 1/31/2005
Insights -- February 2005
With Wall Street's insatiable demand for profitable growth in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, CPG companies must ensure that every asset at their disposal is faced off against the consumer in an effective manner. - 1/31/2005
The Wal-Mart Factor
No question about it: Wal-Mart's RFID initiative is one of the biggest technology news stories of recent years. - 12/31/2004
Seal The Deal
Usually, discussion and analysis of a particular subject is a matter of bringing in a number of viewpoints, weighing them and making a case for the most likely futures. - 12/31/2004
Knowledge is Power
Business Intelligence (BI) wasn't the hottest topic of conversation amongst IT types in 2004, and to be perfectly honest, it likely won't be the belle of the ball in 2005 either. - 12/31/2004
The Pulse -- January 2005
The No. 2 sports apparel and equipment maker in the world, adidas-Salomon Canada, uses the IBM eServer iSeries platform to gain a competitive edge in its market. - 12/31/2004
Multiple Choice
The past year was one of struggle and experimentation in consumer goods companies' use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), with lingering standards, product immaturity, cost and return on investment issues clouding the ability to reach Wal-Mart's January 2005 mandate. - 12/31/2004
Special Report: Mergers and Acquisitions
As the retail sector consolidates and the larger players grow stronger, a rising number of consumer goods (CG) firms, such as Adolph Coors Company and Molson Inc., Hershey Foods Corporation and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. are executing merger or acquisition strategies.