Lisa Johnston

Editorial Director

Author Profile

Lisa Johnston is the Editorial Director of CGT. She joined the brand in 2020. Her journalism background includes writing for both business and consumer audiences, specializing in technology, retail, and consumer goods. In addition to speaking at a range of industry events and sharing editorial expertise as a media panelist, she's served as a judge for such programs as the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame and the Jesse H. Neal Awards.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

2/2/2023
Hershey, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark & More: CPG Investments In 2023
It’s earnings season, which means consumer goods companies are taking to their conference mics to share details about upcoming investments. Get a snapshot from some of the largest companies in the industry.

Lisa Johnston
1/26/2023
Levi’s Readies For DTC-Optimized On-Cloud ERP and Raises Bot Bar
Learn how the new system is expected to fuel the company's growing direct-to-consumer business.

Lisa Johnston
1/23/2023
20% of Companies To Shift Packaging Focus Away From Recycling: Gartner
Some companies may have gotten a little over their skis when it comes to their sustainability goals.

Lisa Johnston
1/19/2023
Levi’s Hires Analytics-Focused Chief Digital Officer As Next Step in Transformation
Jason Gowans has joined Levi Strauss & Co. as the company’s first chief digital officer, marking the next move in the company’s bid to elevate its digital commerce strategy.

Lisa Johnston
1/15/2023
NRF 2023: Walmart’s Future of Drones Will Be Green and Off the Grid
Expect drones to play a more prominent role in the last mile, including through goods retrieval, as retailers like Walmart pursue faster and more sustainable fulfillment alternatives.

Lisa Johnston
1/10/2023
CES 2023: Why Clorox Is Investing in Data Clean Rooms
For The Clorox Company, investing in data cleanrooms has become a strategic imperative in today’s new marketing landscape.

Lisa Johnston
1/9/2023
As Apple’s Headset Gets Closer to Consumers, So May the Metaverse
A report that Apple’s first mixed-reality headset is with developers for testing may move the metaverse one step closer to becoming a tangible concept for consumers — and the companies that sell to them.

Lisa Johnston
1/8/2023
CES 2023: How P&G’s Consumer Brands Keep Reaping Rewards from Space Research
Why would a consumer goods company want to conduct research in space? For one thing, it’s a pretty great environment to work on your innovation resource efficiency.

Lisa Johnston
1/5/2023
Technical Debt Skeletons: How Retail and CPG CIOs Can Prevent Their Own Southwest Meltdown
What can we learn from the Southwest debacle? A lot. Learn how to identify, manage, and resolve your own technical debt.

Lisa Johnston
1/3/2023
CES 2023: How 5G Will Bring the Metaverse and Future Commerce Into Focus
Expect humans to become the “nice to have” component of the work equation as the next wave of technological change — the one that will remedy inflation and restore global GDP growth — is delivered from the enterprise side of business.

Lisa Johnston