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

4/2/2020
Data Sharing Can Help AI Scale, But More Clarity Around Privacy is Needed: MIT Report
While the vast majority of respondents have begun deploying AI, more than half are struggling with modifying business processes to leverage it.

Lisa Johnston
4/1/2020
Carhartt to Make Masks & Gowns for COVID-19 Efforts
While retailers make moves to support their front-line workers during the health crisis, manufacturers across the globe are modifying their factories in order to pitch in.

Lisa Johnston
3/31/2020
Levi’s DiCesari Lands on DataIQ 100
The global head of data, analytics and AI was named to the DataIQ 100, a list ranking the most influential data and analytics practitioners in U.K. organizations.

Lisa Johnston
3/30/2020
More Beauty Brands Jump on Hand Sanitizer Bandwagon to Fight COVID-19
More beauty brands are retooling their operations to make hand sanitizer in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus.

Lisa Johnston
3/30/2020
This New Partnership is Supporting Brands & Retailers Optimizing Inventory Remotely
Inturn is teaming with SAP for the launch of its enterprise software solution that standardizes and optimizes inventory disposition for consumer brands.

Lisa Johnston
3/30/2020
P&G’s Taylor, Jockey’s Waller Join White House Presser to Share COVID-19 Efforts
Companies are retooling their facilities to make products to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Lisa Johnston
3/26/2020
Nike’s China Strategy Serving As its U.S. Coronavirus Playbook
The footwear giant anticipates its digital tech investments will help it weather the storm the coronavirus is wreaking upon retail worldwide.

Lisa Johnston
3/25/2020
Walmart & Sam’s Club Streaming Supply Chain Financing & Offering Rent Relief
The retailers have accelerated the onboarding process for qualified suppliers to receive payments from national banks.

Lisa Johnston
3/25/2020
Front-Line Support: CG Brands Thanking Workforces with Cash Bonuses
A number of companies are showing their gratitude toward their front-line employees during the coronavirus health crisis in the form of raised wages and bonuses.

Lisa Johnston
3/23/2020
Newly Remote Workforces & Sales Shifts Top CG Execs’ List of Woes
A leading 29% of respondents in CGT's exclusive poll said they can’t keep up with production of certain products, such as household cleaners and paper products.

Lisa Johnston