Corporate Governance

TXT will manage the whole spectrum of Thirty-Ones forecasting, merchandise, assortment and inventory management.

Earlier this week,Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. President and CEO Mike Duke assuredinvestors Walmart will win no matter what environment it's in. "When you go to our stores, you're going to see fantastic new merchandise, aggressive investments in price through lots of rollbacks and better in-stock levels. We're focusing on execution to deliver results." Here's a review of progress that's been made and Walmart's plans for the future.

With consumers switching brands more often than ever before, the rules of customer engagement have changed for marketing, sales and customer service across all industries. As a consequence, driving brand advocacy has become the No. 1 priority. T-Mobile gets it. Using a three-step approach, the company touts 4.9 million social fans and the fastest response time across all industries on Facebook, 55 minutes to be exact.

The insights gained are expected to benefit Walmart and consumer products manufacturers and further contributes to the firm's mission to simplify and improve the way analytics is conducted within the industry.

ScottsMiracle-Gro shares how and why it merged process transformation and IT groups together into a single organization, called Business Transformation. Plus, look inside the company's unique approach to developing high-performing leaders, managers and associates.

Jif reveals new Jif Whips Peanut Butter Spreads and Jif Almond and Cashew Butters.

CGT Editor Ali Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

To ensure consistent product quality for every pint of super-premium ice cream produced, Ben & Jerry's needed a new way to collect and analyze the vital data of its products.