Corporate Responsibility

CG companies prone to outsource more and with multiple vendors

New study uncovers performance gap around culture-based Lean thinking

To date, most retailers rely on plastic packaging to discourage thieves who were slitting packages open, grabbing the contents and dropping empty packaging back on shelves.

L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics maker, agrees to pay $1.14 billion for Body Shop International, the U.K. retailer of natural beauty products.

The Russell Corporation recently outlined a major restructuring effort designed to remain competitive in today's global marketplace.

Kraft Foods Inc. is reorganizing its European operations to increase consumer focus and improve speed to market.

Kraft Foods Inc. successfully completes its multi-year, voluntary trans fat reduction effort in the United States and prepares to meet the January 1, 2006 U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) deadline for on-pack trans fat labeling.

From sea to shining sea, every single IT vendor and business publication--including this one--likes to trumpet the words "Return on Investment" (ROI) as though it still retains some sort of impact.