After its acquisition by Roll International, FIJI Water's finance and accounting group found that standard reporting tools did not support easy consolidation of financial statements. Here's how it solved the problem.
The acquisition of Ole Henriksen is aligned with LVMH strategies, which include identifying brands with strong, long-term potential and helping them to capitalize on it.
Nestle deploys a scalable solution that will enable a much larger percentage of its customers to realize the advantages of electronic invoicing and payment.
The resulting companies will have distinct growth strategies within their respective core markets. Plus, the Board of Directors names a new Chairman and CEO to lead the spin off.
The New Year is here and with overall economic growth predicted to be less than 4 percent, lean marketing budgets will continue to be the trend for consumer goods marketers.
The last two years were tough ones for retailers, and many fell by the wayside. But things are looking up. A new study reports that for the first time since 2007, retailers are expanding store count and headcount. Plus, they are looking to transform business with new technologies, like cloud-based computing and virtualization. Heres what you can expect from your customers in the year ahead.
Winning at the shelf is all about ensuring consumers can quickly find their brands at just the right time and price. Winning is also about leveraging the right technologies to make that happen. The time and price are ideal right now for Cloud Computing. Kevin Tigges, Microsofts U.S. consumer goods industry solutions director, discusses with CGT why this new technology is gaining momentum.
