Events

It was a sunny, autumn day, perfect driving weather to soak up the picturesque country scenery of Concord, Massachusetts, the locale of this months cover story with Welchs.

A re-cap of the year's must-attend industry event

Attendees visit the exhibit floor at the National Retail Federation 93rd Annual Convention and Expo in New York City January 12, 2004.

In October 2002, at the National Association of Convenience Stores, Slim Mints Weight Loss Breath Mints nabbed 82 new customers.

It amazes me that failed technology implementations that occurred years ago continue to make headlines today.

Last month, more than 120 high-level consumer goods executives convened in New York City for the inaugural Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit a unique event launched in response to the convergence of sales and marketing and technology within leading consumer goods organizations.

Even though the modern-day facelift is a last-ditch effort in the never-ending quest to remain youthful, the principles behind the facelift make perfect sense.

Count the number of times a technology is mentioned in the press and you will quickly surmise that Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is the most over-hyped in the industry.