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  • Americans Name Top Retailers in 2012

    While a fickle economy forced many retailers into challenging periods of deep discounting, some top retail brands have stayed above the fray. In a recent survey of Americans about brands across several retail segments, Walgreens emerged as the first ever drugstore brand of the year; Target stores was top-ranked for second straight year; and Woot.com replaced Groupon as the best daily deal web site.

  • Kimberly-Clark Empowers Front-End Innovation

    Like many consumer goods companies, one of Kimberly-Clarks biggest challenges was creating high-value ideas and concepts to grow new product revenue. The quantity of ideas was not the problem it was the quality. Heres a look inside the companys multi-year journey to improve results from innovation efforts.

  • Kraft Improves its Environmental Impact

    Today, Kraft employees around the world are using lifecycle thinking to help uncover ways to eliminate waste in manufacturing.

  • 5 CPG Trends to Explore in 2012

    Among optimistic and pessimistic shoppers alike, all indications point to continued frugality and conservatism in 2012. From new product development and technology to store layouts and consumer shopping patterns, here are a few trends that CPG marketers need to actively respond to with products and strategies in 2012.

  • Sharing More Sources

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

  • Tips to Align Shopper Marketing and Trade Promotions

    The intersection between shopper marketing and trade promotions is creating both operational and financial challenges for CPG organizations. Leaders, like The Clorox Company, are making great strides in defining the best path forward. Here, Booz & Company recommends CPG companies take the following actions for maximum impact with consumers.

  • Problem Solving: WD-40 Creates a New Branded Category Solution

    Very few brands will ever match the popularity and consumer loyalty of WD-40 Multi Use Product. Silence a squeaky door hinge? Check. Clean crayon from walls? Yes. Dissolve rust from metal surfaces? Unfortunately, not as much as some end users need and want.

  • Snyder's-Lance Opens New R&D Center

    The sixty-thousand square foot, three story building was designed from the ground up to be environmentally friendly.
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