Supply Chain Insights LLC announcesd the winners of the Supply Chains to Admire analysis for 2015. In its second year, this research identifies companies that outperformed their industry peer group in four key metricsyear-over-year growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)while driving improvement.
Clorox Co., Oakland, California. The board of directors has appointed George Harad as independent chair of the board, and Jeffrey Noddle as chair of the management development and compensation committee.
With the growing competition from Amazon.com across all sectors in which it competes, brands like Target, Best Buy, Walmart and others are looking to understand how to better compete against this ubiquitous retailer. Results from a new study show that many retailers have a way to go; specifically, for most brands measured, the local store outperforms its online counterpart.
Last week, CGT published a report that names retailers' 10 favorite suppliers. This week, we're turning the tables to bring you a list of the the Top 10 power retailers, ranked by their manufacturing partners. Walmart still reigns, but the gap is narrowing, showing how significantly retailing is changing.
Packaged Facts estimates private label food and beverage dollar sales totaled $87 billion in 2009. Here's why specialty food retailers, like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, enjoyed greater growth in store brand product sales between 2005 and 2009 than traditional supermarkets.
