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Jarden Consumer Solutions has a tradition of growing organically and through acquisition, therefore the need to streamline and consolidate all of the brand's supply chain processes under one flexible solution is paramount.

Almost a decade ago, VTech pioneered the effective use of a data warehouse that includes demand signals. Here is the story of how this forward-thinking company leveraged its demand signal expertise to become a customer-focused organization that touts supply chain as a core competency.

Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, eBay.com and Best Buy are tops according to an annual list of America's favorite retail Web sites. But newcomer Craigslist.org signals that price is the name of the game for today's consumers.

Blind taste tests conducted by Consumer Reports found that 23 store-brand foods tasted as good as, or better than, their national brand competitors. On the flip side, only six out of 29 brands beat out their private label competition. Click here for detailed results.

Wal-Mart stakes a claim in the third-party marketplace business with a new program that adds nearly one million new items to the retailer's online product assortment. Read some industry perspectives here.

The companies teamed on a variety of special projects in 2009, including revamping the retailer's gift registry.

Larry Dana presents a detailed analysis of how PLM can help lower your carbon footprint.

Wal-Mart's latest undertaking has been met with mixed reviews. Labeled everything from "audacious" to "game-changing" and often compared to Wal-Mart's 2003 RFID mandate, find out how industry enthusiasts are reacting.