Data & Analytics

P&G Gains POS Insights with New Data Warehouse
P&G wanted to find a way to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of its data warehouse environment and expand its analytical and brand decision-making capabilities. Consolidating point-of-sale data into a single data warehouse platform was fundamental to these objectives.
Analytics & Insights
The abundance of data in our industry has made analytics capabilities critical to ongoing success. Yet, are CG companies focusing on developing analytical capabilities in the areas that could have the biggest impact on business?

A CG Manufacturer's Guide to Retail Data Goldmines

An insiders tips for overcoming obstacles and gaining access to the rich, detailed store-level retailer data for demand signal repositories (DSR) that powers a responsive, profit-enhancing CG demand chain.
Salient Releases Collaborative Intelligence Suite

V.5.0 is based on Salients visual data mining solution, an investigative paradigm that is expected to put the specific user in immediate control of all possible data relevant to any given situation.
2012 Review & Outlook Report

In the second annual edition of the Review & Outlook Report, CGT taps its most valuable resources almost 80 respected industry experts to recommend realistic actions for managing the big changes ahead of us.
GS1 US Mourns Former CEO Thomas S. Rittenhouse

Rittenhouse is said to have been the first to recognize the potential of radio frequency identification and the Electronic Product Code.
Readers' Choice Survey 2012

For the 12th year in a row, CGT handed the microphone over to our readers to identify their most valued technology solutions and service providers across 10 categories. Based on their uncensored opinions and real-world experiences, the results are honest indicators of how the industry is approaching technology adoption.
Network Services Company Synchronizes Product Data

1SYNC and SpecPage will ensure that the suppliers critical data is automatically cleansed and rejected, if erroneous before reaching NETWORK and its members.
2012 Readers' Choice: Demand Data Analytics

The Top 10 providers of a point software solution or a software suite for the cleansing, analysis and integration of downstream demand data, including POS, syndicated, etc., for use by sales, marketing, supply chain operations and R&D.
Leveraging Customer Demand Signals

This month, CGT partners with JDA Software Group to bring you a different perspective on downstream data initiatives: The retailers side of the story.