Data & Analytics

Readers rank only the Top 8 providers in this space, perhaps signaling that big name vendors are doing a good job at gaining consumer confidence as the dust settles around heavy merger and acquisition activity.

A Demand Signal Repository (DSR) is emerging as one of the foundational building blocks of a demand-driven model. But what exactly is it and how can it help? Thomas Bornemann of Clarkston Consulting talks about the benefits of DSRs and how to align them with trade promotion optimization.

The companies reach a milestone in adoption of GS1 Standards for the data synchronization industry.

For the ninth consecutive year, CGT asked its subscriber base to identify their most valued and used solutions and service providers across 10 categories. Where do your providers rank?

The company, which operates 167 stores in the northeastern United States, says retailer-supplier collaboration is a key strategy.

In a difficult and competitive environment, truly understanding the consumer is a pre-requisite to success. CGT research recently uncovered how CG manufacturers are most commonly obtaining consumer insights from various downstream data sources and how they are using that information today.

The role includes leading enterprise-wide efforts in building global innovation capabilities and pursuing innovation opportunities, among other responsibilities.

P&G embarked on a global IT transformation, HP acquired EDS, Unilever mastered data management and InBev bought Anheuser-Busch. Here's a look back at the Top 10 consumer goods market-altering news stories published by CGT in 2008.