E-commerce

As we exit the pandemic, we tapped into the power of the CGT/RIS Executive Council for a look at today’s new consumer, as well as insight into how both brands and retailers can transform them into loyal buyers through technology.

With the surge in online grocery shopping, copious amounts of user data is getting generated presenting online CPG businesses with unique opportunities. Here's what CGs can do about it.

Mondelēz International CEO Dirk Van de Put shared insight into how the snack giant is evolving its marketing, providing a peek into its investment strategy.   

While most of today's consumer goods brands are all-in on growing digital sales, things are a bit trickier for the alcohol beverage category.

In expanding its digital strategy, Movado Group accelerated sales on its flagship Movado.com e-commerce site, recording more than 250% growth in the first quarter of 2021 vs. the prior-year period. It also reported stronger relationships and loyalty across brands.

Amazon Prime Day will be held June 21-22 this year, and the company is once again throwing its weight behind its roster of small business sellers.  

Consumer data is the lifeblood of the consumer goods industry, fueling a brand’s ability to meet today’s sky-high — and ever changing — expectations. But what are some of these new sticky behavior shifts, and what should CGs know about the data trends that can truly measure and forecast impact?

While many traditional CG companies are feeling tremendous me-too pressure to field a DTC offering, success comes to those that approach it with a well-conceived strategy that serves the consumer and business alike.

The newly appointed CEO will have oversight of both the Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian West beauty businesses for Coty, with plans for an omnichannel approach, and DTC platform.

Samsonite has selected a consumer experience solution to optimize checkout and gain a greater analysis of its consumers’ digital journeys.

While some CGs retreated in the face of their new, complicated realities, other innovative leaders welcomed the challenge, fast-tracking technology implementations while not worrying about failing fast. Read about these execs here in CGT's 2021 Visionaries feature.

We dug into the technologies, tools and tricks of today's successful DTC brands (and those new to DTC), including what makes the digital natives just so special. Read on for an edited transcript and all of the presentation slides, and learn why done is better than perfect, but personal wins all.