Forecasting

June 13, 2008 - The 2008 Consumer Goods Sales and Marketing Summit came to a close Wednesday afternoon, leaving the more than 220 consumer goods executives in attendance with a little more insight into the ever-changing and complex sales and marketing landscape.

CGThas followed the Anheuser-Busch and InBev speculation, but according to a press release on the brewer's Web site, the rumors are real. Anheuser-Busch says InBev made an unsolicited buyout offer of $46 billion, or $65 per share. Read on to find out the logistics of the offer, and what the future may hold if these two companies take on the industry together.

It's no secret. Prices have gone up, employment has gone down and everyone is feeling the economic pressures of a possible recession.

Software company Kineticsware sees a strong demand for a business solution to help improve customers' profitability.

A software and consulting collaboration help South Korean food and consumer packaged goods manufacturer improve efficiency and stay competitive.

Vision Chain's patent pending techniques created to afford CPG marketers increased flexibility to drive sales at specific retail locations.

HP and EDS sign a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, or an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion. The deal will better position HP to rival IBM in the global IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing markets. Read on to find out the details of the acquisition, plus find out what industry analysts from AMR Research have to say about it.

Terra Technology CEO Robert F. Byrne will present "State of the Art Forecasting Techniques" at the University of Tennessee Sales Forecasting Management conference.