IT Integration

Learn how this emerging approach is impacting today's businesses by enabling Retail and Consumer Goods decision makers immediate access to critical business information to improve their ability to adapt and respond to meet customers' needs. Gartner also offers key recommendations for those planning to upgrade their BI and reporting.

Mobile computers, bar code scanners and wireless infrastructure help Sunsweet Growers streamline processes, improve inventory efficiency and reduce costs.

Doreen A. Wright will leave company after seven years as CIO.

The agreement focuses on proprietary capabilities in ingredient technologies and packaging.

Diageo President John Council says he is pleased to make another significant advancement following a new Guinness brewery constructed in Ireland.

In this time of economic uncertainty, many consumer goods companies are spinning off sections of their businesses to better concentrate on their main or most well-known products. Kraft Foods has had intentions for about a year now to merge its Post cereals with Ralcorp. Read on to find out if this merger will be a tax-efficient transaction to benefit Kraft and its shareholders.

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.

Implementing a Demand Signal Repository (DSR) is not only about technical infrastructure, but more importantly about how to manage disparate data sets coming from multiple retailers and turning them into a single, harmonized and actionable source of value across your organization. Before you get started, learn about the key pitfalls of DSR implementations.