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TOMS will use a platform from GT Nexus to manage multiple distribution channels, including retail customers, online and the companys giving partner program that supports its One for One model.

Check out these two new books from CGT's advisory board members on how to success in the competitive consumer goods landscape.

Revolutionary, cultural, nimble and even sexy these are just some of the words used to describe the most innovative consumer goods companies of 2013. Fast Company recently revealed this list, featuring Nike Inc. in the No. 1 position. Find out which other consumer goods companies made the cut and why.

Initially conceived in the late 1990s based on the success of Nespresso, Nestl's BabyNes system is a breakthrough innovation for mothers when breastfeeding has finished.

Like a newborn baby, a successful launch needs close handholding: Inducing trial and driving repeat buys will need effective interaction with the consumer at every moment of truth.

The Heineken Champions mobile and Facebook app were developed by Cultur8.

Campbell Soup Company's consumer insights team traveled across the country to find out what makes consumers tick. Its findings shaped the company's decision to focus innovation efforts on new consumer groups, new consumer needs and new consumer platforms.

Dr. Trevor Davis of IBM provides tips for achieving growth through consumer-driven, sustainable new product development