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Quiksilver leads a pack of innovative firms poised to break out of the small to mid-sized market

Procter & Gamble wields the power of demand signals to tap shifting tastes of consumers

Major Brands ensures manual labor is a burden of the past

Its no secret that the growing power of retailers and the rise of private labels are two major factors that continue to transform the consumer goods industry.

Back by popular demand, this hot industry event takes another bite out of the big apple

With consumers increasingly elusive to reach, private label competition continuing to erode market share from branded goods and mass-channel retailers demanding higher price discounts, marketers are increasingly put under the microscope to show return and results.

To achieve significant inventory reduction goals and improve supply chain performance, Unilever taps SmartOps Multistage Inventory Planning & Optimization (MIPO) solution in North America.

Many of the 137 companies that sought to meet RFID mandates started small in 2004, allocating much lower budgets to the effort than the $2 million to $3 million some analysts had predicted.