Retail

The Canadian wine business of Constellation Brands is the market leader in Canada with approximately three times the market share of its closest competitor and 7 of the top 20 wine brands.

In a lot of ways, this is normal negotiation practice that has all of a sudden had a light thrown on it thanks to Brexit, according to one expert.

The brand's decision to go with a first-ever male model, 17-year-old makeup artist and social media star James Charles, is being called genius Gen Z marketing.

Tom Peddie is a 26-year company veteran.

He also previously held sales leadership roles with some of the world's most recognized CPG companies, including Procter & Gamble and Cadbury.

About 12 years ago, McCormick & Company, Inc. embarked on an initiative to develop close, collaborative relationships with a number of its retailers and national food wholesaler customers. This initiative evolved into its customer collaboration platform, which has allowed McCormick to develop formal vendor managed inventory relationships today, among many other unexpected benefits along its supply chain.

Fruit of the Loom struggled with the management of multiple EDI platforms used across its businesses to support its retailer partners, so it enlisted a solution to help improve efficiency and responsiveness to retailers, 3PLs and the consumer.

CGT Executive Editor Kara Romanow gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.