Retail

What does the No. 1 U.S. retailer do when it finds gaps and missed opportunities in its supply chain? It joins forces with CEOs from more than a dozen global companies to pledge new commitments that accelerate innovation. The participating suppliers, including Kellogg, Coca-Cola, P&G, Unilever, General Mills and many more, represent more than $100 billion in sales at Walmart. Find out how this retail giant is using its pull to create change from one end of the supply chain to the other.

After conducting high-level research into the into the strategies employed by Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Mintel singles out the top five trends in online consumer marketplace behavior this quarter some of which you may never have seen coming. Find out how social media-savvy brands, like Wawa, Apple, Amazon and Lay's, are realizing results by tackling these timely trends.

With Manhattans technology, Lacoste is expected to be able to deliver a consistent brand and unified shopping experience to its customers.

Hillshire Brands will pay $165 million for Vans, which is expected to have net revenues of approximately $60 million in calendar year 2014.

The $2.45 billion acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

The new CFO replaces Larry Hilsheimer, who has left the company effective immediately and is pursuing other opportunities.

P&G today receives petabytes of daily data, which is growing exponentially. The company needed a solution that will help them make sense of all this data in an efficient manner.

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