Retail

A new cloud-based portal enables retailers to share their proprietary data including point of sale, inventory, loyalty and more with their supplier partners.

The new store applies Tide's 60 years of fabric-care experience, GreenEarth cleaning technology and concierge services to meet customers' needs.

While maximizing ROI remains the most sought-after number for business leaders, Chief Information Officers (CIO), especially in the consumer goods industry, are experiencing an interesting paradigm shift.

Celebrity chef, Vintner and specialty foods pioneer Michael Chiarello and Americas cookie queen Debbi Fields, with branding expert Chris Cornyn serve as mentors for aspiring home chefs competing to win product placement on supermarket shelves nationwide.

Lilly Pulitzer is expected to improve the shopping experience for its customers across channels and create a single view of customer transactions and inventory, with a solution from Manhattan Associates.

Harris Teeter brings to Kroger an exceptional brand and complementary base of 212 stores in attractive southeastern and mid-Atlantic markets and in Washington, D.C.

As we enter the second half of the year, the editors of CGT revisited the headiness that you read most. What do they tell us? You love a good list, especially if it predicts consumer trends OR ranks competitive products. Let us know what you think of these articles in retrospect. Did market predictions made ring true? Do the leading products still lead? Did key consumer trends take off or taper off? And what do you expect in the second half of 2013?

K'NEX partners with Export Now with plans to launch new products to the China market on a quarterly basis.