Retail

Over the past year, the Green Confidence Index tracked consumer sentiment for all things green, from cars to clothing to cleaning products, and it's clear the market has moved from minor to mainstream.

The national advertising campaign of print, digital, and retailer programs began in May.

Packaged Facts estimates private label food and beverage dollar sales totaled $87 billion in 2009. Here's why specialty food retailers, like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, enjoyed greater growth in store brand product sales between 2005 and 2009 than traditional supermarkets.

Columbia expands its portfolio of innovative outdoor technologies, adding superior construction methods for waterproof, breathable footwear and gloves.

The company is currently running Warehouse Management with its cooler operations, with plans to implement alongside dry and frozen operations within the next year.

As a wholly owned subsidiary, Kona Brewing will remain Hawaii-based, but with enhanced distribution and marketing capabilities.

Facebook celebrated its 500 millionth active user last week, and leading consumer goods companies are putting the social networking site's popularity to good use. Here, CGT presents the Top 20 food and drink brands on Facebook. Did your brands make the cut? If not, learn how these leaders are making social media a competitive advantage.

Shoppers will now have multiple ways to benefit from purchasing P&G brands from discovering valuable savings inside to experiencing validated product performance.