Supply Chain & Merchandising

Technically speaking, you’re reading the final issue of Consumer Goods Technology. But we’re not going anywhere. We’ve just decided to practice what we’ve been preaching for the last few years.

CGT presents a comparison chart of solution providers on the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning for the consumer goods industry. Plus, industry experts provide thought leadership on challenges, opportunities, and implementation issues for companies navigating this new playing field.

Shoppers attention span averages 8 seconds – 1 second less than a goldfish! Brands and retailers alike must get many different in-store execution levers right to convert shoppers into buyers. Teams making strategic planning decisions have access to numerous data sources to develop a perfect store strategy; but are they getting the right insights?

In an omnichannel marketplace, you can't own consumers if you’re not operating where they are buying.

Because they have the insights to make the business case for change, chief financial officers are uniquely positioned to drive the transformation that consumer goods companies need.

Bimbo Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo, has entered into a partnership with Antuit to provide artificial intelligence capabilities for fulfillment and planning with Antuit’s AI-powered Forecasting Solution.

Kellogg's sale of the Keebler cookie business and Constellation Brands' wine drain represent ongoing disruption in the business plans of packaged goods makers.

Ahold Delhaize's Food Lion activated its Food Lion Feeds hunger relief cause platform last month by reprising a fundraiser the retailer has conducted in the past that ties donations to purchases of store-brand bags of fruit.