Supply Chain & Merchandising

Wholly owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co., 84.51, will merge with Market6 to deliver a more personalized shopping experience for Kroger customers.

Retailers and CG executives learned ways to better leverage advanced analytics and take decisive action to deliver results at the 2016 Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Summit. Here are some highlights from the event.

With consumers becoming more connected through smart devices, and having access to more information, there is a surge of data hitting the industry that can help consumer goods manufacturers better predict what consumers want and need.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Jet.com, Inc. announce they have entered into a definitive agreement for Walmart to acquire Jet for approximately $3 billion in cash.

When Kellogg Co.s brand, Bear Naked, realized that its Food Forward Millennial consumers were looking beyond the cereal aisle for new food experiences also to explore new and different tastes and flavors the company launched Bear Naked Custom Made Granola.

Sees Candies adds a solution to validate and relay accurate and timely transaction information throughout the enterprise, integrating data from its Point of Sale and legacy back end systems.

GS1 US and the Joint Industry Coupon Committee have collaborated to create a standard for paperless couponing.

Walmart is reportedly in talks to buy Jet.com, an acquisition that could give Walmart's online business the an edge it needs to compete with Amazon.