Supply Chain & Merchandising

Unilever wins BJ's "Supply Chain Partnership Award 2014", while utilizing The TABS Group, Inc.'s retail space optimization product.

CGT proudly presents its newest class of Visionaries; 11 consumer goods professionals who are shaping the future of their companies with unprecedented business and technology initiatives.

Everything around you is in a constant state of change. Technology has catapulted the way retailers and suppliers provide products to the consumer, requiring them to look at their businesses differently almost on an hourly basis. Britt Fogg, CEO, president and founder of Shiloh Technologies, a division of SPI, gave us his insights around the speed of change in the retailer/supplier industry.

The new CEO previously served as chief executive of AdvancePierre Foods and president of Pinnacle.

This announcement comes after a pending agreement for Hillshire to acquire Pinnacle Foods for $6.6 billion.

CG companies are in need of an overhaul. Historically, it was logical to structure a multinational's operations on the basis of geography, but this way of working is no longer fit for purpose due to factors such as globalization and different levels of digital maturity. At the same time, companies now require much more sophisticated approaches to engage and excite their customers.

Big Data hype is everywhere these days even on the daily news. But how many consumer goods companies are actually pursuing big data initiatives to extract valuable insights, particularly from retail-provided POS data? And even then, do retailers value these big data efforts?

Organizations need to be able to reduce time to market by executing the most efficient and innovative new product development process possible to help them capitalize on as many trend cycles as possible.