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Supply Chain & Merchandising

  • New PLM System Unveiled for Personal Care Industry

    The new tool allows corporations to establish best- practice disciplines and nearly eliminate the need to rework products, expediting time-to-market.

  • Specialty Beverage Retailer Forms Supply Chain Alliance

    The West Coast partnership is expected to enable greater supply chain efficiencies and broaden the reach into new territories.

  • New SFA Solution Unveiled for Mobile Representatives

    It uses the design principles of current smartphone and tablet applications, providing single code-set deployment to iPhone and Android smartphones, as well as iPad and Android tablets.

  • Snack Companies Partner Up in Unique Distribution Agreement

    One will assume a number of IBO routes from the other in order to continue growing its national DSD distribution network; meanwhile, the other will receive access to that distribution network with expanded opportunity as a key partner brand.

  • PLM Helps Retailers Innovate Faster

    Product Lifecycle Management has shifted from merely enabling improved technical specification, sampling and sourcing management processes to enabling faster innovation and product cycle times, with improved regulatory compliance and reduced costs, according to a new IDC Retail Insights report.

  • Target Bets on QR Codes for Holiday Sales

    The big box retailer will feature 20 toys at the front end promoted with signs featuring Quick Response codes; shoppers with smart phones can scan the codes to buy the toys and have them shipped for free.

  • President/CEO Departs VICS

    Prior to joining the association in 2002 as managing director, the departing leader, who is pursuing other professional opportunities, held a leadership position with technology vendor OMI International and spent 25 years with Nabisco.

  • Yoplait Debuts Frozen Yogurt

    The pints and novelties from General Mills and Wells Enterprises, Inc. contain live and active cultures, real fruit, use natural flavors, and are low-fat and a good source of calcium; the Greek flavors contain twice as much protein as regular frozen yogurt.



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