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Kimberly-Clark's K-Challenge invites the best start-up companies and entrepreneurs from around the globe to help identify potential "Tech for Life" solutions for the company, to help it meet the needs of digitally savvy consumers in new and innovative ways.

A Retail Experience Center for Walmart has opened, offering Walmart executives an innovative showroom and simulated retail store, in an effort to foster an open exchange of ideas and insights.

Infor and GT Nexus aim to create the first global commerce cloud with end-to-end control and visibility for the production of direct goods.

The retailing powerhouse is the latest to explore the still emerging technology with test markets throughout the U.S., with an eye toward a chain-wide roll out.

Energizer will equip its field team with a mobile field force application with advanced capabilities for multi-location audits, branch-logic surveys, photo management and in-store selling.

For decades CPG companies have experienced fast growth due to relativelyeasy expansion and consolidation in emerging markets, net new consumersand brand globalization.To achieve growth, efficiency and agility, CPG companies are relying increasingly on social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies.Rather than approaching the future tactically, industry leaders today are designing "roadmaps" to define a more strategic approach to digital. For many, a successful roadmap would address the following five imperatives.

Mike McNamara recently took over as Target's CIO. Just a few weeks into his position, McNamara answered five questions. Read McNamara's thoughts on new ways to wow customers.

Tim Cook, Apples CEO, said the 2105 third quarter included "a great start for Apple Watch." Find out more about how Apple's new technology is fairing.