Technology

Hallmark Cards Inc., a company in the gift wrap industry for 91 years, introduces its newest innovation: Adhesive Gift Wrap.

Tropicana Products Inc., a division of PepsiCo Inc., unveils TropicanaPure Valencia 100 percent orange juice, a national first from thiscompany.

As soon as a prediction of a cold Arctic air mass and snow hits the news, the buying begins. Read on to find out how Campbell Soup Company arms itself with the knowledge to prepare for whatever Mother Nature has in store.

Three years ago, Del Monte Foods deployed demand signal repository software to enhance its demand-driven supply chain management decisions across leading retailers. CGT spoke with Dom Clemente, director of demand planning, and Andy Wojewodka, director, IT business consulting, to discern how the company is currently leveraging data from both a sales and supply chain perspective.

In a fast-growing global market, Toshiba America Elecrtonic Components Inc. needs to help employees work smarter by giving them the information they need - when they need it, and how they want to see it. The company recently decided to invest in a comprehensive business intelligence solution for easy-to-access, up-to-the-minute data and analytic information.

A new report shows the impact of fluctuating gas prices on consumer shopping and buying behavior. Read on to find out this inflation is affecting consumers, and what is expected to come for consumers and the industry in the future.

Recalls can be dangerous for the consumer, but they are also downright detrimental to the consumer goods companies involved as consumers abandon a recalled brand for another in the interim, or worse, for life. CGT asks analysts from AMR Research, Hitachi Consulting and IBM to identify the primary causes of product recalls and how your company can monitor external production operations to thwart those causes.

Perry Ellis executive provides CGT Executive Editor Kara Romanow with tips on how to combine great products with the great analytical planning processes and technologies to compete effectively in the fast-turning apparel market.