Sales & Marketing

2011 Top 100: Health and Beauty Aids
Beauty isn't everything. But don't tell that to this group of companies, who are making steady sales gains with innovative health and beauty products and business strategies.
2011 Top 100: Toys/Games
The companies on this list have to be masters of rapid innovation. Find out which toy companies stayed on the "hot" list in 2010 and which ones lost the popularity contest.

2011 Shared Strategy Report

To protect margins and keep customers from using stores as showrooms for online competition, retailers must collaborate with their suppliers more than ever. Download this report now and learn the value of collaborative relationships in areas across the enterprise, including consumer strategies, supply chain, proximity sourcing, and much more.
An Exciting Year

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.
2011 Top 100: The Consumer Goods Registry

Overall, the economy still wasn't looking pretty in 2010, but it wasn't completely ugly either. Most of the consumer goods companies on CGT's Top 100 list made modest sales gains. A few leapfrogged the competition. Yet, many others were still fighting an uphill battle.
2011 Top 100: Packaged Goods

No. 1 player P&G sustained its growth trajectory in 2011 despite significant business and economic challenges, as did many of other companies on this list, making it one of the healthiest verticals in 2010.
2011 Top 100: Apparel, Accessories and Footwear

Tommy Hilfiger, Timberland and Liz Claiborne are just a few of the brands that found new homes in 2010 and 2011. Find out how brand shuffling is affecting the ranks in the apparel, footwear and accessories market.
Maker of Airborne Delivers Shot of Innovation

Breathable Foods introduced its new AeroShot Pure Energy product to the marketplace with help from Affinnova.
Study Reveals Mobile Solutions Reduce Costs, Generate ROI

Consumer goods companies are challenged with how to best leverage enterprise mobile solutions to add value both to the company's productivity and the customers' user experiences. IDC and Spring Wireless reveal exclusive study findings on how to reduce costs, such as travel, by 15 percent to 20 percent, and generate significant ROI.
Robert Bosch Selects Platform to Manage Data

The manufacturer partners with Retail Solutions to drive insights from data at five retailers in North America.