Supply Chain

Brands can develop better products, more relevant services, and more personalized experiences if they engage actively with their consumers.

Product manufacturers are rebuilding supply chains to meet the needs of omnichannel commerce.

The announcement comes after Alloy proved to Valvoline that its platform can successfully replace legacy tools while providing better data.

The manufacturer is launching digital product identities (IDs) for tens of millions of its products, starting with the Polo brand.

The point-of-sale and inventory data that CPGs obtain from retailer partners has always been important.

Representatives from Walgreens and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) were on hand Oct. 18 in Christiansburg, VA, to see the first customer order delivered by drone.

Path to Purchase IQ sister publication Apparel recently released its highly anticipated Apparel 50 report, which examines the profit margin of the industry's top public manufacturers and retailers and ranks them. The following is a look at the top manufacturers on the list.

The mass merchant has rolled out a pilot of InHome Delivery, a service that delivers items directly to consumers' refrigerators.

Best Buy is kicking off the holiday season by offering free next-day delivery on thousands of items from Oct. 22 through Dec. 25.

In the post-digital era, hyper-personalized, instantaneous digital experiences will increasingly provide competitive advantage for consumer goods brands looking to deliver relevance at scale.

The confectionery company is implementing Alloy’s enterprise supply chain solution.

The suite enables manufacturers, retailers and other businesses to integrate critical data, business networks and supply chain processes while capitalizing on the benefits of technologies.

Coca-Cola Co. will sell its water brand in aluminum cans and bottles as part of sustainable packaging initiatives the manufacturer is planning over the next year aimed at reducing plastic waste.

Thule Group’s Rickard Andersson shares how the Swedish outdoor equipment manufacturer implemented new tools to overcome the challenges it was facing with its demand forecasting.

The Savanna Prescriptive Analytics solution is designed to prevent fraud by identifying opportunities within the retailer’s sales data, online or in-store.

The manufacturer will partner with its packaging supplier to invest toward a new bottle production area at its largest laundry plant.

The department store chain has turned to the tech company to help it improve business on the back-end, starting with its new next-gen distribution center in Columbus, OH.

The rapid expansion of blockchain is making it easier for business analysts to achieve operational efficiencies, create added value for their companies and enhance the customer experience.