Supply Chain

2014 Retailer/Supplier Shared Data Study
For the fifth year now, CGT and RIS News surveyed consumer goods and retail executives to compare year-over-year sentiment toward data sharing adoption and benefits. The conclusion: The gulf is widening between data sharing leaders and everyone else.
Insights into Emerging Markets
Newell Rubbermaid is 18 months in to a total marketing transformation that will unlock the potential of its more than 40 brands globally. In this exclusive interview, Chief Marketing and Insights Officer Richard Davies reveals how the company's investments in understanding a very diverse range of consumers will position Newell Rubbermaid as the preeminent consumer durables company in the world, and specifically accelerate its success in emerging markets

The Next Frontier for Consumer Goods

Africa is home to six of the top 10 fastest growing economies in the world. Here's how Walmart, Coca-Cola and Danone plan to tap its significant business opportunities.
Global is Not Global

What are the three points of difference in the definitions of a global organization, and how do they matter to corporate performance?
Bacon Beyond Breakfast

Oscar Mayer expands bacon beyond breakfast with new jerky snack in two flavors.
PepsiCo Takes Action on Climate Change, Announces Sustainability Goals

PepsiCo, Inc. strengthens its commitment to action on climate change by announcing new goals for phasing out equipment with HFCs, signing both the Ceres BICEP Climate Declaration and the Prince of Wales' Corporate Leaders Group Trillion Tonne Communique, and reporting progress on its energy efficiency initiatives.
Danone Takes a Standard Approach to TPM in China

No longer satisfied with its poor process control, Danone Waters China implemented a trade spend management system that meets requirements associated with the complex Chinese market.
Emerging Markets: Hype Vs. Reality

John Rossi, general manager for Consumer Goods Consulting at Wipro and CGT Executive Council member, provides key considerations that a consumer goods manufacturer must figure out -- from specific selling models and distribution networks to technology infrastructure -- before calling an emerging market home.
A Grand Entrance

M&M's brand celebrated the grand opening of its first M&M's World store in Asia -- M&M's World Shanghai -- on East Nanjing Road.
2014 Shopper Experience Study

A new study examines the likes and dislikes of 5,300 shoppers to help retailers and their consumer products suppliers prioritize investments that range from in-store and online interactions to omnichannel integration and flexible fulfillment.