CGT's readers rank the top 10 technology providers of a point solution or a software suite for business intelligence (BI), including analytics, data warehousing, etc.
Members of the CGT Downstream Data Share Group met in Orlando, Fla., during the Consumer Goods Business and Technology Leadership Conference on October 23, 2012. In addition to continuing work on the use case matrix, the group tacked various topics including integration and use of non-POS data.
Understanding that consumers rely heavily on mobile applications and web sites to get the right information about its products, Kellogg Company ensures that there is a "single version of product truth" internally as well as externally.
Hanesbrands Inc. is getting a much deeper sense of consumer demand. After selecting a demand sensing solution, this everyday apparel maker is helping to transform itself from a push-based to a pull-based consumer brand.
Our PTS solution starts by looking at a multitude of factors that can contribute to lost sales, instead of settling for one dimensional analysis. Thisgives you a more thorough, accurate and consistent view of your products true selling potential.
"Big Data" is well on its way to becoming the consumer goods industry's biggest buzzword in 2012. Beneath the hype, retailers are also beginning measured experiments in Big Data, which could spur growth in harnessing strategies over the next 12-24 months, according to new industry research.
