Supply Chain

Since implementing the solution from Akamai, Dolce&Gabbana's web site performance has improved nearly six times globally on average.

Key functionality in the new system from HighJump, includes order management, inventory management, route settlement, pricing, promotions and more.

Unilever's Open Innovation team launched a new online platform, which asks experts to help the company find technical solutions it needs to achieve its ambition of doubling the size of its business.

In the second annual edition of the Review & Outlook Report, CGT taps its most valuable resources almost 80 respected industry experts to recommend realistic actions for managing the big changes ahead of us.

A comparison chart of solution providers to the consumer goods industry in 2012. Plus, industry experts address market trends and challenges, demand planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), consumer loyalty and much more.

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

The M&A environment for consumer markets companies is primed for a resurgence in the next two to three years, according to KPMG LLP. Nearly 70 percent of respondents in a recent survey expect their companies to make at least one acquisition in 2012, compared with 57 percent in 2011. Here's a recap of recent M&A activity in consumer goods.