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The 2022 China Singles Day Shopping Holiday- Muted Indications of Growth

Supply Chain Matters

Since this festival was first initiated in November of 2009, involvement among major online shopping platforms has expanded within and outside of China. Reuters has reported that Alibaba Group , China’s largest online retail platform provider has not responded to requests for festival volume details, as this year’s 11-day event concluded.

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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. Also, small and nimble consumer goods companies gain power over larger and less flexible consumer products companies. The impact may surprise us. Today, we have younger leaders driving clicks on the keyboards.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. The investigation into the activity at PCA began in 2009, after the U.S. I would put Stewart Parnell’s picture on the desks of all food, pharmaceutical, and retail leaders. This confession comes seven years after selling of contaminated food. The sentence is groundbreaking.

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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

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The B Corp certification helps the company communicate their overall stewardship and values, with the logo serving as “social proof” of their authenticity – benefitting relationships with consumers and retail partners alike. Purely Elizabeth is a better-for-you granola brand that was founded in 2009 by Elizabeth Stein.

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SCM publishes groundbreaking list of supply chain leaders

Supply Chain Movement

He joined Unilever on the Executive Board in September 2009, following roles at global management consultancy AT Kearney and Nestlé SA, where he was Vice President of Corporate Operations Strategies in Switzerland and Vice President of Supply Chain and R&D in Mexico. He became Head of Group Supply Chain in 2013.

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Sustainable Forestry: Can We Get It Right?

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Zero-deforestation pledges have reached an impressive scale: The New York Declaration on Forests was endorsed by 36 national governments, 53 companies and 54 civil-society organizations and the Consumer Goods Forum represents 400 companies across 70 countries. International Cooperation and Major Leaps Forward.

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Supply Chain Digest Presents the Best in Supply Chain Content.

Supply Chain Digest

Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. Retail Supply Chain. The electronic version of the 16-page Supply Chain Digest Letter on Supply Chain Performance Management 2009. Compliance Networks. Demand Planning/Forecasting. Distribution/Centers. ERP Systems. Global Logistics. Green Supply Chain. Labor Management Systems.