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Can Omni-Channel Help Consumer Goods Companies Fight Private Label?

Talking Logistics

One tactic major retailers have used to help increase their margins is to offer their own private label branded products as lower-cost alternatives to the consumer goods brands. Consumer goods manufacturers have struggled to combat these private label incursions, with varying degrees of success.

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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Comparison of Industry Players Within Consumer Goods for the Period of 2012-2021. For many industries, the results are much worse than consumer goods. The constant reorganization and leadership changes within Unilever create ongoing turbulence not seen in their peer group. Broadline Retail Changes Over the Decade.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Imports of cell phones and other consumer goods increased sharply. Weak economic growth in much of the world has curbed demand for many American-made goods, but U.S. in comparison to a historical expansionary average of 6.1%, the company said. Imports rose 2.7 percent to $322.7 Exports moved up a smaller 2.2

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CPG Companies Must Ditch Spreadsheets and Embrace Technology

Logility

Companies using outmoded tools such as Excel spreadsheets and simple database systems to manage sales and operations planning (S&OP) have found themselves in an almost impossible position — stuck with outdated data and a manual reconciliation process that is both time-consuming and error-prone. Performance-to-plan comparisons.

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Retail Sales in an Omnichannel World

Enterra Insights

This created a new retail landscape — on both the consumer and supplier side. On the supplier side, Saloumeh (Sally) Sabet, global lead of Consumer Goods Go to Market for Pitcher, explains, “Historically, the consumer goods suppliers with the most sales presence in the field used to be the ones leading the retail execution space.

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Supply Chain Planning BPO: What’s Driving It and Should You Get On Board?

ToolsGroup

By comparison, vendors have been investing in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics to enhance their offerings. Talent — Especially with the advent of these new technologies, many companies struggle to find, hire and retain highly skilled individuals. For example ….

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Healthcare: A Call For Action

Supply Chain Shaman

In comparison, in consumer products, P&G, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart and Wegmans have championed many industry value-chain initiatives. In consumer goods, Wal-Mart and other large retailers drove bar code scan compliance using fines/penalties to drive improvement. Healthcare Value Chain Analysis.