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- 7/10/2013
Crocs Speeds Up Product Development
Crocs implements PLM software from Centric to help speed development, and gain visibility earlier in the product development cycle to make better decisions. - 7/10/2013
L'Oreal Enhances IT Infrastructure with IBM
L'Oreal Uruguay needed to modernize its IT environment to provide a secure and cloud-ready infrastructure that would be capable of meeting the company's business growth strategy. - 7/9/2013
K'NEX Expands E-Commerce in China
K'NEX partners with Export Now with plans to launch new products to the China market on a quarterly basis. - 7/9/2013
Top 5 Stories of 2013So Far
As we enter the second half of the year, the editors of CGT revisited the headiness that you read most. What do they tell us? You love a good list, especially if it predicts consumer trends OR ranks competitive products. Let us know what you think of these articles in retrospect. Did market predictions made ring true? Do the leading products still lead? Did key consumer trends take off or taper off? And what do you expect in the second half of 2013? - 7/9/2013
Kroger, Harris Teeter Announce $2.5B Merger
Harris Teeter brings to Kroger an exceptional brand and complementary base of 212 stores in attractive southeastern and mid-Atlantic markets and in Washington, D.C. - 7/9/2013
Consumer Trends Drive General Mills' Innovation
Company CEO Ken Powell, shares the innovation-fueled plans for growth including more than 200 new items being introduced worldwide in the first half of the year alone. - 7/9/2013
Philips Opens Innovation Competition
Philips partners with Indiegogo to host crowd funded campaigns; Philips to award $100,000 plus mentoring to the top ideas. - 7/3/2013
Walmart Taps Entrepreneurs for New Products
The viral contest developed by @WalmartLabs returns, offering more opportunities for American businesses and entrepreneurs to sell their products to millions of new customers. - 7/3/2013
Consumer Goods Forum Identifies Two Megatrends
More than 200 executives from leading consumer goods and retail organizations worked together to focus on how the industry can bring benefits to consumers through collaborative initiatives. The effort was triggered by the significant changes in society, consumer behavior, the environment and technology. In the end, two megatrends and three action plans emerged. - 7/2/2013
Campbell Hires Former Pepsi R&D Exec
The new SVP, Gobal R&D, joins Campbell with more than 20 years of experience from companies including PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble.