Lisa Johnston

Editor-in-Chief

Author Profile

Lisa Johnston is the Editor-in-Chief of CGT. She joined the brand in 2020. Her journalism background includes writing for both business and consumer audiences, specializing in technology, retail, and consumer goods. In addition to speaking at a range of industry events and sharing editorial expertise as a media panelist, she's served as a judge for such programs as the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame and the Jesse H. Neal Awards.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

4/13/2020
With Closure of Pork Plant, Smithfield Warns of Supply Chain Repercussions
Smithfield Foods has closed its Sioux Falls, SD facility until further notice.

Lisa Johnston
4/13/2020
Tyson Installs 150 Walk-Through Temperature Scanners at Plants to Slow COVID-19
Tyson Foods released details about the new infrared walk-through temperature scanners it’s installed at some of its facilities in order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Lisa Johnston
4/9/2020
Daily Data Updates Available on Free COVID-19 Dashboard Addressing Demand Challenges
1010data has developed a dedicated COVID-19 section on its website to help businesses address the retail demand challenges brought on by the pandemic.

Lisa Johnston
4/8/2020
Symphony RetailAI Names New Head of CPG Enterprise Sales
The provider of integrated AI-enabled marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and CPG manufacturers has a new sales leader.

Lisa Johnston
4/8/2020
A New Tool Aims to Help Companies Reduce Product Shortages via AI — and it’s Free
A new, free tool for U.S. businesses is designed to help reduce critical product shortages during the coronavirus health crisis via artificial intelligence and big data.

Lisa Johnston
4/7/2020
Levi Strauss ‘Poised to Win'
Despite operating in a supremely uncertain environment, Levi’s anticipates the strength of its brand coupled with its digital investments will carry it through the coronavirus health crisis.

Lisa Johnston
4/6/2020
Video Interview: How CG and Retail Can Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Branching off from the CGT and RIS News #CurbThePanic webinar series, we invited a group of healthcare and industry professionals to share what they’re seeing on the front lines, as well as insight on meaningful ways the consumer goods industry can help.

Lisa Johnston
4/5/2020
New Partnership Meshes Digital Promotion Platform with Performance-Based Content
Inmar Intelligence has teamed with mobile payments and rewards platform Ibotta, making Ibotta the first content technology Platform Accelerator in Inmar’s Innovator Ecosystem.

Lisa Johnston
4/5/2020
Amazon Recruits PPE Suppliers for New Dedicated COVID-19 Store
Amazon is connecting hospitals and government agencies with critical items like face shields, thermometers, protective gloves, face masks, surgical gowns and sanitizers.

Lisa Johnston
4/2/2020
Data Sharing Can Help AI Scale, But More Clarity Around Privacy is Needed: MIT Report
While the vast majority of respondents have begun deploying AI, more than half are struggling with modifying business processes to leverage it.

Lisa Johnston