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  • 80% of Retailers to be Affected by Showrooming

    Brick and mortar retailers are painfully aware of the impact of showrooming the act of consumers using their mobile phones in-store to compare prices with competing retailers on their bottom line. However, only 10 percent of retailers have strategies in place to combat showrooming.

  • GMCR's Path to Disruptive Innovation

    The Keurig single cup coffee brewing system was not an overnight success. Little research predicted that it would be a consumer success. But, this disruptive innovation proved to be the exception to the rule. Why? The answer lies in the entrepreneurial, risk-oriented innovation philosophies of the company behind the brand.

  • Manufacturers Rank Top 10 Retailers

    Last week, CGT published a report that names retailers' 10 favorite suppliers. This week, we're turning the tables to bring you a list of the the Top 10 power retailers, ranked by their manufacturing partners. Walmart still reigns, but the gap is narrowing, showing how significantly retailing is changing.

  • Retailers Rank Top 10 Suppliers

    Retailers again ranked P&G Best of the Best although Unilever made up significant ground on its major rival across a number of individual measures and made the biggest gains. Find out which other suppliers are finding favor with America's top retailers.

  • P&G, Clorox, Coca-Cola Share New Business Strategies

    Some of the best minds in the CG industry met in Orlando, Fla. earlier this week for the 14th annual Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. There, they swapped insight-driven strategies for driving top-line growth. Hot topics included retailer collaboration, demand chain excellence, IT enablement and much more. Get a sneak peak behind the scenes here.

  • Halloween Sales to Hit Record High of $8B

    As consumers continue to relieve their pent-up demand that lingered from the recession, almost every Halloween category will benefit, with revenue for the decorations segment anticipated to grow the fastest.

  • Pinterest Beats Facebook on Shopping Engagement

    A new industry study finds that while Facebook and Pinterest each serve their online shopping communities with preferred shopping activities, Pinterest provides a better experience for shopping discovery, purchase consideration, and deeper engagement with retailer content.

  • Retailers Embrace the Power of Big Data

    "Big Data" is well on its way to becoming the consumer goods industry's biggest buzzword in 2012. Beneath the hype, retailers are also beginning measured experiments in Big Data, which could spur growth in harnessing strategies over the next 12-24 months, according to new industry research.
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