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Holiday shoppers turned Cyber Monday into the biggest spending day ever with online sales growing 30.3 percent over the same period last year. What's more, nearly one in five consumers used mobile devices to reach retailers' web sites a whopping 70 percent increase over last year. Meanwhile, m-commerce sales experienced a 96 percent jump over Cyber Monday 2011.

With more than 13,000 employees around the world, a need arose for the company to profoundly evolve the way Barilla people communicate, collaborate and interact.

Apple jumps to the No. 2 position with stellar sales in both developed and emerging markets. Find out what other CG brands moved up, moved down, returned to, and just entered the ranking of this annual report.

The biggest names in beverages, consumer technology and restaurants dominate social media conversations, making up the majority of the top ten social media brands of late. Find out what other consumer goods brands join Coke on this list.

The candidate will be responsible for Nestle USA's internal and external communications, public affairs, and the Culinary Center based in Glendale, Calif.

2011 has been a pivotal year for ERP software. A new generation of solutions has emerged. Michael Griffiths, Microsoft Business Solutions global retail & distribution product director, explains how these systems are putting powerful yet cost-effective capabilities into the grasp of CG companies.

The Top 8 providers of a point software solution or a software suite for Business Intelligence, including analytics, data warehousing, etc.

The Top 8 providers of an enterprise software suite specific to Customer Relationship Management, including marketing, salesforce automation, customer service, mobile technology, category management, etc.