Tapestry, Inc.

Commonalities among the 10 most profitable apparel manufacturers on this list (courtesy of sister publication Apparel) point largely to the effective use of technology.

Coach, Inc. re-platformed its flagship site, Coach.com, on the Demandware Commerce Cloud to gain greater business agility and to fuel growth across channels and geographies.

Designer fashion company Coach will acquire luxury footwear company Stuart Weitzman in a deal valued at $574 million. This move will help Coach to expand its offerings and better compete with rivals.

From acquisitions and divestitures to name changes and new leadership appointments, 2013 was full of memorable moments. This annual list of the top publicly traded consumer goods companies provides a snapshot of organizations that succeeded in upping their growth games.

There is no industry where women play a more dominant role as workers, producers and consumers than the retail and consumer products industry. However, a new report shows that the number of women that sit on the boards of consumer goods and retail companies is not where it needs to be given women's aggregate market impact.

When you're attending "Retail's BIG Show", it seems like everyone is there and this year's record attendance of 27,000 means there was indeed quite a crowd. If you missed the event, don't fret. RIS News compiled a recap of the most important takeaways, covering omnichannel transformations and smarter commerce to applications for Big Data and more.

There were several big shifts, but Walmart maintains its No. 1 position on Interbrand's U.S. Most Valuable Retail Brands list for 2012 by a huge margin. Meanwhile, Amazon.com, which increased its brand value by 32 percent, is the largest riser on this year's list.

Amazon.com topped the list for the second year in a row by exploiting the increasing availability of broadband internet and mobile technology. Find out if your top customers made this year's ranking and see what you can learn from their success.