Data & Analytics

Rising Price Sensitivity and E-Commerce Growth are Reshaping Retail: Circana
Sally Lyons Wyatt, global EVP and chief advisor for consumer goods and food service insights at Circana, recently shared details with CGT about ongoing consumer behavior changes (with a focus on food sales) and how shoppers are being influenced by changing economic pressures, technological advancements, and a heightened focus on value and convenience.
AI, Robotics, and 3D Printing: Unilever’s Approach to Perfecting Micro-Format Ice Cream
Unilever is experimenting with micro-formats, following consumer trends for portion-controlled consumption. To do so, it is using technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics during the product development and manufacturing stages.

Estée Lauder’s Raheel Khan On Maximizing Generative AI

The Estée Lauder Companies has long been a pioneer in using AI, and they’re now breaking new ground with their in-house Beauty Trends platform. In this episode, we’re talking with Raheel Khan, SVP of foresight and growth Intelligence, about how it helps them stay ahead of today’s consumer preferences.
How Late-Night Munchies and Weather Cues Shape PepsiCo’s Retail Strategy

PepsiCo CCOs Cara Keating and Bryan Santee share how the CPG is doubling down on using shopper insights to inform product innovation and forge stronger consumer connections.
AI as an Accelerant: Newell’s Strategy for Driving Expedited Innovation

The company’s president of brand management and innovation Melanie Huet tells CGT that it was an easy decision to embrace artificial intelligence early on as a way to leapfrog legacy obstacles in an affordable and quick way.
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Navigating AI Adoption for 2025: Balancing Ambition With Responsibility

Real-world examples of how AI is transforming Consumer Goods companies through enhanced customer and shopper engagements
Retail & Consumer CEOs Will Tap COVID Playbooks to Navigate Uncertainty: Report

Even as they keep a close eye on geopolitical conflicts and volatile global economies, industry leaders are confident that the lessons they learned navigating the COVID-19 pandemic will help them weather whatever comes next.
Ferraro Foods Expedites Order and Fulfillment Processes With AI

Italian specialty foods distributor Ferraro Foods is optimizing its ordering processes, using AI to streamline capabilities for more than 8,000 customers across 26 states.
Coty Looks to Drive $20M Savings With AI- and Data-Driven Business Optimization

Beauty company and fragrance manufacturer Coty is implementing a five-pillar strategy to accelerate operational agility and future-proof the business. It expects to yield cost-savings results as early as Q1 2025.
Altria Centralizing Operations In $600M Cost-Savings Initiative

Altria Group launched a cost-savings initiative to improve organizational speed and agility through the use of artificial intelligence and other automation.