Manufacturing

The report features the latest research on retailer and manufacturer collaboration strategies. Analysts explore the value of partnering in areas like operating globally, product development, mobility, traceability and collaborative planning.

Following a limited distribution in the northeast, Sparkling Fruit2O has seen a positive response both from consumers and retailers.

The Celestial Seasonings brand offers six handcrafted, all-natural holiday teas that capture the traditional flavors of the season.

Because we know it's important to stay on top of your retail customer's strengths and weaknesses, we're bringing you new research findings from our sister publication, RIS News, which benchmarks the progress of omnichannel strategies in retail.

Booz & Company recently conducted the bi-annual refresh of its Customer Planning and Trade Spend study, revealing that a majority of consumer goods companies believe they spend too many resources on trade promotion management and are unhappy with the quality of the tools/systems available to manage investments. Executives from Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods and McCormick & Company discuss the pain points, best practices and tips for better efficiency in customer planning and trade spend.

Mergers and acquisitions continue to transform the beverage list year after year. Take a look at the Top 20 competitors in this space.

Bidding wars and rumored acquisitions keep this list of top OTC pharmaceutical companies interesting from year to year.

We have heard the argument by some consumer goods manufacturers that direct-to-consumer e-commerce will upset their retailer. This is changing. The Apparel & Footwear sector moved beyond this argument, and other sectors are soon to change the dynamic as well. Whether they open their own stores, follow China's model of a store-within-a-store, sell via Amazon or direct-to-consumer via web sites, change is upon us.