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Experts Predict Strong Year for Digital Offers

COUPON OFFICIALS expect continued growth in usage of digital offers in 2024 at the expense of paper coupons. Meanwhile, coupon fraud will continue to roil...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

International

Global Food and Drink Trends for 2024 Revealed

THREE KEY TRENDS that will shape global food and drink industries in 2024 and the years ahead have been announced by Mintel, which provides information...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

Retail Media

Mind the Gaps in Retail Media: Watchouts for Brands

JUST WHEN you thought the retail media conversation couldn’t get any hotter, we hear high profile executives from the largest Retail Media Networks (RMNs) and...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

Product Innovation

New Weight-Loss Drugs Shake Up the Snack Food Business

IT IS POSSIBLE that no single individual wields more influence in American popular culture than Oprah Winfrey. In everything from books to politics to weight...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

CPG Viewpoints

How to Accelerate ROI from a Walmart Luminate Investment

EVERT WEEK, Walmart suppliers receive a comprehensive view into how their products are performing among the chain’s 140 million households. The data is from Walmart...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

Coupons

The Power of Printed Circulars

IN THE AGE of digital marketing, print circulars may seem like an outdated promotional tool. However, recent studies show that consumers still rely on printed...

Tue, 6 Feb 2024

Tech Innovation

Consumers Express Interest in AI-Driven Shopping

THE EXPERIENCE of shoppers and their expectation for new technology is a mixed bag, according to a major study of 20,000 consumers across 26 countries...

Tue, 6 Feb 2024

Industry Trends

What’s the Future Look Like for Meal Kit Brands?

MEAL KITS are having a bit of a moment, according to CNET’s Corin Cesaric . The meal kit industry as a whole was pegged at...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Expert Insights

CPG Companies Need to Rethink ‘Tail’ Spend

IN CPG AND RETAIL, procurement teams concentrate their energy on strategic categories: core ingredients, packaging, manufacturing, inventory, logistics, and the logistics and infrastructure that keeps...

Fri, 16 Jan 2026

Tech Innovation

AI Meets Category Management: What’s Ahead for Brands?

CATEGORY MANAGEMENT is perhaps the most ubiquitous business activity in the retail consumer goods industry. It has 30-plus years of history as a human-centered, expert...

Fri, 16 Jan 2026

Product Innovation

CPGs Should Rethink 'Tail Spend' – Before it Costs Them More

Tue, 6 Jan 2026

Commentary

Drowning in SKUs

GROCERY STORES — like many specialty retailers — have always had to strike a delicate balance between running an efficient operation and maintaining a product...

Fri, 26 Dec 2025

Expert Insights

CPG Resolutions to Turn Headwinds into Momentum

AFTER A YEAR of tariff shocks, price fatigue, and frozen budgets, CPG teams have a choice in Q1: resume business as usual or use smarter,...

Fri, 26 Dec 2025

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Wed, 13 May 2026

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Mon, 5 May 2025

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Global Food and Drink Trends for 2025

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Front of Packaging Nutritional Labels Will Prompt Changes for CPG Companies

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Tue, 4 Mar 2025

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Brand Aspiration Isn’t the Primary Focus of Shoppers: Study

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Tue, 3 Jun 2025

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Shoppers and Retailers See Benefits from AI in the Store

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Tue, 4 Feb 2025

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Can Food Choices Make Americans Healthy Again?

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Wed, 2 Apr 2025