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    How Predictive Planning Gives CPG Brands an Edge

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  • ๐Ÿ“Š Market Analysis

    Good News Despite Inflation Fears from Trade Wars

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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ International

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    GLOBAL SNACK SALES ย hit $680 billion in 2024, up 3.7% from 2023 in constant value prices. According to Euromonitor Internationalโ€™s World Market for Snacks 2024...
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  • ๐ŸŒฑ Sustainability

    How Brands Can Help Save the Planet

    A GROWING NUMBER number of global consumers believe time is running out to save the planet from serious damage to the environment โ€” but brands...
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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Consumer Trends

    Can Food Choices Make Americans Healthy Again?

    NEW RESEARCH from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) sheds light on how Americans prioritize healthy eating and perceive food as medicine. Released in March,...
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    More Retail Media Options Available for CPG Brands

    THE RETAIL MEDIA NETWORK FRENZY may be approaching the end of the beginning. Now, the hard work starts. For CPG brands, the story-within-the-story revolves around...
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    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Retail Media

    As Retail Media Evolves, Brands Face Tough Confounds

    AMONG THE MANY CHALLENGES facing CPGs in their efforts to make sense of retail media networks has been a pervasive storytelling bias. On daily basis,...
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  • Status of EPR legislation in all 50 US States April 2026
    ๐ŸŒฑ Sustainability

    For CPG Brands, EPR Laws Rewrite the Economics of Packaging

    AT FIRST GLANCE, that shampoo bottle or detergent jug may look the same. Still, behind the scenes, consumer brands are increasingly stripping out colored plastics,...
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    Shopper uses her loyalty card in store and online
    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Expert Insights

    From Checkout Discount to Engagement Engine โ€“ What Grocery Loyalty Means Now for CPG Marketers

    SWIPE YOUR CARD at checkout, receive a discount, repeat. For years, this model has defined how many retail loyalty programs operate. These POS-based systems have...
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    Thu, 23 Apr 2026
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    Illustration of technology integration in store
    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Expert Insights

    โ€˜Dull Store Stuff': Small Language Models for Retail Sensing are Better for Brands Too

    RETAIL TYPICALLY BREAKS in the boring middle. A late delivery fails to trigger a reorder. A promotion scans wrong for half a day. Search results...
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    Wed, 22 Apr 2026
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    Brand manager strains to balance luxury versus value prices
    ๐Ÿ“Š Market Analysis

    โ€˜Barbell Pricingโ€™ is a Heavy Lift for Brands in a K-Shaped 2026

    SIX YEARS AFTER behavioral economist Peter Atwater coined the term โ€œK-shaped economy,โ€ the metaphor has become the defining structural reality for the CPG industry. The...
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    Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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    Protein enriched food products
    ๐ŸŽจ Product Innovation

    Protein as โ€˜Platformโ€™: Why CPGโ€™s Hottest Ingredient Has Staying Power

    A RECENT TRIP THROUGH THE AISLES at Wegmans underscored a broader shift reshaping center store and perimeter alike. A large Chobani display promoted an offering...
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    Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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    Shopping in a food store with beacons
    ๐Ÿ›’ E-Commerce

    A Look Back at Beacons: How a Promising In-Store Marketing Tool Got Lost in the Aisle

    BRAND MARKETERSโ€™ DESIRE TO KNOW exactly how shoppers interact with their products on the physical shelf greatly intensified with the spread of digital retailing.ย  The...
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    Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Expert Insights

    CPG Companies Need to Rethink โ€˜Tailโ€™ 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...
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  • ๐Ÿ’ก Tech Innovation

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  • ๐Ÿ“Š Market Analysis

    Shortage of Packaging Materials Portend Future Shock

    A SHORTAGE of packaging products and materials is a key challenge facing the industry in the future, according to a survey of senior industry leaders...
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    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Expert Insights

    Get to Know the ECR Communityโ€™s Tools & Technology Group: A Structured Approach to Retail & CPG Innovation

    NOT LONG AGO, meaningful technological advancements in category management and retail execution took years to unfold. Today, innovation cycles are measured in months, sometimes weeks....
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    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Retail Media

    Retail Media Catching Fire As Brands Still Struggle to Meet their Audiences

    For CPG marketers, the rise of Retail Media Networks (RMNs) continues to create opportunities to drive brand awareness and sales lift in stores by advertising...
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  • ๐Ÿ“Š Market Analysis

    Eliminating GRAS Self-Affirmed Route Will Change Direction of U.S. Food Industry

    SINCE GRAS (Generally Regarded as Safe) was established in 1958, its implementation has had a significant impact on the US food supply. With pressure mounting...
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