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    Experts Predict Strong Year for Digital Offers

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    JUST WHEN you thought the retail media conversation couldnโ€™t get any hotter, we hear high profile executives from the largest Retail Media Networks (RMNs) and...
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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ CPG Viewpoints

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  • ๐Ÿ’ก Tech Innovation

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    The Real Packaging Experience Starts After Purchase

    WHEN IT COMES TO PACKAGING, decisions are typically made well before a product ever reaches a consumerโ€™s home. Teams review concept renderings, assess shelf presence,...
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    Thu, 25 Jun 2026
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    What the new moderation looks like for younger drinkers
    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Consumer Trends

    Zebra Striping Recolors the Adult Beverage Aisle

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    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Commentary

    How Much Brand Frenzy is Enough for Swatch?

    THE MEDIA STORM surrounding last weekโ€™s introduction of Swatchโ€™s Bioceramic Royal Pop Collection has consumer brands looking on with wonder (and perhaps envy). The brightly-colored...
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    Thu, 21 May 2026
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    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Industry Trends

    Challenger Soft Drink Brands Draw From a History of Moxie

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    Thu, 21 May 2026
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    EU brands adopting 2D barcodes
    ๐Ÿ“ˆ International

    2D Barcodes Move From Retail Pilot To European Reality

    FOR DECADES, the barcode did one job extremely well. It identified a product quickly enough for a checkout to process the sale and for a...
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    Wed, 13 May 2026
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    Wed, 13 May 2026
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    Fight Against Ecommerce Fraud

    Ecommerce fraud is climbing fast, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands are feeling the pressure. Global losses were set to reach $44 billion in 2024,...
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    Innovation Meets RGM: CPG Rebalances its Go-To-Market Model

    PRODUCT INNOVATION has been the principal fuel for growth in the consumer-packaged goods industry over the past 50 years.ย  Manufacturers introduced new brands, formulations, flavors,...
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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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,...
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    What Does โ€˜Fair and Proportionalโ€™ Mean in Retail Media?

    PART ONE of this analysis discussed how CPG brands face something of a conundrum in dealing with retail media networks. It summarized brand marketer spending...
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