Category: CPG

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruption to businesses and global markets. Although most of the world appears to be past the uncertainty and turbulence of the pandemic, companies, especially in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, continue to deal with major challenges. These include supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. Simultaneously, consumer buying patterns and […]

Following a year of labor shortages, supply chain issues, and high inflation, industry leaders can’t ignore the fact that shoppers and consumers have changed. They don’t want what they wanted 5 years ago; they don’t even want what they wanted 12 months ago, leaving innovators to question: How can we best serve shoppers and consumers […]

COVID-19 closed stores and salons around the world, driving shoppers to the safety and convenience of ecommerce and simplified at home selfcare. While few consumers were interested in maintaining their complete beauty routines for Zoom meetings, the industry saw a steady surge in the demand for skincare, haircare and wellness products as the global consciousness […]

Many of the latest trends in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry have centered around the supply chain, manufacturing, and customer execution aspect of solutions. Foundational to these solutions is data and analytics capabilities that enable innovation, advancement, and speed. Let’s explore how data and analytics have evolved for CPG companies, where we’re experiencing new patterns […]

After two years of virtual shows, the world’s largest industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe, returns at the end of May, 2022 in Hannover, Germany. From Monday, May 30, to Thursday, June 2, Hannover Messe  organizers expect over 2500 exhibitors to re-launch this in-person event. This year’s show theme focuses on Industrial Transformation and how networked […]

In the latest installment of our CPG Partner Conversations series, we talked to Claudia Virgilio, Global Vice President of Commerce Partnerships at Skai, an AWS Partner that offers a holistic go-to-market engine to enhance customer connections with actionable intelligence to make smarter decisions and drive better outcomes. In this post, Claudia explained the importance of […]

In our previous blog, How to build a dynamic supply chain platform: a primer, we discussed how companies can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a dynamic supply chain that can proactively react to events and also provide complete visibility, communication, and data transfer. By collecting and analyzing near-real-time supply chain data, companies can […]

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are in the midst of a digital transformation. With pressure from inflation, disruptions to supply chains, and increased competition around the globe, CPG companies must find new ways to grow revenue. In parallel, companies must maximize existing B2B channels with retailers, independent grocery stores, convenience stores, and small corner or […]

SGK Inc. (SGK) provides packaging, ecommerce solutions, and brand experiences for more than 1,500 clients around the world. SGK’s products and services provide near-real-time asset management, workflow integrations, and analytics for brand strategy and omnichannel marketing as well as asset design and production. The analytics in particular drive supply chain and product management decisions. Overall, […]

In the training of a machine learning (ML) model, the quality of the model is directly proportional to the quality of data. However, in many cases, in consumer packaged goods (CPG) datasets, there are a lot of missing values affecting the quality of training and prediction in the long run. If your models are already […]