Tag: CPG

Few companies break the mold in retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG). Even fewer are successful year after year, especially with global disruptions pressuring the industry for nearly three years and counting. What’s the secret to success? Recently, three leading industry analyst firms—Forrester, Gartner, and International Data Corporation (IDC)—have weighed in on this topic, citing Amazon Web […]

This article originally appeared on ConsumerGoods.com and RISnews.com 2023 is poised to start with a bang. The consumer is resilient. Travel is booming. Supply chains are improving. Shipping costs are moderating. The pandemic is easing. China is opening. E-commerce marketplaces are accelerating. New online and in-store experiences are once again in focus. CES is fully […]

Mounting pressure on the supply chain isn’t anything new. But its impacts are giving us something else to talk about these days. Across industries, not just consumer packaged goods (CPG), we see an acceleration in new capabilities, with companies driving better decisions and spearheading greater innovation. Take smart factories, for example, where visionary consumer goods […]

While industries are recovering from the disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer packaged goods (CPGs) continue to deal with major challenges like inflation, changing consumer preferences, and fluctuations in the oil and energy markets. A recently published McKinsey study shows that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 75 percent of US consumers switched brands or stores […]

We hope you are as excited as we are to be back in person at NRF 2023! Our retail experts are busy preparing to share insights, success stories from leading retailers, and AWS and Amazon technology demonstrations—showcasing unified commerce in action. NRF 2023 will take place in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits […]

Jam packed with new and inspiring content shared by the industry’s best and brightest, AWS re:Invent 2022 returned to Las Vegas this year for the 11th time. While re:Invent 2022 has come to a close, that doesn’t mean you have to stop enjoying everything the event has to offer. We’ve compiled keynote highlights, key retail […]

re:Invent is back in Las Vegas and whether you’re joining us in person or virtually, we are so excited to see you. This year’s event will be full of sessions to help you innovate and accelerate your digital transformation. Learn all about the latest AWS technologies, best practices from our retail and CPG experts and […]

Las Vegas hosted NACS 2022 in the first week of October 2022. The size and scale of this conference was phenomenal, with a wide variety of sections catering to all aspects of running a convenience store, be it consumer packaged goods (CPGs) innovation, physical retail fixtures, the latest in commercial kitchen supplies, or customer-facing and […]

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, like supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. At the same time, consumer buying […]

More than a century ago, when consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies first started to manufacture branded products, the goal was to produce and sell goods through physical retail stores. That model worked for decades. Fast-forward to the current day, and that seemingly simplistic approach has transformed in ways company leaders couldn’t have imagined. Now, large […]