Category: Manufacturers
The Learning Journey
The new product process is a constant, ever-changing journey of learning.
6 Culinary Trends Spicing Up Grocery
Here are some of this year’s hottest foodie-inspired culinary trends that are impacting consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers and grocery retailers.
Supplier Spotlight: C+Swiss skyrockets to success with Hy-Vee
Like most entrepreneurs Marc Lewin deeply believes that taking advantage of every available tool is necessary to achieve success...
4 tips for getting Christmas-ready NOW
The National Retail Federation estimates that holiday sales can cop up to 30 percent of annual sales.1 Wouldn’t it be in your best interest, then, to be as prepared as possible, and be ready to race out of the gate...
Supplier Spotlight: Cosmakery and new beauty e-retailer make(up) some magic
When Thomason created Cosmakery, she knew she needed to get her products on store shelves–both physical and virtual–wherever women shopped.
12 Ways Small Companies Can Win Big
Small is mighty. As shown by our recent post, In Retail, Small is Big, smaller consumer goods suppliers and retailers have an enormous edge in today’s evolving market. Since we published that post, a new report found that Millennials favor...
Infographic: The Explosive Growth In Retail Technology (Timeline)
The speed of innovation within retail has accelerated at a blistering pace in recent years. Here is a recent history of how real technology has shaped how we shop...
3 Reasons Supplier Diversity is Awesome
Supplier Diversity has been a hot, hot, hot topic in CPG these days, and with good reason. It brings in new consumers, it shakes up staid categories, and it hacks away at the stranglehold multinational conglomerates have on the CPG...
In Retail, Small is Big
In retail today, shopper traffic and sales continue to flow toward smaller retail rivals that are more innovative and nimble.
The Pinterest Effect
As a supplier, your packaging matters. You know that, and you know it well.