Tag: cpg
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.
Artisan Sales Soar as Consumers Invest in Quality
Millennials like to express their individuality by buying one-of-a-kind items, plus artisan goods are often local goods made by small businesses.
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...
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...
7 Tech Trends Empowering Shoppers
These tech trends can help your retail company make today’s discerning, empowered shoppers feel special, heard and willing to buy from you.
Supplier Spotlight: How a Respect for simplicity led to success
Seeing firsthand how consumer preferences have evolved over time, it wasn’t a surprise to see how the trends in food shifted to a health-conscious focus.