Tag: Small Business
The Power of Voice
Consumers are embracing voice technology for efficient shopping activities, like creating shopping lists, receiving sales announcements, finding stores and product information, and placing orders. And retailers are paying close attention...
Supplier Spotlight: Van Wyk Confections’ classic treat gets ahold of Ahold USA
Nimble family-run candy company Van Wyk Confections share the key to getting onto the shelves of a major grocery chain in less than five months.
3 frightening things about CPG
In stores this Halloween season, you’re almost guaranteed to see some things that are ten times scarier than spooky shadows and weird noises.
Supplier Spotlight: Hugo Tea grows with Sprouts
Tyler Beckett's passion for tea allowed him to travel far and wide where he built relationships with tea farmers and studied the craft of making great tea — both cornerstones of Hugo Tea.
The 4 Bs of Consumer Trust
Suppliers who keep the four Bs in mind will establish a track of trust with consumers, and be able to build that sustainable growth that is eluding so many today. But what are the 4 Bs?
Supplier Spotlight: BarrelHouse Brewing barrels toward success with Target
While BarrelHouse has had success getting their product onto store shelves, they knew their next strategic move had to be getting into a bigger clutch of stores within a retail chain.
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.
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...