Sustainability

Articles about sustainability efforts in retail and CPG.

  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Five Shipping Tips To Benefit Your Ecommerce SMB Strategy

The growing ecommerce landscape represents an incredible opportunity for SMBs, allowing them to expand their reach into new geographies and connect with customers worldwide. That said, ecommerce growth does come with challenges to overcome.  One of the most significant issues of all is figuring out how you’re going to manage the complexities of shipping, both […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Are LLMs About To Hit A Wall?

Each new generation of large language model consumes a staggering amount of resources.  Meta, for instance, trained its new Llama 3 models with about 10 times more data and 100 times more compute than Llama 2. Amid a chip shortage, it used two 24,000 GPU clusters, with each chip running around the price of a […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Grocerant Guru’s Full-Flavored Forecast: 2024’s Flavorful Trends

  Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with a peek at what’s hot in the culinary world! Once again Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® and his team,  are seeing some new signals of our ever-evolving consumer focused adoption of fresh food with functionality; including botanical infusions, and even a […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Last Week’s Retail Performance Highlights

Last week, foot traffic in the furniture industry was 48% higher on the West Coast compared to the east, and 33% higher than the industry average. In this week’s newsletter, we’ll dive into the latest trends and insights from the furniture and mattress industry’s performance last week. Discover how these trends will impact the industry […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Store workforce scheduling firm Orquest named winner of Retail Technology Show 2024 Innovation Awards

Artificial intelligence driven in-store workforce scheduling solution, Orquest, has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Innovation Awards by Retail Technology Show 2024, which is taking place at London Olympia this week. Announced at the BIG Retail Party at the end of day one, Orquest was chosen from a shortlist of ten companies also […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Nurturing future leaders: Celebrating the graduates of Nielsen’s Diverse Leadership Network program

Nielsen’s 2024 Diverse Leadership Network graduates strike the #inspireinclusion pose for International Women’s Day Nielsen is focused on creating a better media future for all people, and that starts inside our own company, with our people. One of our leadership development programs is the Diverse Leadership Network (DLN). Through the DLN, we are investing in […]
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  1. Department & Category

FMI taps Julie Savoie to lead workforce initiatives

ARLINGTON, VA – FMI – The Food Industry Association, has tapped Julie Savoie to lead the association’s strategic direction for, and implementation of, member workplace and workforce initiatives. She will also help oversee the FMI sustainability agenda. Julie Savoie “Workforce capabilities are one of FMI’s Imperative Issues and have become particularly urgent in recent years,” […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

What’s Behind the Growth of the Cleanroom Market?

What is a cleanroom? A cleanroom is a room or area which has a controlled environment that prevents contamination from pollutants like dust, microbes, aerosol particles, chemical vapor, and water vapor. Such rooms use technology that regulate environmental parameters such as temperature, pressure and humidity to ensure high quality production. This is why cleanrooms are […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Nisa retailers celebrate Stop Food Waste Day with Too Good To Go milestone

Nisa’s independent retailers are marking Stop Food Waste Day by celebrating a Surprise Bag milestone with 175,000 meals now saved since the relationship with the world’s largest surplus food app, Too Good To Go began in 2019. With over 300 stores signed up to the… This story continues at Nisa retailers celebrate Stop Food Waste […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

FSB calls on Ofgem to take action on standing charges paid by small firms

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for the energy regulator Ofgem to take action on the standing charges paid by small businesses, many of whom have seen the daily fixed price they pay, regardless of usage levels, soar over recent months. FSB has… This story continues at FSB calls on Ofgem to take […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Reiser’s Pieces: Rebalancing Brand vs. Performance Marketing to Accelerate Growth

Funny how quickly things change. Remember when a prominent speaker at Cannes this past June declared, “The era of the brand is over!” and escalated the debate about how to invest marketing dollars? Flash-forward to December, though, and over a third of marketers told WARC they planned to significantly increase their brand marketing while lowering […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Marketers Spend on New Technologies While Battling Usage and Impact Challenges

The 32nd edition of The CMO Survey examines reoccurring questions related to marketing spending and performance, marketing leadership, and marketing jobs. In addition, managing marketing technology, generative AI, growth, and sustainability are special topics covered in this edition. Here are top takeaways, based on a sample of 292 marketing leaders at for-profit U.S. companies, 94% […]
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  1. Merchandising

Win the Digital Shelf with Digital Shelf Optimization

In eCommerce, winning the digital shelf isn’t just about being visible; it’s about mastering the art of digital shelf optimization. This strategy is pivotal for sustainable, profitable growth in the online marketplace. But what does digital shelf optimization really entail and how can it make a difference to your brand? The Cost of Ignoring Digital […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Planning For Brand Expansion

The growth of any brand will plateau if it is successful with its initial product range in its region of origin. Further growth must come from expanding the product range, extending geographically, or both. Before scaling your brand, the business fundamentals need to be in place. Investors seem keen to fund technology-based brands even if […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go?

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Come tax season, a common refrain is: “what do my taxes even […]
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  1. Agencies & Vendors

RangeMe Review: How Due Diligence & Custom Offerings Land 2×4 Nutrition onto Retail Shelves

Nothing irks a buyer more than a brand that goes into a meeting unprepared. In fact, the most common advice I hear from buyers with regards to supplier meeting prep is, “Do your homework.” You should have an idea about the buyer’s organization, the markets it serves, and – whenever possible – actual boots-on-the-ground experience […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Trends in Retail: How Product Startups Can Adapt to Changing Consumer Behavior

Retail is an ever-evolving industry that has seen its fair share of changes over the years. From traditional brick-and-mortar stores to the rise of e-commerce, product startups have had to adapt and keep up with changing consumer behavior. In recent years, technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences have caused significant disruptions in the retail landscape. […]
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  1. Department & Category

Walmart Suppliers Deliver Greenhouse Gas Reductions 6 Years Early

Here’s some positive sustainability news for Earth Month. Walmart introduced Project Gigaton in 2017 with an ambitious goal: reducing, avoiding or sequestering one gigaton — that’s 1 billion metric tons — of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The more than 5,900 Walmart suppliers that now participate in the Project Gigaton consortium have delivered on that […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

CDR, MMR partner with ECRM for special event

TUCSON — Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers have partnered with ECRM for Founders’ Innovation Day, an exclusive event designed for D2C and emerging brands to make the most of their potential at food, drug and mass retailers, and from e-commerce. The “day of insight, connection and growth” is being held on June 3 […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

Why California Restaurants Can Rest Easy: The Enduring Appeal of Dining Out

  The restaurant industry has been obsessing with the rise of the minimum wage in California.  Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® continues to insist that there are many more reasons the long-term outlook for the California restaurant sector is bright. So, here we go.   In California, approximately 49.3% of households consist […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

REI Empowers Customers with Choice Using Blue Yonder

REI is a specialty outdoor retailer and the nation’s largest consumer co-operative. This video shows how they leverage Blue Yonder’s Inventory and Commits microservices to help them provide customers with choice, optimize delivery dates that customers can trust and reduce split shipments which enable a more sustainable supply chain.
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Lavazza’a new ad campaign

‘What if coffee ran out forever?’ Lavazza’s new ad campaign featuring Adrian Bliss. To mark World Earth Day, Lavazza is launching a new global campaign in collaboration with marketing firm Freeda Platform to raise awareness about the importance of taking care of the planet. The… This story continues at Lavazza’a new ad campaign Or just […]
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  1. International

UKVIA welcomes report on role of vapes in smoking cessation

The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has welcomed a vaping report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). It has applauded the medical body’s evidence-based balanced view on the need to deal with key challenges such as youth vaping and the environmental impact of the… This story continues at UKVIA welcomes report on role of […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Including Wonder, mmERCH, and Pandion: ten retail technology funding rounds you need to know about

RTIH rounds up ten retail systems ventures who have recently secured significant investments in their businesses, including blockchain enabled Web3 fashion startups, customer journey management platforms, and computer vision and AI powered warehouse inventory monitoring solutions. 1. TheyDo Customer journey management platform, TheyDo, has secured an additional $34 million in a Series A+ funding round. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Moderate growth seen for retail sales this year

WASHINGTON — Retail sales this year will increase between 2.5% and 3.5% from 2023 levels, according to the latest forecast from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which foresees sales rising to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion. “The resiliency of consumers continues to power the American economy, and we are confident there will be moderate […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Why It’s Time for Brands To Rethink Their Amazon Growth Strategy DSI

“We cannot expect Amazon to develop or innovate in our category because that is not necessarily their desire.” — Martin Heubel, Founder of Consulterce As more brands search for ways to boost their profit margins both holistically and on specific retail channels, Amazon is undergoing its own transformation that could make it even harder for brands to be […]
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Target’s April 2024 Circle Sale was its largest by sales lift

Track General Merchandise spending free Access chart in Dash. Target’s April Circle Sale generated 7% more sales than the weekly average in the previous 4 weeks according to Earnest credit card data. This represents a 2 point acceleration in the Circle Sale’s contribution to Target’s topline compared to Target’s October sale. Target Circle is a […]
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TikTok Shop customers spend more at lower ticket apparel retailers

Download full TikTok Shop report Access TikTok and Panel data in Dash. TikTok Shop customers spent 26% of their apparel wallet on Off-Price Department Stores and 11% on Fast Fashion in the 12-months ended February 2024, compared to 24% and 7% for the average shopper. Conversely, TikTok Shop users spent less than their peers at […]
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Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go?

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Come tax season, a common refrain is: “what do my taxes even […]
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