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    How Predictive Planning Gives CPG Brands an Edge

    ON THE LAST FRIDAY in February, grocery planning went quiet. Shopping habits tend to follow predictable rhythms – week in and week out, people add...
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  • 📊 Market Analysis

    Good News Despite Inflation Fears from Trade Wars

    FEBRURY WHOLESALE PRICES were flat (versus January) bringing relief to consumers on inflation. However, the recent tariff wars are a major concern that prices may...
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    Global Snack Sales Are on a Roll

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  • 🌱 Sustainability

    How Brands Can Help Save the Planet

    A GROWING NUMBER number of global consumers believe time is running out to save the planet from serious damage to the environment — but brands...
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  • 📈 Consumer Trends

    Can Food Choices Make Americans Healthy Again?

    NEW RESEARCH from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) sheds light on how Americans prioritize healthy eating and perceive food as medicine. Released in March,...
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    📈 Retail Media

    More Retail Media Options Available for CPG Brands

    THE RETAIL MEDIA NETWORK FRENZY may be approaching the end of the beginning. Now, the hard work starts. For CPG brands, the story-within-the-story revolves around...
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    📈 Retail Media

    As Retail Media Evolves, Brands Face Tough Confounds

    AMONG THE MANY CHALLENGES facing CPGs in their efforts to make sense of retail media networks has been a pervasive storytelling bias. On daily basis,...
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    For CPG Brands, EPR Laws Rewrite the Economics of Packaging

    AT FIRST GLANCE, that shampoo bottle or detergent jug may look the same. Still, behind the scenes, consumer brands are increasingly stripping out colored plastics,...
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    From Checkout Discount to Engagement Engine – What Grocery Loyalty Means Now for CPG Marketers

    SWIPE YOUR CARD at checkout, receive a discount, repeat. For years, this model has defined how many retail loyalty programs operate. These POS-based systems have...
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    📈 Expert Insights

    ‘Dull Store Stuff': Small Language Models for Retail Sensing are Better for Brands Too

    RETAIL TYPICALLY BREAKS in the boring middle. A late delivery fails to trigger a reorder. A promotion scans wrong for half a day. Search results...
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    📊 Market Analysis

    ‘Barbell Pricing’ is a Heavy Lift for Brands in a K-Shaped 2026

    SIX YEARS AFTER behavioral economist Peter Atwater coined the term “K-shaped economy,” the metaphor has become the defining structural reality for the CPG industry. The...
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    Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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    🎨 Product Innovation

    Protein as ‘Platform’: Why CPG’s Hottest Ingredient Has Staying Power

    A RECENT TRIP THROUGH THE AISLES at Wegmans underscored a broader shift reshaping center store and perimeter alike. A large Chobani display promoted an offering...
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    Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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    🛒 E-Commerce

    A Look Back at Beacons: How a Promising In-Store Marketing Tool Got Lost in the Aisle

    BRAND MARKETERS’ DESIRE TO KNOW exactly how shoppers interact with their products on the physical shelf greatly intensified with the spread of digital retailing.  The...
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  • 📈 Expert Insights

    How Predictive Planning Gives CPG Brands an Edge

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  • 📊 Market Analysis

    Shortage of Packaging Materials Portend Future Shock

    A SHORTAGE of packaging products and materials is a key challenge facing the industry in the future, according to a survey of senior industry leaders...
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    What Is the Effect of Tariffs on Couponing?

    IMAGINE you are a marketing director for a consumer products company in 2025. The coupon industry has always been wrought with unusual “issues” or “rules”...
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  • 📈 International

    Global Snack Sales Are on a Roll

    GLOBAL SNACK SALES  hit $680 billion in 2024, up 3.7% from 2023 in constant value prices. According to Euromonitor International’s World Market for Snacks 2024...
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  • 🌱 Sustainability

    How Brands Can Help Save the Planet

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    Why eB2B Matters for CPG Growth in Traditional Trade

    AS THE CPG INDUSTRY pivots from price-led growth to volume-driven, brand-led expansion, traditional trade markets—long viewed as complex and fragmented—are emerging as a critical growth...
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