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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...

Tue, 4 Mar 2025

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...

Wed, 5 Mar 2025

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...

Wed, 2 Apr 2025

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...

Wed, 2 Apr 2025

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,...

Wed, 2 Apr 2025

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...

Thu, 3 Apr 2025

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,...

Mon, 5 May 2025

International

2D Barcodes Move From Retail Pilot To European Reality

FOR DECADES, the barcode did one job extremely well. It identified a product quickly enough for a checkout to process the sale and for a...

Wed, 13 May 2026

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