Tag: CPG

If you’re a CIO, you know that worrying is part of the job, especially when it comes to the performance of your IT systems. In today’s digital business world, your IT capabilities can be the deciding factor in whether your company thrives or falls short of its ambitions. If your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems […]

Are you familiar with headless commerce, the MACH Alliance, and what they mean to CPG companies in the digital commerce world? If not, read my colleague Justin Honaman’s recent post on Headless Commerce: What Is It and Why Does It Matter to CPGs?, and learn more about the MACH Alliance here. If you’re already familiar, […]

Like many organizations, SAP-centric enterprises are faced with having to modernize their systems. Modernization, or digital transformation, includes migrating a company’s technology systems—for ordering supplies, managing inventory, servicing customers, etc.—to the cloud, and making them accessible from anywhere. Modernization provides benefits such as enhanced productivity and operational efficiency. In addition, the total cost of operations […]

You’ve probably heard of the old adage “The consumer is boss.” It was coined in a Fortune magazine article written 10 years ago by A.G. Lafley, Procter & Gamble’s legendary CEO. Although the world has changed a lot since then, Lafley’s words ring just as true today. The consumer still runs the show in a […]

You know the saying: Results speak louder than words. But fast results speak even louder. Which is why at AWS, we say speed and fast results are critical to business survival. With CPG leaders forging ahead with resilience, tenacity, and innovation, those continuing to innovate at speed are delivering crucial business results. And now, it’s […]

The global retail industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption, but leading retailers are demonstrating resilience, tenacity, and a capacity for innovation. We’ve embarked on a series of conversations with executives from AWS Retail Competency Partners to showcase their leadership and innovation in these challenging times. In the latest installment of our AWS Retail Competency Partner Conversations […]

Have you ever placed an ecommerce order and your package arrived late? Or maybe you received your package on time, but some items were missing. I’ve had a couple of these unsatisfactory ecommerce experiences recently. I ordered new Keen hiking shoes that I planned to use on a weekend getaway. Although the shoes were supposed […]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve seen a seismic shift around the world to online shopping and direct-to-consumer sales. Arguably, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry felt this shift more than any other industry. According to Statista, “Retail websites generated almost 22 billion visits in June 2020, up from 16.07 billion global visits in January 2020.” […]

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruption. In a matter of days, our world turned upside down. As shelter-in-place lockdowns, mask mandates, and social distancing rules took hold, new patterns of consumption quickly emerged. Arguably, no industry felt the pandemic’s dramatic impact more than consumer packaged goods (CPG). However, leaders are forging ahead with resilience, tenacity, […]

Transportation and logistics businesses have seen an upsurge in trade over the last few years, with increasing ecommerce and online sales driving demand. This welcome growth has, however, been accompanied with an ever-more demanding consumer looking for certainty and reliability in their service delivery alongside a more competitive landscape, forcing prices down with tightening margins. […]