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- Director of E-Commerce - Consumer Products - Idaho Falls, IdahoOur client is one of the 5 fastest growing CPG companies in the United States. They are a leader in their category, but have lots of runway to expand their online business. This is an opportunity to come in and make an impact on the business almost immediately. This is a high visibility role within […]
- Strategic Key Accounts - Custom Manufacturing - Nashville, TNKey Account Manager - Custom Manufacturing An established and fast growing company focused on serving the Industrial, Medical, Dental, Food, and Automotive OEM markets is seeking a Strategic / Key Account Manager to join the team. This is a newly created role designed to take these key account responsibilities off the current Vice President and dedicate […]
Retail News
- Nordstrom’s stock a victim of retailer’s steady performanceFor years, Nordstrom has performed well compared to its peers in the department store sector along with the off-price concepts they have developed. The result has been that the retailer’s stock price fails to see a significant increase even when it reports a four percent same-store sales increase in the latest quarter.
- Penney’s share price falls to Great Depression era levelsJ.C. Penney saw its stock fall to $1.75 a share in trading yesterday after it reported an unexpectedly high loss. The last time the department store chain’s stock price was lower was a week before the start of the Great Depression in 1929.
- Amazon and Microsoft’s voice assistants are friendsSomeone who owns an Amazon Echo device may now say, “Alexa, open Cortana” to check their email in Outlook. A person with a Microsoft device can say, “Cortana, open Alexa” to use the Amazon assistant to turn on connected devices, listen to music, shop, etc.
Consumer Goods News
- Chanel gives aspirational taste of beauty products in lip gloss-themed stickersFrench atelier Chanel is the latest fashion brand to create an emoji keyboard in a bid for the attention of the youth segment of the market.
- Cheerios encourages cross-channel engagement with environmentally conscious campaignCheerios is temporarily removing its iconic mascot from the box to draw customers’ attention to a mobile-optimized Web site with information about environmental action.
- Procter & Gamble backs up its video claims through social elementsProcter & Gamble is weaving together a story from user-generated viral video with its own ad content for a social media campaign that aligns its brand with an important social issue.
Manufacturing News
- Retailers Seek to Tweak the Last MileThe growth of e-commerce is forcing bricks-and-mortar retailers to become more creative about last-mile delivery.
- Employees Likely to Leave Job if They See Compliance ViolationsHalf of the employees who observed a compliance violation were actively looking for a new job, compared with 29% who did not witness bad behavior.
- Supplier Scorecards: Choose These Metrics to Improve Your Partners' PerformanceDon't put pricing front and center. This is about improving both the performance and the relationships with our suppliers.