E-commerce

Three Growth Opportunities: Functional Beverages, Plant-Based Products & Men’s Personal Care

If ‘Knowledge is power,’ then understanding changing consumer preferences can help you grow your business. Here are three markets showing significant opportunities: functional drinks, plant-based protein alternatives, and men’s personal care products.

July 2, 2021

E-commerce: Page 17

E-commerce/D2C packaging

What CPG Brands Can Learn from DTCs About Improving Holiday Sales

Digital Commerce 360

CPG brands should know winning online is not about staying ahead of new, challenger brands. It’s about anticipating the needs of the market and taking control of their ecosystems.

July 1, 2021

E-commerce

Real Treat Cookies Cater to Adult Tastes and Niche Market Sales

This specialty cookie brand is using Instagramable package design and organic ingredients to position itself as a premier ‘Top Shelf’ treat while finding unique channels to grow market share beyond retail.

June 29, 2021

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Markem-Imaje Acquires Blue Bite

Markem-Imaje

Markem-Imaje, an operating company of Dover Corp., acquired Blue Bite LLC, a manufacturer of innovative workflow software solutions for brand owners and product marketers.

June 28, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

A Year of Reckoning for Grocery E-Commerce

Digital Commerce 360

Grocery retailers must continue to increase their e-commerce offerings to meet continuing online demand in 2021. This is no time to ease off.

June 24, 2021

Material handling

Crocs Selects Bastian Solutions for New Automated DC in Ohio

Bastian Solutions

Casual footwear company Crocs, Inc. partnered with Bastian Solutions to develop a new storage facility and fulfillment center in the Dayton, Ohio area.

June 22, 2021

Retail display packaging

Jennifer Wulf Joins Vanguard Companies as Vice President of Sales

Vanguard Packaging

Wulf will be responsible for leading Vanguard’s commercial organization and for growing its sales team to better support new and existing customers as well as grow into new products and services.

June 22, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Kellogg Says Embracing E-Commerce Helped it Weather the Pandemic

Digital Commerce 360

Kellogg says its ecommerce investments over the past two years helped it respond quickly and seize opportunities when lockdowns related to COVID-19 sent online grocery sales to record levels.

June 18, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon Expands Frustration-Free Packaging Programs to Include Smaller Eligible Product Sizes

The Frustration-Free Packaging Programs Incentive Expansion, announced June 1, 2021 for North America and following later this year in Europe, has expanded its product size range downward, to include ASINs starting as small as 6 x 4 x 0.375 ins.

June 16, 2021

Sustainability

AmericaPack Summit to Addresss Key Packaging Challenges

The AmericaPack Summit, June 28-29, will bring together top packaging executives from across the United States for a 2-day event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago.

June 16, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PepsiCo's E-commerce Investments Pay Off in Wake of COVID-19

Digital Commerce 360

PepsiCo’s head of global ecommerce shares how its earlier investments in ecommerce helped the CPG giant handle a surge in orders across online channels as consumers shifted to online shopping because of the pandemic.

June 10, 2021

Operational Excellence

Accelerating Speed to Market for New Food and Beverage Product Ideas

There are some common challenges when moving a new food or beverage product from idea to reality, and some considerations such as packaging and sustainability that are an integral part of the process.

June 7, 2021

Robotics

MassRobotics Publishes Autonomous Mobile Robot Interoperability Standard

MassRobotics

MassRobotics, an independent, non-profit center that educates, inspires, and bring robotics initiatives, investments, and companies to life, announces the release of the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard.

May 19, 2021