Lisa Johnston
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/9/2023
Unilever, Walmart, Bel Group Pledge #TooGoodToWaste With Consumer Goods Forum
A host of CPG companies and retailers, including Unilever, Bel Group, and Walmart, are aligning with the Consumer Goods Forum in a bid to combat food waste across the value chain. - 8/4/2023
Amazon Value Chain: How its Reimagining Its Fulfillment Network
Amazon shed more light on how the company is reconfiguring its fulfillment network to significantly shrink delivery windows via regionalization. - 7/21/2023
Talent Wars Fuel Increase In Worldwide IT Spend: Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is projected to grow 4.3% year over year in 2023, according to Gartner’s latest forecast, as CIOs shift spending to automation in part due to challenges with recruiting and retaining tech talent. - 7/3/2023
CIOs Still Want Bigger IT Teams Even As AI Marches On: Gartner
Most CIOs at large companies are growing their IT teams, according to Gartner, and are relaxing some requirements in order to fill their ranks. - 5/25/2023
General Mills Piloting Dynamic Packaging
General Mills is investing in dynamic packaging labels to increase consumer education around recycling and further collaboration across the retail value chain. - 3/27/2023
Nike Using Consumer Polling In Product Development For ‘Full-Circle’ Experiences
Nike is using consumer insights drawn from loyalty member polling within its product development for the first time. - 1/30/2023
Levi’s Readies For DTC-Optimized On-Cloud ERP and Raises Bot Bar
Learn how the new system is expected to fuel the company's growing direct-to-consumer business. - 1/23/2023
Levi’s Hires Analytics-Focused Chief Digital Officer As Next Step in Transformation
Jason Gowans has joined Levi Strauss & Co. as the company’s first chief digital officer, marking the next move in the company’s bid to elevate its digital commerce strategy. - 1/18/2023
NRF 2023: Walmart’s Future of Drones Will Be Green and Off the Grid
Expect drones to play a more prominent role in the last mile, including through goods retrieval, as retailers like Walmart pursue faster and more sustainable fulfillment alternatives. - 1/9/2023
Technical Debt Skeletons: How Retail and CPG CIOs Can Prevent Their Own Southwest Meltdown
What can we learn from the Southwest debacle? A lot. Learn how to identify, manage, and resolve your own technical debt.