The Branded Pantry

I spent just a bit of time in the last month listening and looking over the shoulders of some folks who were in a variety of fields that have been around for a while including retail, manufacturing,  merchandising, trade associations, private equity guys and others in the mainstream or in the periphery of the industry. (more…)

 Despite distractions from would be acquirers, shareholders and competitors Yahoo is beginning to focus some attention on CPG and CPG/retail.     (more…)

In an early June rant, I gave my impressions of the recent FMI show.  I thought the show represented the changes in collaborative leadership that are beginning to emerge in the CPG and Retail Industries.    Clearly both FMI and GMA are in a state of flux about their direction and about the issues in which they wish to be involved. (more…)

    Wow!  At the May 28th Chicago,  DisplaySearch conference, DIGITAL SIGNAGE, THE FUTURE IS OUT-OF-HOME, the buzz  was on just how big this vehicle would become and how soon. (more…)

I visited the FMI show in Las Vegas in early May.  I decided to wait and gauge the industry reaction to the show before expressing my own.  (more…)