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World to Consume 25 Percent More Energy By 2040, Exxon Mobil Estimates

January 28, 2016

Exxon Mobil Corp. expects energy demand to climb 25 percent by 2040 as the global population increases.

Most Shoppers Have Made Impulse Buys of $100 or More, Report Finds

January 27, 2016

More than half of U.S. shoppers - 54 percent - have admitted to spending $100 or more on an impulse buy, including 20 percent who have spent at least $1,000. In total, 84 percent of all shoppers have made impulse purchases, according to a report from CreditCards.com.

Eco-friendly 'Green' Packaging Market Should See Significant Growth Through 2020, Report Says

January 27, 2016

Technavio

The global market for green packaging - comprising recyclable, reusable and degradable packaging - is predicted to grow at a combined annual growth rate of more than 7 percent through 2020, according to Technavio.

Checkpoint Systems Brings Retail Visibility App to the Cloud

January 25, 2016

Checkpoint Systems Inc.

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a vendor of merchandise-availability applications for the retail industry, has collaborated with Microsoft Corp. to bring its Checkpoint RFID software to the cloud, and enhance it with Microsoft analytical tools.

Kroger's Weekly Circular Goes Digital

January 22, 2016

Fierce Retail

Digital disruption is affecting retailers of all stripes, but the grocery sector has been slow to adopt new technological tools. But that doesn't mean the nation's largest grocery chain isn't innovating around the digital path to purchase.

Unleashing Your 'Inner Company': Keys to a Successful Start-up

January 22, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Starting up a business requires brains, heart and money - but in the case of the last, not as soon as you might think.

Spotlight Placed on How RFID Technology Benefits Retail Industry

January 21, 2016

The Washington Post

Next time you're at the mall, take a closer look at the paper price tag dangling from the clothes you take into the dressing room. If you hold the tag up to a light, you might see a dark, salt-grain-sized speck in it. Or, if you run your thumb over the tag, you might feel an almost imperceptible bump.

Hanson Logistics Building Chill Facility in Michigan

January 20, 2016

Hanson Logistics

Hanson Logistics will build a new temperature-controlled facility to serve fruit and vegetable growers and processors in Southwest Michigan.

The March of Automation - the Transformation of the Work Force

January 20, 2016

Industry Week

Will a robot run my organization in 10 years? Maybe, even though a chief executive's job, which requires a fair amount of problem-solving and creativity, is probably less susceptible to automation than middle-skill jobs such as machining and bookkeeping. At the same time, new research shows that most jobs have some proportion of tasks that can be substituted by workplace automation. Including a CEO's job.