Consumer Packaged Goods

Pennsylvania Could Tax Cloud Sales, Depending On Where The Server Is

June 25, 2012

Just when you thought cloud computing couldn't get any more complicated and fraught with hidden gotchas, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has jumped in to sprinkle taxation magic on your cloud business cases. What the Keystone State did - and other states are likely to follow - doesn't make cloud any less profitable, but the specifics of the cloud deployment could now impact tax costs.

Demand Chain Investment "Key to Continuing Growth" in Food + Beverage, Household Goods

June 22, 2012

Grocery Manufacturers Association

Top-performing companies in the food, beverage and household products sectors that leverage the demand chain will be in the best position to continue to grow, according to the 2012 Financial Performance Report by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and PwC US, entitled Profitable Growth: Driving the Demand Chain.

Despite Uncertain Times, Growth Steady at North European Containerports, Study Finds

June 22, 2012

Ocean Shipping Consultants

The North European containerport market bounced back strongly from the economic downturn. Total demand reached 57.9 million TEUs in 2011, representing an increase of 22 percent since 2009. The eastern Baltic is seeing particularly strong growth.

Dollar General Puts Major Bucks Into Pennsylvania DC to Serve 1,000 Stores

June 22, 2012

Retailing Today

Plans for a new distribution center near Philadelphia will allow Dollar General to more effectively replenish its rapidly expanding store base.

Retailers Struggle to Make Buying Electronics in Stores Attractive Again

June 21, 2012

The New York Times

There is great effort now to make buying electronics in a store appealing again, but the trends are not favorable. People are increasingly buying electronics online, even if they go to stores to examine product features.

RILA Welcomes Mexico to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

June 21, 2012

RILA

The Retail Industry Leaders Association welcomed Mexico as a negotiating partner in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a prospective regional free trade agreement among Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States.

Webgistix Integrates Electronic Shopping Cart With SmartFill Order-Fulfillment Platform

June 21, 2012

Webgistix Corp.

Webgistix Corp., a provider of order-fulfillment technology for electronic commerce, has integrated its SmartFill platform with the online shopping cart of BigCommerce. As a result, the vendor said, retailers can build online stores in BigCommerce environments with two-day ground delivery of e-commerce orders to more than 98 percent of U.S. consumers.

Swisslog Debuts Order-Fulfillment System for U.S. E-Commerce

June 20, 2012

Swisslog Logistics Inc.

Swisslog Logistics Inc. is now offering Click+Pick, a high-speed order-fulfillment system designed for the U.S. electronic commerce market.

Shippers Seek Supply Chain Agility as Costs Rise, Rely More on Intermodal Rail

June 19, 2012

Journal of Commerce

Rising transportation costs and tight truckload capacity are creating more opportunities for intermodal rail in 2012, according to logistics executives.

Manufacturers Can Benefit from 'Supply Circle' Management

June 19, 2012

McKinsey Quarterly

Manufacturers can generate new value, minimize costs, and increase operational stability by focusing on four broad areas: production, product design, value recovery - and supply-circle management.

Consumer Packaged Goods

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