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New report suggests Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector problems are ...
2015-06-26 04:23:20| Logistics - Topix.net
" The Consumer Packaged Goods sector is one of the largest customers for contract logistics. With estimated revenues of over half a billion it is a global business that can make unique demands of logistics services.
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Cost of Transporting, Storing Goods Highest Since Before Recession, CSCMP Report Shows
2015-06-24 07:46:09| Logistics - Topix.net
The cost of moving and storing goods in the United States rose 3.1% in 2014 to $1.45 trillion, the highest level since before the recession, according to an annual State of Logistics report presented by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in Washington, D.C., on June 23. Logistics cost as a percentage of gross domestic product fell to 8.3% in 2014 from 8.4% in 2013 and 9.8% in 2007, when spending on transportation and warehousing peaked at $1.42 trillion. Total logistics cost fell to $1.11 trillion during the depths of the Great Recession in 2009 and then began a slow recovery.
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Faulty goods 'cause 12,000 fires'
2015-06-14 07:01:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Malfunctioning household appliances caused almost 12,000 fires in Britain in just over three years, research by consumer group Which? finds.
Amazon debuts free shipping on small goods, no minimum order
2015-06-02 23:04:35| IT Services - Topix.net
Amazon.com is introducing free shipping on thousands of popular, smaller items -- makeup, mobile phone accessories, earplugs -- in its Web store, without requiring a minimum order. The new initiative applies to all customers, including those not enrolled in Amazon Prime, the annual membership program that includes two-day shipping, the company said Tuesday.
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Making An Unconventional Investment In The Consumer Goods Sector Through CCL Industries
2015-05-28 10:56:49| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Most of the time when people think about investing in consumer goods companies they go right for the brand names such as PepsiCo or Kraft Foods . This is a common strategy among investors, to allocate their money directly into the front line companies, but there is another strategy available that is mostly overlooked.
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