The shopping basket has always held the answer. Brands just haven’t had a clear way to read it at the moment a customer pays. Smart checkout technology could change that by matching products in the basket with eligible offers and applying the savings automatically. “The...
Instacart has unveiled software designed to let grocers and brands digitally view store shelves in real time. The new solutions, announced Monday (Sept. 21), will “map the entire store down to individual products on shelves,” letting grocers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands virtually comb...
Procter & Gamble has spent years building its technology infrastructure. Its Q1 earnings call shows it is now deploying it. The company posted its strongest broad-based quarter in recent memory, with every product category and every region gaining simultaneously. CEO Shailesh Jejurikar described it as...
Food companies like Unilever and McCormick have long used artificial intelligence in product development. But according to a report Saturday (Feb. 14) by CNBC, these companies say that AI plays only a limited part in their efforts, even as a new crop of startups tries...
September 28, 2026
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands have identified a checkout capability they want. The spending to build it has yet to follow. Fifty two percent of CPG brands and manufacturers say an embedded, automatic smart tool at checkout would most improve their promotional capabilities, according to a new PYMNTS Intelligence report, “The Smart Checkout Opportunity: Why […]
September 24, 2026
The shopping basket has always held the answer. Brands just haven’t had a clear way to read it at the moment a customer pays. Smart checkout technology could change that...
April 04, 2025
There are days when a plunge in the markets clears the air, and when sweeping global policy changes — from the top down, via the office of the president —...
March 05, 2025
Strong executive leadership can make or break businesses, particularly during times of uncertainty. It doesn’t just need to be the sole reserve of the CEO or board, either. Executive leadership...
September 21, 2026
Instacart has unveiled software designed to let grocers and brands digitally view store shelves in real time. The new solutions, announced Monday (Sept. 21), will “map the entire store down to individual products on shelves,” letting grocers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands virtually comb through aisles, understand what’s taking place and act in real […]
February 15, 2026
Food companies like Unilever and McCormick have long used artificial intelligence in product development. But according to a report Saturday (Feb. 14) by CNBC, these companies say that AI plays...
July 29, 2025
Consumer packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) is raising prices amid growing consumer caution. The company released earnings Tuesday (July 29) showing a 2% increase in net sales, while also introducing guidance for...
April 24, 2025
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are working to add efficiencies and diversify their sourcing as they deal with the effects of current and potential future tariffs. Procter & Gamble (P&G)...
