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November 17, 2003 | Walmart, P&G Get Top Grades
MMR
Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble have garnered the top honors among retailers and manufacturers in Cannondale Associates' 2003 PoweRanking Survey

October 1, 2003 | At Odds Over Trade Promotion
Beverage Industry
According to a study by Cannondale Associates, trade promotion inefficiency tops the list of contentions among both retailers and manufacturers.

August 11, 2003 | Two Points of View on Promos
MMR
Retailers and manufacturers have clashed for years over trade promotional spending, but a recent report by Cannondale Associates suggests that frustration on both sides has done little to alter the status quo.

August 7, 2003 | Another survey says: DSRs are Operators' Key Resource
ID Report
According to a recent survey conducted by Cannondale Associates and Cognitio, foodservice operators are increasingly looking to their DSRs for tactical and strategic insights to build their business.

June 9, 2003 | Space Race
Supermarket News
Many retailers are becoming more proactive in managing their categories, and manufacturers are helping them.

June 9, 2003 | Category Management Reloaded
Supermarket News
Classic category management, developed in the 1990s, was slow and labor intensive. The new category management is sleek, fast and focused.

March 3, 2003 | Retailers and suppliers ask: ‘Where’s Wanda?’
Drug Store News
Cannondale Associates’ recently published category management benchmarking study underscores the importance of understanding the consumer at every stage of the category management process.

February 1, 2003 | The Evolution of Category Management
Beverage Industry
The ongoing trend of bigger manufacturers and retailers has spawned the need for more centralized focus when it comes to category management.

January 27, 2003 | Study Finds Meat/Poultry/Seafood First in Category Management
Supermarket News
34% of retailers state that meat/poultry/seafood category is their best-managed section in Cannondale's most recent annual Category Management Benchmarking Study.

November 25, 2002 | Why Trade Dollars are Wasted?
Brandweek
Today, trade spending accounts for over half of all marketing spending on most consumer packaged goods, and trade promotion inefficiency is the number one industry issue. Why doesn’t the situation change?

April 15, 2002 | Dawn of the CMAR era?
Progressive Grocer
According to the 2002 Cannondale Associates Category Management Benchmark Study, trends toward managing a single category are on the way out.

March 1, 2002 | Retail Theater: Category Management Evolves to 'Category Marketing'
Beverage Industry
'Evolution to Consumer Marketing at Retail,' a new category management survey from Cannondale Associates, states the idea of category management is evolving from a record-keeping exercise towards what the authors call Consumer Marketing at Retail (CMAR).


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Shelf-Determination, Forbes
Retail Theater: Category Management Evolves to ‘Category Marketing’, Beverage Industry
Bridging the Gap from Insight to Execution, Grocery Headquarters
New Image Evolving for Trade Spending, BrandWeek
Learn from Retail Management, Nation’s Restaurant News
Collaborating for Consumers, Supermarket Business
The Loyalty Linchpin, Promo Magazine
The Bigger the Better, Mass Market Retailer

How to Spot the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, Grocery Headquarters


Category Management (PDF Files, Click here to get Acrobat Reader)

2002
Category Management Shifts to Consumer Marketing at Retail
P&G and Safeway are Tops in Category Management But Others are Close Behind
2001
Category Management Moves to a New Level
Trading Partners Begin to Leverage Frequent Shopper Data
P&G and HEB are Tops in Category Management But Others Close the Gap


Trade Promotion (PDF Files, Click here to get Acrobat Reader)

2002
“Real” Revenue
2001
Kraft Pressures P&G in Trade Promotion Effectiveness
E3 Integration to Execution
Proposed Accounting Changes Will Accelerate Trade Promotion Concern
Customer Marketing Funds Hit an All-time High


PoweRanking (PDF Files, Click here to get Acrobat Reader)

2001
Kraft Ties Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart Continues the Lead