2006 Global CPG & Retail Excellence Awards Program Call for Entries Announced.CHICAGO -- IRI Iri (ē`rē`), former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan. Hosting Annual Industry Award Program to Recognize Excellence in Innovation and Transformation Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. , Inc., (IRI) the leading global provider of enterprise market information solutions for the consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (CPG CPG central pattern generators. ), retail and healthcare industries, is again hosting the industry's premier award program, The 2006 Global CPG & Retail Excellence Awards. The program is currently accepting applications for the awards in various categories of innovation, transformation, reinvention and improved business performance. Applications can be found at: www.infores.com/excellenceawards. In its third year, the CPG & Retail Excellence Awards pay tribute to the CPG manufacturing and retailing companies that are leveraging new and innovative ways to see market opportunities they were unable to see before, acting faster with greater confidence, and winning at the retail shelf. These companies are successfully transforming their organizations or products through innovative, leading-edge applications of business performance management, consumer and shopper insights, or technology. Past winners of the CPG & Retail Excellence Awards include such distinguished companies as 7-Eleven, CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. , Food Lion Food Lion LLC is an American grocery store company headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina that operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states under the Food Lion, Harveys, Bloom, Bottom Dollar, and Reid's nameplates. , Kraft, PepsiCo, McNeil Nutritionals McNeil Nutritionals, LLC is a division of Johnson & Johnson, and sells a range of products including Viactiv and the branded sucralose sweetener Splenda. It is based in Fort Washington, PA, USA. , and Wyeth Consumer Healthcare. Winners of the 2006 CPG & Retail Excellence Awards will be selected from five categories: --Business Transformation of the Year - highlighting achievements of a company that has transformed or reinvented itself or one of its brands to achieve significantly improved revenue, reduced costs or increased efficiencies. --Consumer or Competitive Insights Reinvention of the Year - recognizing the company with the corporate commitment to develop best-in-class consumer, shopper, competitor, retailer or brand understanding throughout its enterprise, through the application of innovative new research methods or creative application of existing ones, to deliver improved ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . --CPG Manufacturer Innovation of the Year - acknowledging the CPG manufacturer that has created innovative strategies or technologies, to address evolving consumer attitudes, preferences and behaviors, to improve performance. --CPG Retailer Innovation of the Year - honoring the retailer that has successfully created innovative strategies or technologies, focused on addressing evolving retail execution issues and/or improving the in-store shopping experience, to improve performance. --Chairman's Award - a special award bestowed by IRI and Symphony Technology Group Chairman, Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, honoring creativity, the willingness to take risks, achievement of measurable results and breakthrough learnings for the entire industry. "In today's complex marketplace, innovation is the key for CPG manufacturers and retailers to be profitable," said IRI President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Scott W. Klein. "Many companies are hitting exactly the right note in this area and this unique industry award program honors those forward thinking companies that are leading the charge towards improved performance in a new era of retailing." The awards are judged by an independent third-party panel of distinguished industry thought leaders and experts, including members from AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Research, a recognized research leader in CPG and retail research; Consumer Goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and Technology Magazine, a leading source for CPG executives on technology and business performance issues; and Racher Press, Inc., publisher of Chain Drug Review and MMR MMR measles-mumps-rubella (vaccine); see measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine live, under vaccine. MMR abbr. measles, mumps, rubella vaccine - Mass Market Retailers magazines. The applications will be judged on several criteria, including: 1.) overall quality of the awards application, 2.) program depth and breadth, 3.) time to value, 4.) innovation, and 5.) overall benefits received. The awards will be presented at a gala dinner in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2006. The ceremony will be part of the IRI "CPG & Retail Summit 2006," a world-class global conference, which attracts visionaries and passionate leaders in the retail and CPG industries. The Summit is taking place from Feb. 27-March 1, 2006, at the San Francisco Marriott The San Francisco Marriott is a skyscraper in San Francisco, California. The building rises 436 feet (133 meters) in the southern region of San Francisco’s Financial District. It contains 39 floors, and was completed in 1989. Hotel. CPG & Retail Excellence Award Submissions Complete award program information and awards applications are located at: www.infores.com/excellenceawards. Award applications must be received by Jan. 9, 2006. CPG & Retail Summit 2006 Registration Information For more information and to register online, visit www.cpgsummit.com. About Information Resources, Inc. Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) is the world's leading provider of enterprise market information solutions and services, empowering its clients to grow their business profitably in a complex marketplace. Driving the transformation of the consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail, and healthcare industries, only IRI provides a unique combination of real-time market content, advanced analytics, enterprise performance management software, and professional services. The company's portfolio of services, solutions, and technology enable leading retailers and their suppliers around the globe to see what they are missing, act faster with greater confidence and win at the shelf. Ninety-five percent of the FORTUNE Global 500 in CPG and retail leverage IRI to power their business. For more information, visit www.infores.com. |
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