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CPG Required Reading: 4/17

For those of you not from Massachusetts, yesterday was Patriots Day and we were away being patriotic. Now we’re back at it with the latest news for your enjoyment.

Also, quick news update: we will be moving to our permanent home at cpglink.com soon. Stay tuned for more info!

Google’s Marissa Meyer May Join Walmart Board

San Francisco Chronicle 

Walmart Seeks Chinese Improvement

Warc.com

Other Cool CPG Blogs

Hope you are enjoying the weekend! In case our daily dosage of CPG and retail news isn’t enough, we wanted to share some other places where you can find quality news and analysis in the consumer packaged goods industry (not an exhaustive list, but some cool places to check out – tell us what you think!):

Business Exchange

Digital CPG Blog

Off the Shelf

eMarketer 

CPG Chatter

Retail eCommerce 

CPG Required Reading: 4/13

Walmart Ready for Target in Canada 

Wall Street Journal 

Walmart Previews “Disc to Digital” Movie Service

USA Today

Social Marketing Provides Sales Boost

Progressive Grocer Store Brands 

CPG Required Reading: 4/12

Proctor and Gamble Among Inflation-Proof Stock

Investorplace.com

Target testing Walmart in Canada

Chicago Tribune

Walmart Suppliers Profit, Not So for Other Retailers

Retail Digital 

CPGlink Required Reading: April 11

Walmart Touts Suppliers’ Profits

MarketWatch

Letter to Next Best Buy CEO

Forbes

What Works in Kenya May Not Work in Uganda 

BusinessDay

Best Buy’s Future?

Today has been a big day for people dropping out of things. First we got the news that Rick Santroum was dropping out of the presidential race. A couple of hours later we hear that Brian Dunn, the CEO of Best Buy is resigning. (We’ll of course focus on the latter here.)

While there are many reasons that have been thrown out there for Mr. Dunn’s sudden move, including the internal probe into “personal conduct,” one cannot underestimate the role that Best Buy’s lack of a new direction or inability to retain market share had in pushing Mr. Dunn out. Best Buy has be losing out online to online platforms like Amazon and offline to Apple and Walmart as the coolest and most affordable place to purchase the latest electronic, respectively.

Now, the question is whether the removal of the CEO should be considered separately from the state of the company. In other words, is Mr. Dunn’s exit the start of a huge unraveling for the electronics giant, or is it the simple ouster of a less than honest business executive. What do you think?

CPGlink Required Reading: April 9

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to get back to it. Here’s the latest CPG news to get you back in the swing of things:

Is Target the Next Blow-Up?

The Motley Fools

3 Things You Should Know About Small Business

The Street

In other news, last week Walmart named the top ten in its “Get on the Shelf” contest:

1. Bios Clinical Acne System • Topical probiotics for adolescent and adult acne.
2. Humankind Water • 100 percent of net profits from bottled water sales, donations and speaking engagements help provide clean drinking water for some of the 1 billion people worldwide who are dying without it.
3. Mr. Spritz Mysterious Shirts • The designs on these entertaining shirts appear when they get wet, disappear when dry.
4. Plate Topper • Turns paper plates into airtight food-storage containers; microwave and dishwasher safe, also BPA-free.
5. Sola-Bag Forever Carry Refrigerator • A lunch bag that harnesses energy from the sun or indoor lighting to keep contents cold.
6. Soleeze Spring-Loaded Insoles • These resilient inserts fit into any shoe or boot and act as shock absorbers.
7. Snapit Eyeglass Repair Kit • A 30-second fix for sunglasses or eyeglasses.
8. SUSIE Magazine • A bimonthly Christian print and online publication for teen girls that aims to promote healthy relationships and positive self-images.
9. Veterans Farm Datil Pepper Salt • Disabled combat veterans manufacture this datil pepper-infused kosher salt and in doing so learn to overcome physical and mental barriers.
10. We the People Bracelet • Wrist ornaments that are made of silver beads ingrained with the constitutional amendments contained in the Bill of Rights.

CPGlink Required Reading: April 7

It’s the weekend! Some news to get you through the weekend:

We Love Whole Foods but Love Walmart

msnbc.com

Growing with Africans Consumers

Forbes

What Pharma Needs to Evolve 

philly.com

CPGlink Required Reading: April 6

Gap, Target Beat Analyst Estimates, Cite Warm Weather

NJ.com

Walmart Missing Out of Russia’s Retail Boom

Reuters

How Walmart Can Save Blackberry

Venture Beat

Coupon Distribution Drops in 2012

Chief Marketer