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17 Companies Demonstrating Thought Leadership in Omnichannel Operations

Jun 15, 2017
During the resent Pulse 2017 event, co-hosted with Progressive Grocer and Retailer Leader, I had a chance to get to know some of the companies in the omnichannel arena that are helping food retailers address these pressing questions and more. Here ...

10 Jobs Future Leaders Participants Didn’t Have 10 Years Ago

Jun 8, 2017
More than 400 of the food retailing industry’s most promising rising stars will gather in Chicago June 11-13 to participate in the Future Leaders eXperience. Through a series of team-building exercises, challenges and discussions, they will hone ...

Get To Know the Organic Food Shopper

May 23, 2017
I’ve combed through our recent research reports on fresh foods and pulled out some of the topline findings around organic for some specific departments. These findings help form an organic shopper persona that can be important to your business ...

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