Select Criteria: Tracks = Merchandising

Sunday, September 19, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Non-Foods Merchandising Strategies

  • Room: Ballys Silver
Shoppers’ desires to limit store trips gives grocers a new opportunity to increase sales in non-foods categories. Hear how retailers are taking advantage of the ability to add excitement with unique products and unexpected items and are winning back GM/HBC sales....
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Anne-Marie Roerink
Principal
210 Analytics
Panelist
Mark Deuschle
President
Navajo Incorporated
Panelist
Neil Stern
Chief Executive Office
Good Food Holdings, LLC
Panelist
Steve Corradini
Head of Purchasing
1520
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Monday, September 20, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Winning In Center Store

  • Room: Ballys Silver
Hear how you can improve center store sales with smart assortment, effective pricing, innovative shelving, and creative merchandising.  Discover opportunities to partner with CPG firms and wholesalers to breathe new life in the heart of your store....
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Brad Thomas
Vice President, Customer Development-Sales Agency
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Panelist
Diana Gorshe
Senior Director, Category Insights
Del Monte Foods, Inc.
Moderator
Gary Redner
Chief Operating Officer
Redner’s Food Markets
Panelist
Glen Walter
Vice President, Retail Sales
Idahoan Foods
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Monday, September 20, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

How to Generate A 1% Increase in Gross

  • Room: Thought Leadership Theater
The benefit of automation technology is this: It can automate the mundane and complex tasks you and your team do every day. The technology can run 24/7, 365 days, and send you reports that overview your important metrics, all without you touching a button. What does this mean? It means you... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Dennis Toney
Sales Director and Grocery Expert
Storewise
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Tuesday, September 21, 1:15 PM - 1:40 PM

15 Ideas for Growing Sales

  • Room: Ballys Silver
In today’s world, the idea that success consists of achieving a long term sustainable advantage is nearly impossible.  To deliver a unique value to our guests, we need to choose a different set of activities or do the same thing differently.  In this fast-paced session, we’ll share 15 proven sales... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Nick Lenzi
Vice President, Marketing
Lipari Foods
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Tuesday, September 21, 1:50 PM - 2:15 PM

10 Tips to Infuse Gusto into Promos, Events

  • Room: Ballys Silver
Promotions and events are an exciting way to bring energy in stores and across your marketing. When done well with gusto peppered in, not only do they increase sales, but they are fun, they inform, and they create memorable experiences for customers. Independent retailers are nimble and therefor especially good... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Jessica Shaw
Administrative Assistant to the CEO
Dorothy Lane Market
Speaker
Jessie Kuhn
Director of Marketing
Dorothy Lane Market
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Tuesday, September 21, 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM

The Changing Role of Store Brands

  • Room: Ballys Silver
The role of Store Brands is rapidly evolving, from being a lower cost alternative to being ia source of innovation and differentiation at the shelf. This journey has been accelerated in past 18 months as Store Brands gained more shelf space and filled the void from low out of stock... Read More
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Ajay Raina
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
Speaker
Mike Simonic
Managing Partner
Alvarez & Marsal
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