Groceries and Hardware – A Winning Combination

  • Room: Summit 222-223
Monday,February 28, 2022:9:45 AM -10:30 AM

Speaker(s)

Speaker
Doug Fritsch
Senior Vice President, Retail & Business Development ;
Panelist
Phil Blackburn
Owner
REM Market LLC
Moderator
Richard Estep
Eastern Division Business Development Manager
Ace Hardware Corporation
Speaker
Ron Graff
Owner
Columbiana Foods, Inc.
Moderator
Shawn Robertson
Western Division - Business Development Manager
Ace Hardware Corporation

Description

Groceries and hardware have proven to be a winning combination for grocers looking to diversify their portfolio with another locally owned solution to big box shopping while adding a revenue stream with higher margins. Review independent retailers’ successful approaches to hardware operations and see how lessons learned from grocery marketing and operations apply to a hardware format.


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