COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — GMDC|Retail Tomorrow plans to dissolve as a member-owned nonprofit at the end of this year. The decision, made by the trade group’s board, was scheduled to be voted on by members on November 12. “This news is disappointing to many, but we recognize our industry has changed significantly,” GMDC president and
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Following the success of its virtual General Merchandise (GM) Conference and Selfcare Summit events last October, Global Market Development Center (GMDC)|Retail Tomorrow has scheduled a series of virtual events for 2021. “Last October, we shifted our legacy GM Conference and Selfcare Summit events from in-person to a virtual setting in an
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — GMDC|Retail Tomorrow, an initiative to help retailers, wholesalers, innovators and others uncover dynamic retail opportunities, is adopting a virtual format for two if its upcoming events. Both events — the General Merchandise Conference (GM20) and Selfcare Summit (SS20) — will take place in October, as originally scheduled. “While we work through
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — GMDC|Retail Tomorrow, the National Grocers Association and the International Housewares Association have joined forces to support smaller suppliers in non-essential categories that they said were getting left behind as the retail industry responded to meet consumers’ needs and demands during the global coronavirus pandemic. As the industry rose to the challenge
As online shopping becomes more frictionless and ubiquitous, retailers with brick-and-mortar outlets need to pay more attention to the kinds of products they put in them. What do people still want to buy in a store these days? Two recent studies suggest some answers. One of these is the latest Global Market Development Center (GMDC)|Retail