Jason Reiser

Meet the consumer in the grocery aisle — wherever it may be

A little while back, a report from FMI – The Food Industry Association caught my eye. It provided some pretty compelling data on how hybrid grocery shopping is completely transforming the food retail landscape. Maybe you saw it, too? FMI noted that seven years ago only 7% of surveyed shoppers reported ordering groceries online within

E-commerce and omnichannel retail: evolution or revolution?

E-commerce and omnichannel retail: evolution or revolution?

Who doesn’t like a good sports story, especially with the Super Bowl in our rearview mirror but our hearts still on the gridiron? There’s one that’s especially on point these days, given where we’re at with digital commerce. It’s summer, 1961. The Green Bay Packers, just off a crushing defeat costing them the NFL Championship,

Taming the Inflationary Tiger

Taming the Inflationary Tiger

I saw a report from Bloomberg a little while ago that the Federal Reserve has a new plan to end high inflation — through a “growth recession” strategy. Worrisome, huh? The economist who first thought up “growth recession” likened it to a contained tiger – not a tiger running loose, but not a paper tiger

Balancing remote and on-site work is vital to business

Balancing remote and on-site work is vital to business

It was absolutely amazing to be back in person at our home away from home (don’t we wish?), The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting. The in-person meetings and interactions that occurred were personally satisfying and much more impactful and action-oriented than I’ve found with virtual.

MPG launches diverse supplier development program

MPG launches diverse supplier development program

PRINCETON, N.J. – Market Performance Group (MPG) is launching its first-ever Diverse Supplier Development Program, a newly created Accelerator program designed to provide pro-bono support for selected diverse suppliers and entrepreneurs as they prepare to engage and sell their products in digital and traditional retail channels. This event comes on the heels of a successful

Market Performance Group taps Jason Reiser for new role

Market Performance Group taps Jason Reiser for new role

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. ‒ Market Performance Group (MPG) has named Jason Reiser, former chief merchandising officer of Dollar General, and former executive at The Vitamin Shoppe, Family Dollar, and Sam’s Club to MPG’s newly created position of president, sales strategy and services beginning March 8, 2021. MPG is a uniquely positioned services organization comprised of

Dollar General names Taylor chief merchandising officer

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. has appointed Emily Taylor executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, succeeding Jason Reiser, who has left the company. Taylor, who has worked at Dollar General for more than 20 years, most recently served as senior vice president of channel ­innovation. “We are confident that Emily’s strategic vision and