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
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,
A wise man (Einstein, actually) once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” So true when it comes to the talent issues we’re facing today. Over the past few years, we’ve been challenged to respond and adapt like never before. We’ve got our hands full with
A wise man (Einstein, actually) once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” So true when it comes to the talent issues we’re facing today. Over the past few years, we’ve been challenged to respond and adapt like never before. We’ve got our hands full with
Don’t tell anyone, but if you cut me, I still bleed a little Walmart blue. After working there for 18 years, can you blame me? Walmart does much of its teaching through storytelling, and in 2008, when times were tough for the consumer, an executive stood up and told the parable, “The Man Who Sold
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
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
#supplychain … No surprise this topic is trending in a big way. Or that it’s time to rethink how retailers and manufacturers bring their products to market. When I picture every “strategy on a page” I’ve seen over the years, supply chain has always been the foundation — and almost always taken for granted. It’s
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.
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
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
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