Robots were everywhere last month at ProMat, a major material handling trade show, along with autonomous guided vehicles, artificial intelligence, inventory and network optimization software and mobile technology.
The U.S. secondhand market is growing 16 times higher than general retail and is expected to double by 2026, reaching $82 billion.
Bill Lipsky of UNFI said that more than anything else, independents must own the relationship with the shopper and should ask for help from wholesalers to make it happen.
Ron Margulis thinks that if a technology company could capture the essence of a merchant in every sense of the word, they would have something truly unique to offer food retailers. A genie in a retail bottle. What technology innovations can best help supermarket operators engage their customers?
Ron Margulis with Randy Edeker, executive chairman, and CEO Jeremy Gosch of Hy-Vee, at the recent FMI Midwinter conference in Orlando. Rather than ask about operations, competition or financials, he focused on tech and the customer experience. What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing Hy-Vee and other regional supermarket chains?
Almost exactly three years after its last in-person conference, the Private Label Manufacturers Association met in Chicago this week to share the latest and greatest on store brands. With a few exceptions, there wasn’t anything really new. What should retailers be doing with their store brands right now to grow the segment?
BrainTrust panelist Ron Margulis says, “Pardon my cynicism, but if I had a dollar every time I heard some variant of the phrase ‘the customer must be at the center of every retail decision’ at Groceryshop last week, I’d be able to buy a nice meal at one of the many overpriced restaurants in Las Vegas.” Does the customer really need to be the primary focus of every retail decision?
Last week’s jobs report contained both good news and bad for retailers. It was a sign of a stronger-than-expected economy. But retailers understand the increased challenges the positive numbers mean for attracting and retaining good help. Would grocery retailers benefit from doing a bottom to top analysis of wages and benefits?
Large supermarket operators are taking cash they made from much higher sales volumes during the pandemic and investing it in a myriad of technologies. Community-based retailers need to do the same. What technology solutions are most critical for independent supermarket operators in 2022?
Automatic identification and data capture technology is about to experience a dramatic expansion, and retailers will want to know how best to take advantage of the change. What impact will the transition to 2D scanning have on retailers and brands?
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