Apple, the maker of the iPhone and the Macintosh, wasn’t an exhibitor at the National Retail Federation’s 99th Annual Convention in New York this week, but you wouldn’t have thought that after walking the expo floor. Apple Stores have certainly had an impact the retail landscape. Will iPhone apps change retail as well?
BrainTrust panelist Ron Margulis has long thought the only thing that could derail the store brand locomotive is a major recall of a retailer-marketed product. Turns out that some of the leading supermarket chains in the country have the same belief…. How would a major private label recall impact the growth of store brands?
The Food Marketing Institute’s first ever Future Connect Conference was held in Dallas this week and one of the highlights was a group of four c-level executives sharing the stories of how they made it to their current positions. What are the key qualifications and personality traits needed in the next generation of retail c-level executives?
The Produce Marketing Association, National Restaurant Association and International Foodservice Distributors Association joined forces earlier this year to identify opportunities to increase fresh produce use in foodservice to promote healthy lifestyles. What will it take for PMA, NRA and IFDA to succeed in their effort to double produce consumption at restaurants by 2020?
Outgoing Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott gave his final public speech at the NRF’s Annual Conference Monday, starting out on a depressing note and only getting marginally more cheery as he went on. “We have all had a tough Christmas. We have all just lived through it. And we all know what it is like out there for retailers, for our suppliers and our customers….” What will Lee Scott most be remembered for?
Only a few years ago, any food store less than 40,000 square feet was considered a mom & pop grocery, not a real supermarket. During the last 18 months, the industry has experienced a sea change, with several new smaller entries recreating the competitive landscape. What does the future hold for smaller supermarkets? Are superstores destined to go the way of the dinosaur?
The National Grocers Association held their annual convention and trade show in Las Vegas last week and attracted five percent more attendees than last year. That, in and of itself, is an accomplishment in today’s trade show environment, but the show also provided insight into the current state of the independent segment of the supermarket industry. What do you see as the greatest challenges for independent supermarket operators in the next few years?
Enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA), which enables companies to rapidly respond to changing business requirements and competitive market dynamics, while maximizing existing IT resources, was one of the key tech trends discussed at SAPPHIRE ’07, SAP’s international customer conference, held in Atlanta this week. What impact will service-oriented architecture have on retail and manufacturing operations?
Last week’s FMI convention was a reminder of many things right about trade shows — there was widespread networking, hundreds of new products and services, and several very good workshops and educational sessions. Unfortunately, it was also a reminder of some things wrong about trade shows. What does the future hold for trade shows like the FMI annual convention?
Last week’s Food Safety Summit in Washington, DC coincided with the first anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and many of the questions asked about the safety of the food supply here and abroad remain unanswered. Is the food supply safer now that it was one year ago? Will it be safer one year from now?
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