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👀 Sneak Peek Alert: Something Huge Drops Tonight for Retail Fest Gold Coast! 👀 Hey you, yes YOU! Clear your schedule tonight because we’re about to drop something so big, so epic, it’s going to make retail history. The Retail Fest Gold Coast agenda is coming, and trust me, you’ll want to be the first in line. 🌟 What��s coming? Insight bombs from industry giants? ✔️ Workshops that’ll actually blow your mind? ✔️ Networking that doesn’t feel like a dentist appointment? ✔️ A peek into the retail future? Double ✔️ 🕗 Tick, tock, the countdown begins. Tonight, we reveal what’s in store for Retail Fest Gold Coast and believe me, it’s not just another agenda. It’s your roadmap to dominating the retail game. Stay glued to your screens. Hit that refresh button like it owes you money. Because tonight, we change the game. #RetailFest #GoldCoast #Countdown #Epic #RetailGameChanger #StayTuned

👀 Sneak Peek Alert: Something Huge Drops Tonight for Retail Fest Gold Coast! 👀 Hey you, yes YOU! Clear your schedule tonight because we’re about to drop something so big, so epic, it’s going to make retail history. The Retail Fest Gold Coast agenda is coming, and trust me, you’ll want to be the first in line. 🌟 What’s coming? Insight bombs from industry giants? ✔️ Workshops that’ll actually blow your mind? ✔️ Networking that doesn’t feel like a dentist appointment? ✔️ A peek into the retail future? Double ✔️ 🕗 Tick, tock, the countdown begins. Tonight, we reveal what’s in store for Retail Fest Gold Coast and believe me, it’s not just another agenda. It’s your roadmap to dominating the retail game. Stay glued to your screens. Hit that refresh button like it owes you money. Because tonight, we change the game. #RetailFest #GoldCoast #Countdown #Epic #RetailGameChanger #StayTuned

Exciting insights from industry leaders! Meghan Howard, and Julia Miller, share their expertise on the importance of contextual commerce. They highlight why this innovative approach should be a cornerstone in today's marketing strategies. Discover how integrating contextual commerce can revolutionize consumer engagement and drive significant results.

Dianne Noriega Cairoli was live on stage at the MediaPost Retail Brand Insider Summit today. Here's what retailers learned from the session: 🎯Targeting is Key: Use your existing customer data to power addressable targeting that drives incremental sales 💡Creative Quality is King: Harness the power of human emotion to create a lasting brand impression 🤝Focus on Loyalists + Capture Switchers: Reach customers most likely to buy, right before they make a purchase

Check out the latest episode of The FMCG Guys where they interview Tom Langley, a dunnhumby alum (a designation shared with our very own Peter V.S. Bond) who now leads #RetailMedia at John Lewis & Partners!

Just wrapped up an incredible week at Groceryshop 2023! 🛒 I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all our attendees for making this year's Groceryshop the BEST one to date! I had the privilege of participating in some truly engaging and inspiring conversations. Here are a few highlights: Generative AI: As Ben Miller aptly put it, "To sum up all of the conversations, it's a runaway train." Retail Media: Krystina Gustafson shared her insights, noting that "Last year, it was a shiny new object. This year, we're focused on standardization. Next year, we'll likely be looking at differentiating capabilities." Organic vs. Inorganic Expansion & Adjacent Revenue Streams: JJ Fleeman emphasized Ahold Delhaize's active exploration of growth through acquisitions, recognizing the importance of scale for technology investments in a consolidating market. Ben Miller summarized these key takeaways nicely: 1. Organic Expansion: Leveraging their dominant East Coast presence to drive organic growth. 2. Inorganic Expansion through scale acquisition. 3. Retail Media Networks: Diversifying revenue streams has paid off, with AD Retail Media experiencing a remarkable 70% income growth since its recent relaunch. In addition to the incredible content, we witnessed some fantastic activations at this year's event, including the Street Fair. It was our inaugural inclusion of retailers and brands in the show experience, featuring exciting and DELICIOUS treats from brands like Monster Energy, Kellogg Company, Feastables, PepsiCo, and more. Congratulations to Lindsay Cohen and the operations team for bringing this vision to life! In summary, I am both inspired and a little tired, but also eagerly looking forward to rolling up my sleeves for next year's event! 🙌 #Groceryshop #RetailInnovation

One sure way to tell if a local celebration is coming up is to observe a grocery store. Whether you know which national festivity is coming up or not, you'll be able to spot a pattern: similar colors, similar characters - red for love and Valentine's Day, ghosts for Halloween, flags for independence and national days. But how do retailers know how to prepare their merchandise? Scott Heyer's written an easily digestible yet insightful article about the topic in Retail World Magazine, take a look at pp. 50-51! #Insight #Retail

Here is a roundup of the Top 8 LinkedIn posts on my retail news feed in the last 28 days. By far the biggest interest with over 26,500 views was the first day experience posting of the new McDonald's CosMc location. Other topics of interest included articles on Hudson's Bay, UNIQLO and Subway. Thanks to all my followers and keep LIKING those posts! #retailnews #retailtrends #thanks #followers #followme

Having just attended the awesome 2024 Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Asset Protection and Safety conference, a few observations for our smaller, nascent, yet critically important solution providers who were represented virtually (i.e. by other exhibitors): If you are represented by another physically present provider (a booth), select your partnership carefully. By delegating your product offering, you're also delegating your brand, your image, and your yet-defined reputation. Rarely does one get a second chance at a reputation. All us retailers have baked opinions of legacy providers - good/bad, innovative/dark ages, gadget hustlers/frictionless, customer focused/cops-and-robbers focused, honest/shady, etc. Just because a solution provider is large, has a huge booth, or has been around "forever," doesn't mean they're viewed in high regard. As a career retailer, as I roam the gauntlet, everyone is understandably competing for 5 minutes of your time and the visuals are what catch my attention. If I don't immediately and powerfully see your brand, and for what business problem you're solving, I won't "see" you. I will smile, and walk on by. If I'm not a fan of your sponsoring company, I'll walk by. I don't care what else they may be selling. THEIR reputation is what matters. And if you only have 5 minutes, what do you think the rep in front of you is going to promote most aggressively (rhetorical)? Just like a wine, a life partner, or a tax advisor, choose carefully. My point - The retail risk-mitigation industry desperately needs fresh thought and true innovation. Don't risk your future to save a few bucks. Be present. #retail #retailtechnology ##retailleadership #ai #safety #lossprevention ##assetprotection #shrink #theft #ORC ##riskmitigation Walmart Kroger Meijer Target CVS Health Walgreens Best Buy The Home Depot Lowe's Companies, Inc. Albertsons Companies Safeway Conversations On Retail Costco Wholesale Sam's Club Amazon Carrefour Metro Inc. ALDI USA

An excellent reminder from Martin Newman about the things that matter in building and growing a healthy business. Whilst many of us quote Peter Drucker’s remark that culture eats strategy for breakfast … it’s not to imply that building a winning business culture is an easy choice for a leader … it’s actually much harder than crafting a ‘perfect’ strategy. But if you are prepared to invest the leadership courage, energy and long term commitment (and are able to take your owners with you…) there’s no doubt that you can create a more resilient and creative business, and gain real advantage over your competitors.