For over half a century, Gourmet Foods International has maintained an unwavering passion for connecting consumers with the perfect specialty products from all over the world, including: Domestic and Imported Cheeses, Meat and Seafood, Hors D'O

Annie Charlip of TopCo Associates - Membership As a Competitive Advantage

May 7th, 2020 17m 8s

For more than 75 years, Topco has leveraged the collective volume, knowledge and commitment of its member companies to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace through innovative product offerings and services, which are driven by insi

Lauren Johnson of Rudy’s Markets - Leading the Pack

Apr 29th, 2020 40m 11s

"Leader of the Pack (VRRROOOM!)"/CEO & President Lauren G. R. Johnson of the family-owned Rudy's Markets (a Bend, Oregon grocery business which also runs the brands Newport Avenue Market and Oliver Lemon's) joins Marc Raco and guest host Sterli

Gary Hawkins and Sterling Hawkins of Center for Advancing Retail & Technology (CART) - Realizing Innovation

Apr 22nd, 2020 20m 19s

The Hawkins family name is synonymous with retail and consumer focused innovation, and father and son co-founders Gary Hawkins and Sterling Hawkin currently run Center for Advancing Retail & Technology (CART), evaluating over a thousand new r

Matt Bartelsian of Puzl - Robots in the Grocery Store

Apr 16th, 2020 14m 36s

Puzl creates robot-ready intelligence for retail robots. The hyper-fast AI-platform-as-a-service is setting the performance standard for robot manufacturers and retailers worldwide. Co-Founder/CEO Matt Bartelsian shares how robots and the Puzl

Stacey Bowen of Associated Wholesale Grocers - Strength In Numbers

Apr 9th, 2020 14m 5s

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is the nation's largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving over 1,100 member companies and over 3,000 locations throughout 28 states from 8 full-line wholesale divis

Brian Moyer of Freshop - Forward-Thinking Grocery E-Commerce

Apr 2nd, 2020 27m 40s

Rochester, NY-based Freshop, a company building eCommerce solutions to provide full digital engagement for grocery and specialty retail -- including solutions for mobile, fulfillment and delivery -- is a powerful and customized online shopping

Ron Bonacci of Weis Markets - Keeping Pace with Change as a Grocery Retailer

Mar 26th, 2020 31m 54s

Ron Bonacci, Vice President of Marketing and Advertising for Weis Markets (a large regional grocery chain headquartered in Sunbury, PA with more than 200 stores in 7 states) shares insights on innovation, eduction, and keeping pace with change

Brand Marketing and Media in a World with COVID-19

Mar 23rd, 2020 34m 47s

Jason Schulweis, SVP and Head of Brand Partnerships and Integrated Marketing for Morning Brew, offers crucial insights about current trends within media and marketing due to the impact of COVID-19, how marketers can authentically connect with

Social Distancing and Business in a World with COVID-19

Mar 21st, 2020 17m 49s

Aside from the physical health risks stoked by COVID-19, there's another byproduct of the pandemic that's potentially terrifying: the social impact of isolation and quarantines. Given the number of people directed and electing to work from home

Gig and On-Demand Businesses and Workers in a World with COVID-19

Mar 20th, 2020 18m 13s

How do you protect on-demand or gig workers, their fleets, and their customers, during the COVID-19 crisis? How can companies like Postmates, which rely on going workers for their business model, succeed and survive, what particular concerns an

Mark Kimber of Fintech - Building a Better Alcohol Business

Mar 19th, 2020 24m 41s

Retailers need management solutions from ordering to invoice reconciliation for beverage alcohol retailers of all sizes. Distributors need automated payment collection, maximized delivery efficiency, pricing communicated electronically, and a r

Human Resources Challenges in a World with COVID-19

Mar 19th, 2020 26m 19s

If trying to keep the doors to a business open isn’t challenging enough, especially when you don’t know how long you have to do it for, diligent consideration of the productivity, safety, care, morale, and profitability of your employees may be

Retail Realities and Strategy in a World with COVID-19

Mar 18th, 2020 20m 5s

SPECIAL REPORT: Wendy Liebmann, Founder, CEO, and Chief Shopper of WSL Strategic Retail, shares critical considerations for brands and retailers to manage the new realities of a retail landscape during and after the COVID-19 crisis.See omnystud

Galen Walters and Randy Crimmins of Relationshop - Strategizing Personal Connection to Shoppers

Mar 12th, 2020 38m 1s

In retail, it’s often the relationship that matters more than anything. In the grocery business, it might be relevant even more than anywhere else. Case and point: Relationshop — whose story began more than 30 years and is now leading the indu

Kambiz Hemati of Foot Locker - Store Design and Consumer Experience

Feb 20th, 2020 57m 43s

If you talked with someone in charge of a major aspect of retail at Foot Locker, you’d think the conversation would have something to do with sneakers. And although the topic of "sneakerheads" was unavoidably mentioned, the real focus is: the c

Chris Briglin of Samsung and Tracy Hansen of ProGlove - A Wearable Scanner Fits Like a Glove

Feb 20th, 2020 27m 56s

Chris Briglin, Director, Enterprise Mobile Product Marketing at Samsung, and Tracy Hansen, President, North America and Global CMO of ProGlove, Inc, join Marc Raco on location at NRF Big Show to announce and discuss the need and applications fo

Mercatus Radio - Interview with Zac Wilson of Raley’s. A retailer’s take on grocery eCommerce

Nov 27th, 2019 25m 53s

We’re joined this week by Zac Wilson, Manager of eCommerce at Raley’s. Zac shares his experience launching eCommerce, what were the biggest challenges and how grocers can set themselves up for success.Everything from marketplaces to dark stores

Erik Huberman of Hawke Media - Marketing, Outsourced

Nov 27th, 2019 30m 58s

How do you get the attention of consumers and turn their heads when only 6% of the grocery business is conducted online? The opportunity ahead is huge. Access to great marketing in a tough marketing and advertising landscape can be challenging

Pradeep Elankumaran of Farmstead - Farm Fresh, Local Groceries Delivered

Nov 21st, 2019 34m 16s

One significant trend in food is fresh, locally-sourced produce and grocery essentials delivered to the consumer’s doorstep the same day. One growing player is Farmstead, who also boasts free delivery, forever. To unpack this trend, Rob Sanchez

Mike Brennan of Farmer's Fridge - Smart Fridges and Eating Well

Nov 14th, 2019 30m 56s

Here’s a very interesting concept: create fresh meals, then fill smart Fridges at central locations with wholesome, delicious salads, bowls, snacks and more. Farmer's Fridge is on a mission to make it simple for everyone to eat well, with a ra

Mercatus Radio - True commitment to grocery eCommerce requires a culture change

Nov 2nd, 2019 24m 37s

Rob Christian, CEO of Shophero, joins us in this week’s episode of the Digital Grocer Podcast. With extensive experience and knowledge in the grocery retail space, Rob offers his insights on how grocers should strategically approach their eComm

Steven Hornyak of Fabric - One Hour Delivery (Because of Robots)

Oct 31st, 2019 40m 21s

Imagine smulti-tenant and private networks of automated Micro-Fulfillment Centers that combine the speed of local delivery with the efficiencies and scale of robotic fulfillment. Proprietary robotic and AI technology enable retail and CPG partn

Mercatus Radio - Grocers are sitting on the Holy Grail of data

Oct 8th, 2019 23m

This week, we’re joined by Dan Bourgault and Beccah Rybalsky from Replenium, a provider of intelligent product replenishment solutions that improve the way consumers shop for everyday products. Dan and Beccah discuss how Replenium helps levels