England-based VoCoVo has announced its expansion into the U.S. market through the rollout of its voice communication technology with Greensboro, North Carolina-based The Fresh Market. The Fresh Market has integrated VoCoVo headsets with telephony capabilities in 44 stores to improve customer experience and in-store communication. This allows team members from different store areas, for example […]
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CFO Knight To Leave Ahold Delhaize; Successor Search Begins
Ahold Delhaize has announced that Natalie Knight, CFO since 2020, has informed the company that she will pursue another career opportunity in the U.S. and will leave Ahold Delhaize. A six months’ notice period applies. The search for a successor has begun. “Although her time at Ahold Delhaize has been short, I respect Natalie’s decision […]
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NGA Show Announces Grocery Education Program Details
Thousands of grocery retail professionals will gather Feb. 26-28 at Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas for the 2023 NGA Show. With a focus on contemporary challenges and hot topics as grocery retailers navigate changes and innovation, the conference program will include more than 30 sessions focused on digital commerce, marketing, merchandising, operations, procurement, […]
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IHA Reports Consumers Will Plan More In-Home Events In 2023
As economic concerns begin to dominate the news cycle, consumers are feeling the pinch of inflation, bringing more experiential activities back into their homes. IHA’s 2023 At-Home Entertaining Survey found that 82 percent of consumers expect to entertain in their homes at the same or increased frequency in the next year; 35 percent expect to […]
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Network Designed To Energize, Inspire Women Grocery Executives
by Chelsea Matzen / Director, NGA Foundation Are you ready to join one of the most energizing and inspiring executive development programs in the grocery industry? The first meeting of the Executive Female Leaders Network (EXFL) offered a robust content platform focusing on leadership development, industry trends and peer networking. But it was much more […]
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Acosta Subsidiary Expands North American Market Leadership
Los Angeles-based CORE Foodservice has acquired Quebec-based TTS Marketing & Sales, a foodservice sales agency with footholds in Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada. CORE Foodservice, part of the Acosta group of companies, is strengthening its organization through this acquisition to better support clients and customers across the continent. “We have had a strong presence in Canada and know it is a different marketplace. By bringing together our […]
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NGA Show Announces New Technology Summit
The NGA Show will offer a new education component, the Technology Summit, giving grocery retailers a look at technology from multiple perspectives. Topics will span the spectrum of technology, from AI and tech designed to improve the customer experience, to food-centric technologies, including store-level vertical farms, to retail media networks that can shape interactions between […]
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NACS Announces Three New Industry Hires
Three new team members have joined the NACS staff. Emma Tainter is a research analyst and writer. In this newly created role in the NACS Research Department, Tainter will support all of its activities with a focus on writing and editing. She will have an impact on developing program content for the NACS State of the […]