Bruce Nagle

Some things are normalizing, but that doesn’t mean everything will be the same as before. Moving forward, stores will need to rethink their competitive pricing strategies.

CPG companies must look ahead and continue to prepare for what’s coming next. Not only regarding the continuation of the crisis but for what happens after when supply chains normalize.

What effect is the pandemic having on grocery chains and CPG companies, and where will things go from here? This post covers The Good, The Bad, and The Unknowable factors that will impact the industry.

To keep up with COVID 19 driven demand, you must have the ability to track OSA in real-time, and the processes to respond when problems are identified.

You need visibility into the right information at the right time to make informed decisions. Building a dashboard that can integrate with all of your systems in real-time and track KPIs is one of the best ways to do this.

Preparing for Coronavirus in grocery retailing’s ecosystem No one knows how bad the Coronavirus could get or how much it could disrupt stores, manufacturing operations, or supply chains. What we do know is the industry needs to be prepared for the worst to keep the damage to a minimum. RW3 has compiled some information and suggestions from industry experts to

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Who would have thunk…..GenZ and Millennials Like the Grocery Store? (as research provided by USC Marshall Food Industry Program reveals) Here’s something you may not have known about Generation Z consumers: They like going to the grocery store. At the FMI-Food Industry Midwinter Conference, a big topic was how the next generation likes to procure their food. And it turns

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Online Grocery Shopping and OSA – The New Reality Trends in Online Grocery Shopping These days it is hard to beat the convenience of online shopping. There are endless options to browse, you place an order, and a box arrives on your doorstep a day later. It should come as no surprise that eCommerce increased to 12% of all retail

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Five Big CPG and Retail Trends for 2020 If you think 2019 was an interesting and overwhelming year for CPG and retail, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. The predicted trends for 2020 are far reaching, high tech, ambitious, and very diverse. Brands will have to really focus on their customers’ experience to know where to invest, because from here out

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Black Friday is Changing. Brands Should Change with It Black Friday is morphing. In 2019, customers dropped a lot of money over the Thanksgiving weekend: $7.4 billion on Black Friday; $9.2 billion for Cyber Monday. Both record numbers that would indicate the sales weekend hasn’t lost its appeal. But the way both retailers and shoppers approach the event changes pretty

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