How Grocery is Changing through Omnichannel Demands, Advanced Forecasting and Assortment Planning

Changes in shopping channels have posed new challenges for grocers and food suppliers. Center store is becoming more of a commodity as more volume shifts  to fulfillment centers and 3rd party marketplaces to reduce costs, while fresh and prepared meals continue to grow as the true differentiator and local presence, forcing new pressure on the supply chain.

During this roundtable, we would like to discuss:

• The current challenges, best practices, and return around providing Omnichannel capabilities in grocery.
  
• Intelligent forecasting and hyper-localization of inventory to reduce food waste and increase sales.
  
• Leveraging retail analytics, external drivers, and master data to provide best products for consumers.
  
• Looking into the future of grocery and what the modern day shopper and experience will look like in 20+ years.

This session will be led by Vikram Murthi, Grocery Industry Strategist at o9 Solutions and Bill Gillispie, Grocery Industry Leader at IBM. 

So, what is a roundtable?

This roundtable is a 1-hour knowledge sharing session in which a limited group of people <12 will engage in a discussion around the topic of the month. The session is facilitated by an industry expert in which diverse groups of innovators come to share knowledge, discuss challenges, learn new things, and meet new people. The session will be highly interactive and collaborative, with a fresh twist.

We keep the agenda simple:

1. Introductions
2. Setting the scene
3. Group discussion
4. Networking

Why should I register?

1. Immerse yourself in a global community of professionals who are passionate about digitally transforming their businesses.
2. Learn a new tool and creative process that you can bring back to your team to collaborate and brainstorm together.
3. If you think webinars are great, but you’re missing the benefits of in-person collaboration and conversation. Be prepared to use this full hour of actively engaging on both Zoom and our creative end-of-the-session program.

Who is it for: Focus is on grocery planning practitioners.