Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more

We will keep retailers up to date on everything going on in the grocery world. Expect to hear from category experts, about marketing trends, as well as discussion of new trends. Grocer Pod is presented by Associated Wholesale Grocers.

Innovation Showcase 2024 pt 1 04/19/2024

Innovation Showcase 2024 pt 1 This week's episode is the first round up of conversations Sean Kosednar had with vendors at the 2024 Innovation Showcase. Those conversations were with, , , . Be sure to follow the links to learn more about each great vendor. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30900878

Anticipatory Grocery: Accelerating Innovation and Growth with Daniel Burrus 04/10/2024

Anticipatory Grocery: Accelerating Innovation and Growth with Daniel Burrus In this episode of Grocer Pod, we're joined by Daniel Burrus, global futurist, strategic advisor and best-selling author. Daniel recently spoke at the 2024 AWG Innovation Showcase, where he presented "Anticipatory Grocery: Using Hard Trends and AI To Accelerate Innovation and Growth." Today, he shares with this audience the most important Hard Trends and related opportunities that are shaping the future of grocery, and specific AI tools that can be implemented now to lower costs, increase efficiency and gain competitive advantages. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30752553

AWG's New Partnership with Instacart 04/04/2024

AWG's New Partnership with Instacart Last week AWG and Instacart agreed to a partnership that enables more direct access to same-day delivery and AI-powered smart carts to AWG member companies across 3,500 locations in 32 states. Sean Kosednar was joined once again by Nick Nickitas, General Manager, Local Independent Grocery at Instacart and Founder of Rosie, to talk all about what the partnership means for AWG members. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30687233

AppCard Provides AWG Members with an Innovative Loyalty Option 03/20/2024

AppCard Provides AWG Members with an Innovative Loyalty Option Learn how to take advantage of AWG's Retail Marketing Network revenue-share opportunitywith AppCard's SVP of Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships, Eran Harel, as he talks with Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30418668

Power your eCommerce solution with Freshop 03/13/2024

Power your eCommerce solution with Freshop NCR Freshop's Nick Arlt joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. The two discuss what AWG member retailers can do to be successful in the eCommerce space. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30319978

Save Cold Hard Cash with OpSense 03/06/2024

Save Cold Hard Cash with OpSense Learn how monitoring your store's systems with OpSense. Sean Kosednar talks with OpSense CEO, Stu Gavurin and AWG Member Ward Ragland about how OpSense helps members. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30219228

Learn How Self Checkout Impacts Customer Loyalty 02/28/2024

Learn How Self Checkout Impacts Customer Loyalty Dr. Farhana Nusrat, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego co-authored study "Feeling rewarded and entitled to be served: Understanding the influence of self- versus regular checkout on customer loyalty." Dr. Nusrat explains her study and its findings to Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30054898

Yogurt Category Updates with AWG Brands 02/21/2024

Yogurt Category Updates with AWG Brands Kimberly Kubec joins Sean Koednar in the studio to talk all things Yogurt on this week's Grocer Pod. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/30037978

Raise Profits in Bakery & Serve Success in Deli 02/14/2024

Raise Profits in Bakery & Serve Success in Deli Executive Director of Bakery Deli & Food Service Michael Pursell joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this week's Grocer Pod. Michael talks about how they will use the strong end to 2023 to propel the department in 2024. He also outlines all the great new offerings they have for AWG members. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/29955918

Fill your Bowl with AWG's New Cereal Initiative 02/08/2024

Fill your Bowl with AWG's New Cereal Initiative Category Manager Ernesto Ortero joins Sean Kosednar in the studio for this week's Grocer Pod. Ernesto is here to talk all about the cereal category, specifically what new products AWG Brands has to offer. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/29858448

2024 Trends with Shawn Tuckett 01/31/2024

2024 Trends with Shawn Tuckett Webstop CEO Shawn Tuckett joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. They two discuss a recent Shawn wrote about three grocery trends for 2024 and what it means for AWG retailers. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/29735008

Get to Know Your Customers Day 01/17/2024

Get to Know Your Customers Day To celebrate Get to Know Your Customers Day, Pat Kerwin from Buche Foods joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. Pat and Sean discuss how knowing about their customers and community is critical to the store's success. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/29491608

What to do when you are ready for expansion 01/10/2024

What to do when you are ready for expansion Get ready to expand your business with friend of the show Carey Berger, from joins Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/29410508

Learn to Serve Your Multicultural Customers 12/20/2023

Learn to Serve Your Multicultural Customers AWG’s director of Hispanic & International Sales, Crystal Gonzales, joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this week's Grocer Pod. The two discuss how AWG members can attract and serve their multicultural customer base. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/29154018

From Board Member to SVP 12/14/2023

From Board Member to SVP SVP of Special Projects, James Neumann joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this week's Grocer Pod. James talks about the process of moving from retail to working for AWG. He also describes how his new role will help AWG's members. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/29082008

Harvest Incremental Sales from your Floral Department 11/29/2023

Harvest Incremental Sales from your Floral Department No store is too small to have a floral department. Kansas City's floral specialist, Shannon Gatton, joins Sean Kosednar in the studio for this week's Grocer Pod. She has tips for established departments as well as stores looking to get into the floral game. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28846538

Meet the Mind Behind AWG Brands Award Winning Label Design 11/15/2023

Meet the Mind Behind AWG Brands Award Winning Label Design Hear about the process of creating AWG Brands labels as Daymon's Creative Director, Steve Cox, joins Sean Kosednar on this week's episode of Grocer Pod. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28654568

IGA President John Ross Talks Marketing 11/13/2023

IGA President John Ross Talks Marketing IGA President and CEO John Ross is this week's guest on Grocer Pod. Sean Kosednar asks John how independent grocer can better market their stores. They also discuss the current state of the independent grocer as well as where we go from here. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28615533

New products from Yoplait! 11/01/2023

New products from Yoplait! Sarah Peck and Matt Amendola, from General Mills, talk with Sean Kosednar on this week's Grocer Pod. They are introducing Yoplait Protein, a high protein low sugar addition to the yogurt category. As part of the launch AWG Members are able to get access two weeks before the rest of the competition. Listen in to learn all about this exciting new product. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28484996

Competing in the Digital Landscape with Logan Bayless 10/25/2023

Competing in the Digital Landscape with Logan Bayless ECommerce Manager Logan Bayless joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this week's Grocer Pod. Bayless details what AWG Retailers should be doing to succeed in digital. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28421204

AWG Brands Sales Team 10/18/2023

AWG Brands Sales Team Senior Regional Sales Manager for AWG Brands, Jana Lagis, joins Sean Kosednar in the studio on this episode of Grocer Pod. Lagis has merchandising suggestions for the fourth quarter of the year, including end caps, holiday baking displays, and the AWG Brands Display Contest. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28334237

VMC Pharmacy 10/04/2023

VMC Pharmacy Learn all about the 2024 change to DIR fees from VMC's pharmacy financial analyst Erica Fett. There are things your pharmacy can do to offset the changes and thrive moving forward. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28210565

Shelly Dean 09/28/2023

Shelly Dean AWG's Food Safety Director, Shelly Dean joins Sean Kosednar in studio for this week's Grocer Pod. They tackle both AWG's plan for increased sustainability as well as their work to maintain the highest quality in AWG Brand products. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28167734

TimeForge 09/20/2023

TimeForge , COO of TimeForge, is Sean Kosednar's guest this week on Grocer Pod. The two talk about all the ways AWG members can create more efficient schedules, boost employee culture, and save thousands with /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28065762

Phononic 09/13/2023

Phononic Save money, time, and space in everything from your freezer section to curbside pickup with Phononic. Patrick McCullough talks with Sean Kosednar about all the different easy ways Phononic can help your store on this week's Grocer Pod. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/28021194

Save-a-Label with Rachel Corkill 09/06/2023

Save-a-Label with Rachel Corkill Learn all about the Save-a-Label program from AWG Brands this week as Rachel Corkill joins Sean Kosednar in studio. They talk about how retailers can raise money for local charities simply by collecting AWG Brand labels. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/27956826

Social Media with Carissa Teschner 08/30/2023

Social Media with Carissa Teschner On this week's Grocer Pod, Sean Kosednar is joined in the studio by Omnichannel Marketing Supervisor Carissa Teschner. They discuss AWG's social media program and how it can help member retailers. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/27891156

Digital Coupons with Jeremy Butcher 08/23/2023

Digital Coupons with Jeremy Butcher This week Jeremy Butcher, from AWG's Retailer Marketing Network, joins Sean Kosednar in studio to talk about digital coupons and all the advantages they have over clipping paper versions. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/27830613

VMC Show 2023 08/16/2023

VMC Show 2023 Sean Kosednar was on location at VMC's 2023 show. He caught up with promotional manager, Jessica Wetzig. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/27771006

Episode 70 08/07/2023

Episode 70 Grocer Pod is dropping a couple of days early this week! AWG Senior Vice President, Chief Sales and Support Officer Emile Breaux talks with Sean Kosednar about the 2023 AWG Member Survey. Member Surveys went out on July 31 and is open until August 14. If you haven't seen the email please contact your DM. /episode/index/show/awpod/id/27681033

Grocer Pod - Presented by AWG - Grocery, Marketing and more

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