In this short paper, Retail Wire author Jamie Tenser explores several ways the current environment in grocery is causing disruption to things that have been very steady...until COVID. Human labor is scarce, the supply chain is in a state of flux, inflation is creeping in, and shopping trips are … [Read more...] about How to Handle Inevitable Disruptions in Grocery
Itasca Retail Makes Inc. 500 List for 3rd Time
Itasca was chosen for the Inc. 5000 List for the 3rd time. This time with an incredible growth rate of 158%. We also moved up 1,818 spots on the list from last year.We are proud to be a part of this exclusive community and hope to continue to be a part of it for many years to come.Learn more about … [Read more...] about Itasca Retail Makes Inc. 500 List for 3rd Time
Lunds & Byerlys Uses Inventory Science to Ensure Item Availability
Lunds & Byerlys is making sure that its shoppers can always find their desired products in stock by implementing Itasca Magic computer-generated ordering (CGO) and inventory optimization solution in all of its retail locations. Read the news … [Read more...] about Lunds & Byerlys Uses Inventory Science to Ensure Item Availability
How Tops Markets Is Powering Through the Pandemic
Tom Durkin of Tops Markets sits down with Jenn Strailey to talk being in-stock during a pandemic. Very poignant discussion. Read … [Read more...] about How Tops Markets Is Powering Through the Pandemic
Lunds & Byerlys Supermarket Chain Implements Itasca Magic™ for Inventory Optimization
Lunds Food Holdings, Inc., based here, is implementing the Itasca Magic™ computer generated ordering and inventory optimization solution in all its Lunds & Byerlys retail locations. Itasca’s user-friendly software solution uses historical sales data and current shelf and selling conditions to … [Read more...] about Lunds & Byerlys Supermarket Chain Implements Itasca Magic™ for Inventory Optimization
IHL – Future of Grocery
https://youtu.be/L9coz7xY2hUBacked by statistics that are staggering and frightening, Greg Buzek and the team at IHL Services stated that OOS in grocery retail is a "major problem."We will help you eliminate it completely and have it be an after-thought. You won't have to worry that you will have … [Read more...] about IHL – Future of Grocery
Itasca #1 in Satisfaction as Rated by Customers
Itasca Retail makes a smashing and unprecedented debut in its first-ever inclusion on the RIS LeaderBoard 2021, with high-ranking recognition on multiple charts.We proudly landed eight number-one rankings in the study, including two of the most coveted: Customer Satisfaction for Grocery Vendors, and … [Read more...] about Itasca #1 in Satisfaction as Rated by Customers
IHL Bad Leftovers Inventory Report
IHL stated in its most recent report, Bad Leftovers: How Grocery Left Billions on the Table, that grocers and mass merchants missed out on $384B in sales due to out-of-stocks, and $85B was newly exposed due to more ecommerce orders. But, what it found in its surveys how retailers with CGO solutions … [Read more...] about IHL Bad Leftovers Inventory Report