NGA 2018 was awesome! The morning sessions were impactful, the conversations enlightening, and the show floor was inspiring. I’d like to share our top takeaways (secrets) from the show with you all with the hope that the knowledge gained at the show would help...
I recently set both personal and company goals for 2018 and I’m determined to hit every one of them. I was very much inspired by watching the OKR video from Google (Warning: its 1h 29m long with the last 20 being QA), if 1 hour is too much of a commitment here is...
With the surging popularity of fidget spinner toys, grocers can now capitalize on the explosive trend by offering organic cage-free fidget spinners in their stores! Okay, not really…but food trends can change as quickly as toy trends do and it is crucial for...
The seasons have begun to change again. Here in Boston people have started to walk their dogs, lay by the river, and eat outdoors. In warmer weather people no longer crave the same comfort food that they did in the winter. With that in mind, store owners start to...
A few years ago IT Retail went on a quest to develop an affordable tablet solution for grocery stores. Being in the POS grocery space for the last 24 years has taught us that grocery stores have very unique needs, and we wanted to use our knowledge to develop a...
Many retailer’s years are made or broken during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, and while these spikes of activity don’t hold as true for grocers (people need to eat, right?) it’s still pretty clear that seasonal products are key to our market. After all, is...
