May / June 2015

A Letter from the President and CEO

But what about the c-suite?

Our panel of experts includes:

On May 18, the World Trade Organization (WTO) found for the fourth time that sig nificant portions of the United States' Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law violates our international trade commitments.

The most frustrating part of my job in informing, and exhorting, the retail industry to make those changes is about as difficult as rooting for the Chicago Cubs to play in a World Series.

EVP and Healthcare Practice Leader, IRI,

It may seem counterintuitive that any government regulation could generate an opportunity for operators in the supermarket industry. But that is exactly the case with the much talked about Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

One of the challenges of your job, and mine, is to sort through and prioritize the vast amount of information that lands on our desks. No doubt each news report, invitation or query has some merit, but it's impossible to attend to every request or make note of every piece of information.

Chief operating officer Lauren Johnson says the family-owned store was the first in Oregon to use electronic shelf tags eight years ago, and it recently upgraded its self-checkouts and added Apple Pay technology.