Speakers

Supermarket Guru, NBC Today Show

Phil Lempert

Monday March 25th, 2013 4:00 - 4:45pm

The retail food industry is experiencing an unprecedented era of change unlike anything we have experienced in the past. Market forces are driving increases in input and operating costs and forcing us to look at the supply chain through an entirely new lens. The next evolution of supply chain productivity and efficiency will require new levels of collaboration, risk taking, and creative thinking to unlock trapped productivity between trading partners.

Risks-Benefits of Collaboration

Erik Wahl

Monday March 25th, 2013 8:15 - 9:00pm

Erik Wahl, Artist & Speaker, will expand and challenge your thinking around the rewards of risk taking, collaboration, and thinking differently. Erik’s innovative presentation will explore these themes while creating paintings that will make memories that will last a lifetime.

Competing for the E-Commerce Space

Tom Furphy and Kevin Coupe

Tuesday March 26th, 2013 8:15 - 9:00am

In today’s dynamic e-environment, companies must adapt to new business realities that are being shaped by a tech-savvy consumer, as well as generational and demographic shifts that could render the conventional store obsolete. In this opening session, hear from MorningNewsBeat’s Kevin Coupe and Tom Furphy, formerly of Wegmans and Amazon.com, as they engage each other - and the audience - in an interactive conversation about the future of conventional retailing, what can be learned from e-commerce successes and failures, how to compete in the new environment, and how to understand the next generation of shoppers.

“Reality TV Goes In-Store: Tracking the Path-to-Purchase”

Tom Sullivan

Tuesday March 26th, 2013 9:00 - 10:00am

In this session Tom will present the findings of the world’s most extensive shopper behavior study. Over 5 million shopping trips were captured on video in Kroger, Safeway, Ahold, Giant Eagle, Food Lion and Schnuck’s and you’ll see what we discovered. An in-depth, quantitative look at key shopper metrics for the center store, aimed at pinpointing the purchase barriers and the most likely ways to break those barriers and attract shoppers/conversion. A comparative analysis of all the center store departments will provide an understanding of their relative contribution to the total store.

The Wholesale Club: Retail’s Growth Engine

Todd Harbaugh

Tuesday March 26th, 2013 2:00 - 2:45pm

The warehouse club channel continues to be a growth vehicle in the retail industry and Sam’s Club has expanded around the world. With a defined format, Sam’s Club continues to innovate to better serve members and deliver on its brand promise. Todd Harbaugh, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Sam’s Club will speak to what’s worked for many years for the retailer and what changes lie ahead.

Todd joined Sam’s Club in January 2003 as Vice President of Business Member Services where he had responsibility for samsclub.com, Road Shows, Truckload Sales, Exports and the Call Center. In 2005, Todd moved to Replenishment and in 2006 was promoted to Senior Vice President of Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Pricing, Planning and Execution.

In 2008 Todd was promoted to Senior Vice President; Chief Integration Officer, facilitating collaborative transition planning while designing processes to better align Operations, Merchandising, Membership and Marketing.