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Food & Grocery · 2014
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Speed and agility in the retail sector
The rate of change in the retail sector is going from 'fast to furious' if you pardon the cliche. I'll be outlining this issue when I speak to a small group of folks in the retail…
Trend: ".....they recognise me and run a customised commercial on an in-store TV...."
Some months back, the folks at Retail NewsAgent in the UK sent me a series of questions asking about the future of retail. They were busy preparing for their 125th anniversary…
"....ask Siri where you can buy a dozen eggs...."
The folks at the UK's Retail News publication recently interviewed me on the future of retail; I'll be featured in their upcoming 125th anniversary edition coming out in mid-July…
Keynote: Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association - The Acceleration of the Science of Food
New taste sensations used to take 5 years to go from a high-end restaurant to the mainstream - but can now just take a matter of months, driven by the impact of social media…
Trends: Restaurants - "...we'll be processing payments from our car dashboards..."
A few weeks ago, I was the opening keynote speaker in Las Vegas for the 2014 Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference (MURTEC). In the room were folks responsible for the…
Keynote: Subway Canada, Montreal - The Era of Fast Consumer Change
Fast consumer change, a focus on health and wellness, the rapid emergence of new influencers, rapid retail change and more - what happens in a world in which the customer change…
Jim Carroll named as one of 75 experts in Consumer Technology Magazine "The 2020 Imperative"
Each year, Consumer Goods & Technology Magazine puts together an issue that peers into the future. I've been named one of their esteemed visionaries in the past, and again this…
Keynote: NatureWorks, Orlando - The Future of Packaging and Retail
I was invited to provide a keynote to several hundred executives in the consumer and food products (CPG) industry on the broad theme of the future of packaging - NatureWorks being…
Innovation Takes Root 2014: NatureWorks Conference....
It was a bit of a whirlwind the last two weeks, with keynotes in Anaheim (medical device industry), Phonenix (top farming producers) and two in Orlando (the first being for…
Pulse Magazine interviews me on the 'pulse of innovation!'
I'm interviewed in this months "Pulse Magazine" -- it's the official publication of the International SPA Association. Click the image for the PDF -- you might find it a useful…
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