During Annual Meeting and Food Show, Associated Food Stores used the opportunity to provide pre-Annual Meeting education sessions. This year in addition to the sessions held at the Little America several classes were also held on the Food Show floor Wednesday and Thursday. Company leaders know how important education and training is for member retailers and classrooms were full in every session.
Topics included:
- ACE Hardware
- Arctic Circle
- All Retailer Session in Main Hall: Shaun Peet
- Beans and Brews
- Store Development Planning
- Succession Planning
- Asset Protection Technologies
- Maximizing Your Worker’s Comp Investment
- All Retailer Session in Main Hall: Shaun Peet
- Maximizing Your Worker’s Comp Investment
- Employment and Human Resources Law (Part 1)
- Employment and Human Resources Law (Part 2)
- RORC Enhancements and Integrations
- Receiving-Shrink-CGO
- All Retailer Session in Main Hall: Shaun Peet
- ESL
- Retail Tech Services 101
- Pharmacy
- Specialty Foods
- Specialty Foods
- All Retailer Session in Main Hall: Shaun Peet
- Introduction to Pricing Services
- DSD House Pricing
- InterScale Advantage
- Performance Group Overview
- Omnichannel Marketing
- All Retailer Session in Main Hall: Shaun Peet
- eCommerce Solutions
- Rewards 101
- Rewards 102
“Education is a key opportunity for our company as we look to the future,” said David Rice, president and CEO. “Our retailers are asking for the help and guidance we can provide, especially given the pace of change we face at retail. We are looking for ways to offer new and exciting education opportunities for our retailers.”
“This year’s education sessions were very well attended,” said Bret Gallacher, who organized this year’s sessions. “It is incredible to see how much participation we had during the event. We had multiple sessions where every seat was full and we appreciate the support of both the retailers and the presenters.”
Many hours of preparation and coordination went into this year’s sessions to ensure retailers have the latest information.
“AFS has such a broad range of services and solutions, as well as so much knowledge that can help our retailers. These education sessions are a great way to help our retailers learn new and important things,” said April Rice, vice president of retail services.
The retail counselors, marketing team, team services and others provided support for the event and their efforts were very appreciated by participating retailers.