The Produce Retail Podcast
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The Produce Retail Podcast is the place for thought leaders in the industry to talk shop. Join us for conversations on strategy, business partnerships, planning, training, leadership, communication, merchandising and much more. We'll have regular guests as well as more occasional visitors, and the goal is always to deliver conversations that inform, inspire and ultimately illuminate opportunities for growth. This podcast is hosted by Ashley Nickle, produce industry enthusiast and founder and CEO of Ashley Nickle Growth Strategies.
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Former H-E-B floral director and 2023 IFPA Floral Marketer of the Year Erin Esensee and floral retail veteran Jennie Kellerman Garbarek on the importance of timeline in floral
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Chick-fil-A Supply's Clark Roper talks intentional leadership, investing in young team members, and lessons from his retail days
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Anne-Marie Roerink talks about the diverging trajectories of fruit and veg; millennial spending power; the influence of picky kids on purchasing; and more
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Karli Nelson of the Supermarket Floral Ad Roundup + floral guru Jennie Garbarek
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Town & Country Market produce manager Tim Deubner
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Tony Mirack, director of produce, floral and salad bar at McCaffrey’s Food Markets
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Marc Goldman, produce director at Morton Williams
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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VP of fresh foods Rick Stein on FMI's State of Fresh Foods report
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Retail veterans (and former colleagues) Justin Heffernan, Jake Rupert and Jennie Garbarek talk collaboration between produce and floral
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Produce manager Ryan Vann, regional supervisor Jason Riggs, and VP of produce operations Mike Roberts of Harps Food Stores
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Stop & Shop's Nadia Pregoni, Bayview Flowers' Stuart Vanstaalduinen, and Tessa's Jennie Garbarek
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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GiGi Busch, floral merchandiser turned content creator, Busch’s Fresh Food Market
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Bob Veilleux, vice president of produce and floral operations at Vallarta Supermarkets
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May 08, 2025 |
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H-E-B's Stacy Bates, Kroger's Laura Brown, Schnucks' Allison Primo — Retail Dietitian Roundtable
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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The Fresh Market produce manager Dan Weis and store manager Michael Gillespie
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Industry veteran Blaine Heilman on transition from individual contributor to team leader
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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United Supermarkets business director of floral Bradley Gaines and Tessacorp's Jennie Garbarek
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Online produce shopping and AI in grocery retail with Brian Numainville of The Feedback Group
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Greenhouse commodities deep dive with Matt Quiring of Nature Fresh Farms
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Schnucks floral director Michael Schrader and floral retail veteran Jennie Garbarek
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Ed Keefe, executive director of produce, floral and bakery merchandising and operations for Eickhoff ShopRite Supermarkets
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Dave Dunkak on negotiation
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Avocado and mango category deep dive with Jennifer Anazawa of Mission Produce
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Floral retail veteran Jennie Garbarek on all things Valentine's Day
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Amanda Oren, VP of industry strategy for grocery at RELEX, talks Kroger-Albertsons, competing with discounters, prepared foods, private label, inflation and more
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Anne-Marie Roerink on consumer trends, loyalty, holidays, TikTok, merchandising and more
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Berry category deep dive with Nicole Grant and Rose Palacios of Driscoll's
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Produce manager Chris O’Brien, regional fresh sales manager Anthony Deni, and director of produce and floral Chris Keetch of The Giant Co.
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Deep dive on category reviews with Associated Food Stores director of produce and floral Leigh Vaughn
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Sprouts Farmers Market produce directors Daniel Spivey and Reyna Graves
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Schnucks produce manager Aaron Carroll, produce sales merchandiser Meghan Hauck, and vice president of produce Mike Tipton
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Tops Markets produce manager Brad Franklin and produce and floral field specialist Cole Bickal
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Corner Market produce manager Bishop Tart, plus supervisor Josh Smith and vice president of sales and marketing Price Mabry
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Longtime produce retail exec Scott Schuette discusses how to distribute decision-making between corporate and store level
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of 210 Analytics, on what produce can learn from the growth happening in deli
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Category management deep dive with Brendan Haslam of Bolthouse Fresh Foods
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Produce manager Alicia Lewis, merchandiser Mike Harrington and VP Mike Roberts of Harps Food Stores
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Associated Food Stores director of produce and floral Leigh Vaughn
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Former Walmart produce exec Dorn Wenninger talks indoor ag, data and more
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Director of produce and floral Lou Rotell of El Rio Grande Latin Market on the world's largest fruit display
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May 20, 2024 |
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Merchandising veterans Jose Cartamil and Tom Foss of Carlson AirFlo
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May 07, 2024 |
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A shout-out to produce managers plus the origin story of Love Your Produce Manager Day
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Laura Brown of Kroger, Melanie Taylor of Harmons, Yvette Waters of Raley's — Retail Dietitian Roundtable
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Anne-Marie Roerink talks packaged produce, value-added, generational trends and more
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Produce retail veteran Dan Weis talks leadership, department resets, career highlights and more
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Claudia St. John on improving retention, reducing turnover, career pathing and more — State of the Produce Manager Series
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Dave Dunkak on accountability, communication and priorities as a manager
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Veteran produce director Josh Padilla on forced distributions, merchandising and options, labor and more
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Getting your team to buy in — Wendy McManus on the power of finding the purpose in your work — State of the Produce Manager Series
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Dave Mitchell on career pathing — State of the Produce Manager Series
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Merchandiser/broker/consultant Scott Horner on labor and customer service — State of the Produce Manager Series
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Behind the scenes of the flourishing floral departments of Fortinos
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Produce manager and buyer Donovan Jackson of Seed to Table
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Harps VP of produce operations Mike Roberts on supporting produce managers — State of the Produce Manager Series
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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2023 Highlights from the Leadership & Training Playlist
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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2023 Highlights from the Produce Manager Perspective Playlist
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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2023 Highlights from the Merchandising & Marketing Playlist
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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2023 Highlights from the Executive Perspective Playlist
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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All things fixtures with Alco's Jack Sjogren
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Cody Masters on flavor, innovation and opportunities for produce
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Schnucks VP of produce and floral Mike Tipton talks local, new pilot program, digital shelf tags
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Strack & Van Til's Mitch Harris and Andy Muller
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Bonus episode: IFPA retail tour and the value of store visits
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Scott Schuette breaks down the underrated opportunity of sampling
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Anne-Marie Roerink talks consumer trends, produce merchandising and marketing
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Josh Padilla, director of produce for Marketplace Bermuda
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Rubinette Produce Market's Josh Alsberg on assortment, local farms and being an ambassador for produce
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Fortinos senior director of produce and floral Kevin Climie talks new items, assortment, career and more
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Challenging the traditional wisdom on pricing and promotion — Circana's Jonna Parker
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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The Produce Manager Survey — Introduction
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Haggen's Laura Marquand and Brent Chambers
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Scott Schuette on leveraging traffic patterns, meal mindset in merchandising
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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The Feedback Group's Brian Numainville talks produce and online grocery baskets
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Diane Scalisi of Driscoll's, Danelle Huber of CMI Orchards and Ashley Pigo of RPE talk omnichannel marketing and the rise of retail media networks
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Circana's Jonna Parker talks branding and differentiation in produce and retail
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Scott Schuette on cheese and produce pairings, cheese promotions to leverage, and more
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Tops Markets' Chris DeMarie and Jeff Cady
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Albertsons national VP of produce Shawn Peery talks store visits, social media and sharing success stories
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Food City's Skylar Leonard and Travis Jones plus local grower Tony Slaughter
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 5 — Ashley's Picks
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Hy-Vee's Greg Kimmel and John Griesenbrock
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 4 — Assortment
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Corner Market's Olin Williams and Price Mabry
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 3 — Cross-merchandising
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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The Giant Company's Breanna Norris and Alan Carcifi
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 2 — Pricing Inspiration
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Dave's Markets produce specialist Roberto Bolivar on merchandising, inventory and more
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Special Series with Scott Schuette: Part 1 — Signage Inspiration
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Produce retail veterans Chris Blackwood, Harold Carroll and Stephen Daly with Military Produce Group
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ashley Finster talks data, category management, category captains and more
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May 24, 2023 |
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Rouses vice president of fresh James Breuhl on Louisiana strawberries, new Hi Foodie campaign and more
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May 16, 2023 |
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Award-winning produce manager John Truncale and merchandising expert Brian Dey
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May 09, 2023 |
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Fresh Thyme assistant director of produce Jesse Himango on category management, new product launches and more
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May 02, 2023 |
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Armand Lobato on managing when stores are understaffed
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Mike O'Brien on people management and mental toughness
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics talks berry category, promotional activity, digital engagement
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Brian Dey on time management in the produce department
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Celebrating Love Your Produce Manager Day with Alex Jackson
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Lesley Daniels on best practices for in-store and digital promotion
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Mimmo Franzone from Longo's and Brianna Shales from Stemilt
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Mar 21, 2023 |