Events

GroceryTech 2023 marks the first time the Progressive Grocer and RIS News communities came together to ponder the next evolution of the grocery industry, and the response was overwhelming. Here we recap every session at the event to give you all the best takeaways from top grocery and tech executives.

The first annual GroceryTech event gathered grocery and technology executives for three days of networking, education, and fun. See photos that emerged from the captivating event.

Jody Kalmbach, Kroger’s group vice president, product experience, had the honor of opening up day two, the main day of the first ever GroceryTech event, and diving into the event's theme: Scaling With Personalization. 

“Automation, Talent, and Recruiting for a Fruitful Future” offered attendees insights on such issues as labor of the future, whether to automate certain tasks, finding the best employees for an organization, and engaging associates for better retention.

Mercatus ran session on e-commerce ops for inaugural event’s attendees.

On the final morning of GroceryTech, EnsembleIQ’s VP of Research Beth Brickel gave an overview of the “2023 Grocery Tech Trends Study,” as well as exclusive data not included in the study, along with a panel of experts. Discover the insights shared.

GroceryTech panelists from Preferabli, Instacart, and Kroger go deep on how to create next-gen customer experiences.

The Fresh Market's Kevin Miller describes how the grocer triumphed with shoppable video solution.