Striving for Continual Improvement EMI recently took several Meijer and Elite team members on a tour of three trend-setting retailers in Ann Arbor, Michigan: Whole Foods, Zingerman’s Delicatessen and Plum Markets. Each of these operators has a focus on selling traditionally higher cost-per-item categories and is recognized for its ability to build and retain customers […]
Retail stores are an evolving footprint. We’ve all had times when we’ve gone into a store to get one of our usual favorites, only to find that it’s moved to a different section or been replaced by a “new and improved” alternative. This is evidence of what the industry calls category resets and new item […]
The popularity of organic foods has been steadily on the rise over the last decade, thanks in large part to the efforts and offerings of specialty retailers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. Sales declined slightly during the recession, but are back on an accelerated growth track—projected to reach $35 billion by the end of […]
Brett Barcelona, President and General Manager Retail Services The Real Game Changers The teams that execute grand openings have to work together in complete unison in order to deliver the full experience that our retail partners, and their shoppers, have come to know us for. Often times an opening consists of a team of over […]
As a company, Interactions serves a wide variety of retailers and brands. But much of the name we have made for ourselves over the past 26 years comes from our partnerships with grocery retailers. Because of that, we’re always keeping an eye on what’s happening in the food industry and what the trends coming down […]
