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Study Group: Supermarket Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 202

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as automotive manufacturing and dealerships, after market distribution, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, convenience stores, supermarkets, packaged goods manufacturing, department stores and discounters, jewelry and cosmetics, hotels and resorts, restaurants, casinos, and the travel industry, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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Tom Pirko
President
Bevmark LLC

Tom Pirko is currently the President of Bevmark, a premier food & beverage Industry consulting firm providing strategic counsel to senior management of the world's leading food & beverage companies. Mr. Pirko is an expert on strategic planning, competition, mergers, acquisitions, manufacturing, marketing...

Howard Jackson, MBA
President
HSA Consulting, Inc

Howard Jackson is President of HSA Consulting Inc, the world's premier warehouse club, discount & food retail consulting firm, since 1993. He is the leading expert on the Mexican retail market. HSA provides retail strategy, productivity/cost improvement, marketing, licensing & acquisition services....

William Kelley
Principal
GordonBearcatResearch.com

Bill Kelley is the Principal of GordonBearcatResearch.com. Mr. Kelley specializes in several retailing businesses which are specified on his website. He works with investors, private equity specialists, and other consultants. Mr. Kelley was the Chairman, President and CEO of Consolidated Stores Corp....

Rick Shea
President
Shea Marketing Consulting Inc.

Rick Shea has more than 19 years of executive marketing experience at CPG food companies including Kraft, Unilever, George Weston Bakeries and Malt-O-Meal cereals. He is the President of Shea Marketing Consulting Inc., a firm that specializes in providing marketing expertise to CPG companies. Mr. Shea...

Matthew Levine
Chief Executive Officer
Natural Business News

Matthew Levine is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Natural Business News, an online publishing and internet news portal, which he founded in 2005. Mr. Levine is a freelance consultant, writer and researcher and a member of EcoSpeakers speaker's bureau and does freelance analysis...

Marc Israel
Partner
Macfarlanes

Marc Israel is a Partner at Macfarlanes in London. He specializes in a wide range of competition and antitrust work. Mr. Israel advises clients active in a wide variety of industry sectors, as well as a number of private equity houses. He regularly represents clients before the UK's Office of Fair Trading...

John Duffy, MBA
President
MarketOps, Inc.

John Duffy is currently the President of MarketOps, a food and beverage consultancy firm, where he has worked since 2001. Mr. Duffy has more than 15 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and has expertise in wholesale, retail, marketing, sales, product development and business development....

Allan Webb
Director
Horton Hill Management Services Ltd

Allan Webb is the Managing Director and a shareholder of Horton Hill Management Services, where he has worked since 2004. Horton Hill Management Services is a consultancy specialising in retail and food and beverage sectors. Mr. Webb is a veteran of the UK food retailing industry, having spent over...

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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)

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Macys current performance | 05-21-2008
Analysis of: Macy's Same-Store Sales Down 2.6% | www.jckonline.com
Author: Frank Frystak, President, Frystak Associates

Macys in store servicing of current customers is a key to there growth in this very tough retail climate. There addition of new branded merchandise catagoires , Ie Martha Stewart, Donald Trump , etc. gives them a creative edge to be competative in the next 2 qtrs. The jury is out for most better retailsers...

Whole Foods Eyes More UK Expansion--While Pittsburgh and Marin County Say MORE PLEASE | 05-12-2008
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News

As reported in market research firm IGD's Retail Analysis, Whole Foods is set to sign leases for another London Store in the Canary Wharf area as well as a location in Birmingham.  Manchester is reportedly also on the radar.  Yet here at home as the chain integrates its new Wild Oats stores...

Organic and Natural Food Growth Stalls with Increased Commodity Costs | 04-28-2008
Author: Rick Shea, President, Shea Marketing Consulting Inc.

Increasing commodity costs are having a negative impact to the growth of organic and natural foods.As commodities increase consumers are being more selective and price sensitive in their grocery shopping.This trend does not bode well for retailers like Whole Foods (WFMI) and the manufacturers that...

Apple's Superior Brand Strategy Leads to Strong Results | 04-24-2008
Analysis of: Apple's 2Q Results Beat Wall Street Views | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Rick Shea, President, Shea Marketing Consulting Inc.

Apple once again delivered very strong results in the face of hesitant consumers under recessionary pressures.Total revenue growth for the latest quarter was +36% led by the Mac brand in personal computers at +51%.The MP3 segment led by the I Pod brand delivered growth of +1% while the I-Phone...

Is More Private Label At JCP The Right Move? | 04-17-2008
Author: Michael Zibel, Principal, Michael Zibel & Associates

Many retailers over the years have gone down the path of increasing their private label penetration to the point where their business suffers at the top line, and eventually the bottom line. JCP is heavily penetrated with private brands now, and with the disappointng launch of American Living, pushing...

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  • Natural & Specialty Foods Retail

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