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Study Group: Supervalu Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 97

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....

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...

Thomas Cosentino
Multi-Unit Manager Compass LLC
Pfg Carroll County Foods, LLC

Thomas Cosentino is the Multi Unit Sales Manager for Performance Food Group, a leading broadline food service distributor in the US, where he has worked since 2000. At Performance Food Group, he is responsible for the administration of the contracts department, servicing the multi-unit accounts for...

George Gue, Jr.
President and CEO
National Supermarket Retail Cooperative

George Gue is the President and Chief Executive Officer at National Supermarket Cooperative Corporation based in New York City. Until January 2005, Mr. Gue was Division President for the Raleigh Division of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. At Winn-Dixie, he was responsible for the operations of 125 Stores in...

Ron Marshall
FormerChief Executive Officer
Nash-Finch Company

Ron Marshall was, from 1998 until March of 2006, Chief Executive Officer of Nash Finch, a US$ 5B wholesale distributor supplying food and nonfood goods to more than 1,500 grocery stores in 27 states and 300 countries. In this role he quadrupled earnings over a six year period, improved EBITDA over 40%...

Gary Allen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Allen & AssociatesGary Allen
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Allen & Associates

Gary Allen is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Allen and Associates, a retail strategy, marketing, and operations consulting firm. Allen and Associates has completed contracts with banks, LBO groups, wholesalers and retailers in the drug store industry as well as the food industry. Mr. Allen...

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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...

Kroger Continues to Out-maneuver Stategically Inferior Competitors | 12-13-2007
Analysis of: Kroger Sales Soar, But Shares Drop | supermarketnews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

 Identical sales growth is one of the key indicators of retail health, and future success. Intelligent price reductions drive transactions and ultimately sales and share. Lower prices allow you to steal share from vulnerable higher priced competitors and narrow the price gap with Walmart...

WSJ quotes HSA Consulting Principal Re: Wal-Mart's Competitive Position in a Changing World | 10-07-2007
Analysis of: Wal-Mart Era Wanes Amid Big Shifts in Retail | online.wsj.com
Author: Howard Jackson, MBA, President, HSA Consulting, Inc

Lead Wall Street Journal article published October 3, 2007 reviewing the changing retail competitive landscape. HSA Consulting Competing retailers have identified strategies to defeat low prices: - marketing non competing services such as PetSmart (on site Pet hotels, grooming, and vet services)...

Coca-Cola / Pepsi-Cola Acquisitions: Strategic Planning Issues | 05-28-2007
Analysis of: Coca-Cola Is Said to Buy Vitaminwater | www.nytimes.com
Author: Tom Pirko, President, Bevmark LLC

Pressure to grow in new beverage categories is intense, yet the major soft drink companies are finding the costs and risks of innovation away from carbonated soft drinks to be difficult.   A competitive buying frenzy is about to begin, but can the bottlers, programmed to sell cola, effectively...

Hain Mastery of Public Relations Over Sales | 05-07-2007
Author: Matthew Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Business News

1)  The Sunday after a strong earnings call for 3q 2007, the PR mastery of Hain Celestial continued in a NY NEWSDAY profile of Irwin Simon.  Simon looked so great in the piece that one doubts it could have been any rosier had the Hain Communications Department written it2)...

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