Tag Archives: July 2016 Feature

Retail in the Digital Age: Consumer Trends Driving Innovation

The explosion of technology that society has experienced over the past 20 to 30 years has been nothing short of transformational. It’s to the point that the youngest generations are now defined not by world events, but by their use of technology.

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Help Shoppers Turn Vacations into Culinary Adventures!

Summer has finally arrived, and that means millions of Americans are gearing up for vacation fun. According to AAA, more than one-third of Americans have family vacation plans this year. Top on the list are road trips, trips to national parks and visits to theme parks. As a Sales Advisor, you can capitalize on the popularity of summer vacations by showing shoppers how to make the products you’re sampling part of their adventure.

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Developing Enthusiastic Brand Ambassadors

“Create a great day on purpose”—that’s Event Manager Elizabeth Jones Johnson’s motto for work, and life. Jones Johnson supervises a busy team of Sales Advisors and is known for both her engaging personality and her ability to develop dynamic brand ambassadors—no matter what they’re selling.

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Expert Viewpoints: The Millennial Revolution

By Vasco Brinca, President – International, Daymon Worldwide The world of retail is on the cusp of major change. Our view of the “typical” consumer is being turned on its side as the first wave of Millennials (loosely defined as the generation shaped by the political, social and digital changes of the late 20th century) […]

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Top 5: Traits that Influence Millennial Shopping Behavior

The top 5 traits that influence Millennials’ shopping behavior—and that retailers and brands must recognize—are: Worldwide Sharing Tribe—Millennials crave meaningful experiences they can share via social media. Eat to Be Healthy/Social-Driven Diets—Millennials are health conscious and more willing to follow diets based on their beliefs (like animal welfare). Eco(nomic) Consumers—Millennials are driven by ecological values […]

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Trending Tastes: Sustainable and Humane—Good for Consumers, Good for the Food Supply

Cage-free eggs, free-range chickens, pasture-raised beef—the hyphenated superlatives for fresh meat and poultry products today can rival that of any padded college essay. But what do they mean? And why are consumers flocking to products with such labels in droves? The simplest explanation is that they’re part of the larger whole food and back-to-nature movement. […]

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Knowledge Portal: SAS Retail Services Taps into Experience and Innovation to Deliver Success

As announced in December, SAS Retail Services landed a contract in late 2015 to become the dedicated retail services provider at Harris Teeter, a Southeastern grocery chain. In only 12 short weeks, from the announcement date to the program launch, SAS became the Southeastern grocery chain’s single source provider for retail services—including the execution of […]

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Executive Perspectives: From the President

Our Culinary Secret Weapon Daymon is a company lucky enough to have industry-leading experts such as Nicole Peranick, our Director of Global Culinary Strategy. Nicole is one of our secret weapons, though the last thing we want to do is keep her expertise a secret. Nicole helps our Daymon associates, retail customers and supplier partners […]

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Editor’s Corner: A Mid-Year Review

We are more than halfway through the year and yet it seems it was just last month we launched this year’s refreshed Retail News Insider—expanding our Market Watch feature from two pages to four, and adding more content from our in-house experts at Interactions and SAS Retail Services. With six months under our belts, it […]

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