GREAT NECK, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Industry-leading retail consulting firm Information Clearinghouse, Inc. (ICI), through its F&D Reports and Creditntell divisions, will host a grocery retail / wholesale webinar on Thursday, November 5, from 2 – 3 pm EST, led by its team of expert industry analysts. Leveraging proprietary data and analytic tools to examine the current landscape, ICI's analysts will explore the changing dynamics of retail and wholesale grocery, and how shifts in customer expectations based on the COVID-19 pandemic are driving financial results and shaping omnichannel strategies.
With the pandemic pushing wind in the "sales" of nearly all supermarket operators, improving margins, cash flow and credit metrics, the webinar will contemplate the potential headwinds for retail grocery, including rising costs, a possible resurgence of food-away-from-home spending, tougher year-over-year operating comparisons, and the sustainability of volume and margin for omnichannel sales. Pressured by a shrinking customer base and historically thin margins, grocery wholesale is experiencing escalating M&A and a battle for share. The webinar will address Ahold's move to self-distribution, leaving Southeastern Grocers as the only remaining top 25 grocer that does not self-distribute, Key Foods' shift from C&S to UNFI, Dollar General's reclamation of fresh and frozen food distribution from SpartanNash, and Amazon's commitment with SpartanNash to supply Prime and Amazon Fresh needs.
Commenting on the webinar, ICI CEO Lawrence Sarf stated, "The apparent challenges thus far in 2020 have created new opportunities for certain businesses, particularly food retailers, but the spike in sales is only part of the story. The added retail volume has costs, consumer behavior continues to shift, and the wholesale segment vies for customers in a consolidated field. Our team of industry professionals pulls the complex situation into focus and provides a look forward at who is well-positioned for the coming changes."
Click here to request access to the webinar, or click here to receive a link to the recorded webinar after the broadcast.
Information Clearinghouse, Inc. (publisher of F&D Reports & Creditntell) is a leading credit consulting firm specializing in the analysis of public and private companies in numerous retail segments. The focus of its analysis is to deliver the key intelligence today's busy credit executive needs to make a highly informed decision without sifting through pages of non-essential data. To learn more, visit our websites at http://www.fdreports.com and http://www.creditntell.com.
SOURCE F&D Reports
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