| WHO: |
Paul Beahm – Senior Vice President, General Merchandising Manager, Health and Wellness, Wal-Mart
Bill Pecoriello – Managing Director, Beverage Equity Research, Morgan Stanley
Cathy Green – Chief Operating Officer, Food Lion
Manufacturer-Retailer Collaboration Panel –
- Thom Blischok, President, Innovation and Consulting, IRI
- Don Johnson, Vice President, National Retail Sales, Anheuser-Busch
- Stephen Vowles, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Brands, Stop & Shop Supermarket Company
- Tom Furphy, General Manager, CPG, Amazon.com;
- Jim Smits, Group Vice President, Fresh Foods Merchandising, SUPERVALU INC.
- Mike Salzberg, President, Sales, Campbell Soup Company
- Ken Fenyo, Vice President, Customer Loyalty, The Kroger Company
- Russ Hockin, Senior Vice President, Cross-Channel Operations, Kellogg Company
James Carville and Mary Matalin – Political Analysts and Authors
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| WHAT: |
Building on its reputation for raising and tackling the consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail and healthcare industries’ most pressing business issues, IRI is hosting the fifth annual IRI Summit 2008 at the Gaylord Palms Orlando Resort & Convention Center. This world-class global conference, which attracts visionaries and senior leaders in the CPG, retail and healthcare industries, features impressive keynote speakers who are distinguished leaders in their industries.
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| WHY: |
IRI, the leading global provider of consumer, shopper and retail market intelligence and insights for the CPG and retail industries, created the broad-based, high-level forum to examine the latest innovations and best practices in content, analytics and technology solutions to drive growth and productivity. To deliver these real-world perspectives on a myriad of critical industry trends and issues, IRI will kick-off the second day of Summit with the following keynote speakers:
8:30-9 a.m.
Paul Beahm
Wal-Mart
”Putting Innovative Customer-Centric Strategies to Work in Meeting Customers’ Healthcare Demands”
9-9:30 a.m.
Bill Pecoriello
Morgan Stanley
”The State of the CPG Industry”
9:30-10 a.m.
Cathy Green
Food Lion
”Translating Granular Shopper Understanding into Optimal Experiences across Multiple Retail Banners”
10:30-11:30a.m.
Manufacturer-Retailer Collaboration Panel
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
James Carville and Mary Matalin
“All’s Fair: Love, War and Politics”
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| WHEN: |
March 5, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST |
| WHERE: |
IRI Summit 2008
The Gaylord Palms Orlando Resort & Convention Center
6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, Florida 34746
www.cpgsummit.com |
About Information Resources, Inc.
Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) is the world’s leading global provider of consumer, shopper, and retail market intelligence and insights, empowering consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail, and healthcare companies to grow their business profitably in a complex marketplace. Driving breakthrough growth in the industries it serves, the company’s portfolio of services, solutions, and technology enable leading retailers and their suppliers around the globe to see what they are missing, act faster with greater confidence, and win at the shelf. Ninety-five percent of the FORTUNE Global 500 in CPG and retail leverage IRI to power their business. For more information, visit: www.infores.com.
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CONTACTS:
John McIndoe
E-mail: john.mcindoe@infores.com
Phone: (312) 474-3862
Shelley Hughes
E-mail: shelley.hughes@infores.com
Phone: (312) 474-3675