🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI Conference 2025 🎙
Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Bennett Morgan, EVP & CMO of SpartanNash, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss how automation, robotics, and AI-powered analytics are shaping the future of grocery merchandising. Learn how real-time shelf data, vendor collaboration, and digital inventory tracking are improving in-stock rates, pricing accuracy, and store efficiency.
⏱ Time Stamps & Topics:
🔹 [0:00] – Live from FMI 2025 at the Simbe Robotics Booth
🔹 [1:00] – Meet Bennett Morgan: His background in retail & merchandising
🔹 [2:30] – How SpartanNash operates as both a wholesaler & retailer
🔹 [3:50] – Merchandising trends in grocery: Freshness, health, and convenience
🔹 [4:49] – How AI & robotics are improving pricing, planograms, and inventory
🔹 [6:15] – Expanding Simbe’s Tally robots to 100 stores & how it helps retail operations
🔹 [7:40] – Using robotics to enhance vendor collaboration & optimize shelf stocking
🔹 [9:50] – New AI-powered backroom inventory management with Simbe’s Tally Spot technology
🔹 [12:10] – Why digitizing the shelf is a game-changer for grocery retail
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