Products to Market White Paper

Insights and general recommendations are an outcome of the NACDS Advisory Board Outreach and Business Development Products to Market Subcommittee. The Subcommittee gathered strategic insights and new product launch recommendations from retailer interviews including representatives from the drug, mass, food and drug wholesaler segments.

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Sobeys

As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.

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Spring 2019 Small Business Owner Report

whitePaper | December 17, 2019

We are pleased to present the spring 2019 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, a semiannual study that explores the perspectives, aspirations and concerns of small business owners around the country. This spring, entrepreneurs are reporting diminished confidence in the economy and growing concern for a variety of key economic issues, including health care costs, interest rates and the stock market.

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The Value of a True Cloud ERP Platform

whitePaper | July 27, 2022

Today, cloud computing enables companies to adapt to changing business models, both strategically and operationally. Companies with a cloud-first strategy have learned that the cloud’s real value comes with being able to delegate the Service Level Agreement (SLA) of an entire solution, from infrastructure to application, instead of components. It is also widely recognized that a cloud platform reduces complexity and total cost of ownership and increases reliability, enabling faster development processes and decreasing risk. Companies that take an ad hoc approach miss out on many of cloud’s benefits and experience a variety of pitfalls.

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WHY HOMOGENEOUS ERP LANDSCAPE IS THE PREFERRED CHOICE FOR MODERN ENTERPRISES?

whitePaper | May 31, 2022

Today, companies more than ever are searching for technology solutions that will support their digital transformation strategy in order to land on the right side of change. For the most part, digital transformation strategies are about leveraging technologies to realize some efficiencies in your organization; from streamlining business processes and achieving operational productivity to improving the experience of your employees, customers, suppliers and all other stakeholders

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The Importance of HALT/HASS Testing

whitePaper | January 12, 2022

Not all POS terminals are created equally—even when an initial look at the spec sheet makes them seem similar. The difference is what’s inside. How the terminal was designed and manufactured. The difference can have a profound effect on the experience you have with the device. Therefore, when considering the price of a POS device, it is also wise to consider total cost of ownership. Some companies design their POS systems to attain a price point. The best products are designed and manufactured—with the help of HALT and HASS testing—to faultlessly meet your needs through a life made long through a commitment to quality and durability.

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Metal Industry Guide to ERP Software Evaluation

whitePaper | February 1, 2022

Many metal companies outgrow their legacy ERP software because the software does not handle day-to-day transactions easily and quickly, and has become cumbersome to use. Either your IT group or your software vendor has not kept up with current technology standards and user experience expected today.

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Environmental Analysis of US Online Shopping

whitePaper | December 22, 2019

Since the advent of the Internet in the 1990s, there has been a significant increase in online shopping in the United States. As online shopping keeps growing, so does the online retail industry. Multiple players are investing either through pure online retailing or by click and mortar retailing, which also has a physical presence and a face-to face experience with their customers. While significant research has been done on the operational, marketing, branding and buying behavior dimensions of both retailing processes.

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Spotlight

Sobeys

As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.

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