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Recap of ECRM Innovate X Winning in Grocery Sponsored by Market Performance Group Presented during the ECRM Center Store Grocery Week Program

The hosts recap ECRM's Innovate X: Winning in Grocery sessions, sponsored by Market Performance Group. They review presentations on TikTok Shop and Amazon, Whole Foods' emerging brand work and access to capital, with further discussion of merchant data and marketing across the purchase journey.

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The Road2Retail team reviews the Innovate X: Winning in Grocery sessions held during ECRM's Center Store Grocery Week program on February 18. Market Performance Group sponsored the sessions. The recap includes MPG presentations by Oliver Bogner on TikTok Shop and Bryson Buck on Amazon, alongside the event's networking opportunities.

The hosts also discuss Casey Gaston's presentation about Whole Foods Market's local and emerging brands team, and Mollye Santulli's session on access to capital. Further presentations by Heather Grantham and Cheryl Policastro covered data and storytelling for merchants, and marketing across the consumer journey. The episode brings together observations from these event sessions for emerging CPG brands.

Topics covered

Social commerce and Amazon

The recap includes MPG's sessions about TikTok Shop and the Amazon marketplace.

Whole Foods and emerging brands

The hosts discuss Casey Gaston's presentation on the local and emerging brands team.

Access to capital

Mollye Santulli's presentation on funding and growth is part of the recap.

Data and marketing

The episode covers sessions on merchant storytelling and a full-funnel marketing approach.

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