📦 How SpartanNash is Digitizing Grocery Merchandising with AI & Robotics | FMI 2025

🎙 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 📢 Don’t miss this deep dive into the future of grocery merchandising! 🔔 Subscribe for more exclusive retail insights & interviews from FMI! #retailtrends #fmi #retailstrategy #groceryinnovation This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy