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Exploring the unparalleled ecosystem that drives retail innovation globally
Retail Innovation Ecosystem KEY Retailer operations retail brands operations (non-retailers) retail-related services
manufacturing & packaging Manufacturing • Abbott Nutrition • Alene Candles • Anheuser-Busch InBev • Armaly Brands • Bimbo Bakeries USA • Budenheim USA • Coca-Cola Company • Crimson Cup • Dr Pepper Snapple Group • DuraShield • English Bay Batter • Frito Lay • G&J Pepsi Cola • General Mills • Ice Mountain Spring Water
• Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams • Jeyes Group • Kahiki Foods • Lancaster Colony • Mars Petcare • Middle West Spirits • Niagara Bottling • Norse Dairy Systems • Phoenix Bat Company • SYGMA (Sysco) • TreeHouse Foods (Ralston) • Watershed Distillery • Whirlpool • Wyandot Inc.
Packaging
Food Testing
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• DAT Laboratory • Food Safety Net Services • Silliker Laboratories
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Accel Anomatic Axium Plastics Crown Holdings DariFill Genpak Graphic Packaging International Liqui-Box Mauser Pactiv Sonoco
R&D • Nestle
HEADQUARTERS & BUSINESS SERVICES Headquarters • Abercrombie & Fitch • American Signature (Value City) • Big Lots • Bob Evans • BRAVO | BRIO • Cameron Mitchell Restaurants • Cheryl & Co. • Donatos Pizza and Grote Company • DSW • ELOQUII • Express • GOSH Enterprises (Charley’s Subs)
• Homage • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams • L Brands • Limited Stores • The Longaberger Company • Maramor • Micro Center • Piada • Print Syndicate • Red Roof Inn • Sbarro • The Toasted Oat • Thirty-One Gifts • Wendy’s • White Castle
Other Offices
Call Centers
• Abbott Nutrition • Aldi • Ascena Retail Group • JackThreads • JCPenney • McDonald’s • zulily
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BarkBox Big Lots BMW Gap JCPenney The Longaberger Company • Verizon Wireless
store design, real estate Retail Installation, Fixtures
Real Estate Development
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• Casto • Steiner & Associates • WP Glimcher
Action Group BDSmktg CSC Worldwide Micro Industries National Sign Systems PSB Company Staber Industries Wasserstrom
Store Design/ Branding • • • • • • •
marketing & research Consumer Research
Branding/Marketing/ Advertising
• Lextant • OYE! Business Intelligence • Spencer Research
•A sset Strategies Group • Big Red Rooster • Fahlgren Mortine • Hinson Ltd Public Relations • Kreber Graphics, Inc. • Orange Barrel Media • Origo • Resource/Ammirati • SBC • Seen • The Shipyard
Headquarters • • • • •
LOGISTICS & OPERATIONS Distribution & Fulfillment • Abercrombie & Fitch • Ace Hardware • Advance Auto Parts • Ascena Retail Group • Bare Escentuals • Big Lots • Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. • Build-A-Bear Workshop • Cheryl & Co. • Crate and Barrel • Dollar Shave Club • Donatos Pizza • DSW • Eddie Bauer • Express • Gap • Gwynnie Bee • Heritage Sportswear • Homage • JCPenney
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• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams • Kmart • Kroger Co. • L Brands • Limited Stores • lululemon athletica • Luxottica • OfficeMax • PetSmart • Pier 1 Imports • Restoration Hardware • Sears • Staples • Stella & Dot • Target • Thirty-One Gifts • Wal-Mart • White Castle • zulily
Other Operations Services •A trium Buying Corporation • KDC • MGF Sourcing • VARGO
Logistics Services • • • • • • • •
Bleckmann DHL Supply Chain FedEx MXD Group Radial Speed Commerce UPS XPO Logistics
Kahiki Foods Lancaster Colony Perio (Barbasol) RG Barry Wyandot Inc.
Big Red Rooster Chute Gerdeman Cowan + Associates Fitch Kobolt Studios Shremshock WD Partners
Other Offices • Magnanni • Silver Line • Simonton Windows
Distribution • Bimbo Bakeries USA • Boar’s Head • Del Monte Fresh Produce • Harry & David • Kahiki Foods • Kellogg • Lancaster Colony • Mars Petcare • MBM Corporation • SK Food Group • Whirlpool
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IT — Point of Sale, Supply Chain • • • • • • • • • •
2checkout.com Epicor HighJump Klarna nChannel Pinnacle Hospitality Systems Return On Ingredients Spencer Technologies Syrus VARGO
IT — Analytics •A lliance Data Retail Services • Clarivoy • Farsite • IBM • Impact Radius • inContact Workforce Optimization
• I nformation Control Company • OYE! Business Intelligence • Prevedere • T Pro Solutions • Wilson + gearDigital
IT — Sales, Marketing • • • • • •
Brand Thunder Cardinal Solutions Jifiti MobileXpeditions Znode ZoopShop
Data Center • Abercrombie & Fitch • Amazon Web Services • The TJX Companies, Inc. • Verizon Wireless
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