Livestream from Natural Products Expo East 2018: The Disrupted Retail Summit

The retail and distribution landscape is changing extraordinarily fast, quickly exposing brands to new challenges and also many exciting new opportunities to get healthy products into the hands of consumers.

To better understand changing consumer purchasing habits and opportunities at retail and online, we've enlisted the help of natural and organic products retail and distribution experts to share with brands actionable insights and tactics to help inform individual channel strategies. You'll leave this summit with a better understanding of how to successfully navigate a complex retail and distribution environment.

Agenda

10-10:05 a.m.: Welcome and Introduction from John Grubb, Summit Venture Management

10:05-10:15 a.m.: New Hope Network Data & Insights, Claire Morton, New Hope Network

10:15-10:30 a.m.: Brick & Mortar Retail in the Digital Age, Alan Lewis, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage

10:30-10:45 a.m.: Omnichannel Excellence, Marshall Hayes, Amplio Digital

10:45-11 a.m.: Case Study: Channel Strategy Synergy, John Grubb, Summit Venture Management and Sujean Lee, Momofuku Milk Bar

11-11:10 a.m.: Break

11:10 a.m.-noon: Leader Perspectives: Challenges & Opportunities in the Evolving Grocery Marketplace, Brandon Barnholt, KeHE Distributors, John Grubb, Summit Venture Management, Blair Kellison, Traditional Medicinals, Danielle Vogel, Glen's Garden Market

Noon-12:30 p.m.: Closing Keynote: The Future of Retail, Mike Lee, The Future Market