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FEATURES

COLUMNS President’s Message Standing Strong in an Ever-Changing Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chairman’s Message A Time To Be Thankful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Government Relations 2018 Legislative Forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Viewpoint Turn, Turn, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Inside the Beltway Successes and Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Washington Report Time for Washington to Deliver Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mommy Blogger The Family Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

26 Finding Growth in Challenging Times

There is a systemic change happening in today’s retail landscape that is effecting where, how and why consumers are shopping. This historic shift is making growth for retailers and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers seem elusive. But there are answers.

34 Are You Leaving Profits in the Basket? A founder and Chief Operating Officer of My Cloud Grocer shares his 10 best secrets to increase basket size week after week.

DEPARTMENTS AGA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Outside the Box New Retail Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 15 Minutes With… Sekou Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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The Silver Bullet With a vast array of shrink-reducing solutions available in the marketplace, choosing the best solution in which to invest can be an extremely daunting task. The answer may lie in modifying behavior.

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