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CONTENTS | ISSUE 5
COLUMNS
DEPARTMENTS
Chairman’s Message
Meet Your New Chairman
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President’s Message
A Look Into AGA 4th Quarter
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Viewpoint
Something Went Bump
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Inside the Beltway
One Hundred Days and Counting:
State Update
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Washington Report
This is Our Chance to Pass Tax Reform
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Mommy Blogger
Shopping to Save..
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AGA News
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Outside the Box
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FEATURES
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Good Question!
It could be a “game changer” or a “massive disruption” and even “cataclysmic.”
But when industry pundits are asked about the overall impact of Amazon’s acquisition
of Whole Foods, the basic answer is “good question!”
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Fresh Ideas on Perishable Shrink
There is an acceptable and necessary level of perishable shrink but there are proper
limits. In the second of three articles on loss prevention, industry expert Larry Miller
focuses on perishable shrink.
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Concert
Working in
Over the past several years of
recession and recovery, economic,
demographic, and
other
influencers
created fundamental changes in the
way retailers and manufacturers
met shopper demand.
Rate or pace of change in our industry has been running at
incredible speed and it just keeps accelerating. We’ve relied
heavily on the past to predict the future, but history is not
always a good predictor for the future. It’s okay to look in the
rear-view mirror, but what’s more important lies ahead!
Easier said than done, but companies who are not investing
in the future will be short-lived. Now more than ever,
organizations need to work “in concert” within and outside
of their organizations to drive growth.
By Todd Hale, Principal
Todd Hale, LLC
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Working “In Concert”
Companies that are not investing in their future will be short-lived. Now more than
ever, organizations need to work “in concert” within and outside of their organizations
to drive growth.
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