Giant Food Stores Picks Perishables Group As Data Solutions Partner
CARLISLE, Pa. – Giant Food Stores Inc. here has formed an information sharing agreement with consulting firm and fresh foods specialist The Perishables Group, to enable the retailer to implement a customized perishables performance tracking and category development program.
Giant said the agreement will enable its perishables executives and its supplier partners to gain new insights into category performance across produce, meat, seafood, deli, and bakery.
"Information to strategically analyze perishables performance has not been available in the past," said Phillip Helms, Giant’s s.v.p. of perishables. "This information will help us more effectively identify new opportunities in perishables and enable our supplier partners to better understand our performance in relation to market performance."
The new supplier partnership program will allow Giant Food Stores to monitor perishables performance versus the competition, and strategically analyze data from ACNielsen. The department and category data/reporting provides segment and item detail.
Giant said the agreement will enable its perishables executives and its supplier partners to gain new insights into category performance across produce, meat, seafood, deli, and bakery.
"Information to strategically analyze perishables performance has not been available in the past," said Phillip Helms, Giant’s s.v.p. of perishables. "This information will help us more effectively identify new opportunities in perishables and enable our supplier partners to better understand our performance in relation to market performance."
The new supplier partnership program will allow Giant Food Stores to monitor perishables performance versus the competition, and strategically analyze data from ACNielsen. The department and category data/reporting provides segment and item detail.