Large chain grocers, independent grocers and grocery cooperatives operate in one of the most demanding retail environments. Margins are thin. Competition is constant. And performance depends on thousands of decisions made every day across stores, categories and supply chain partners.
The NGA Show brings together grocery leaders who are responsible for real outcomes, not theoretical insight. That’s why Salient is here.
Salient partners with grocers, wholesalers and grocery co-ops to move beyond static reporting and into performance optimization in practice. We help organizations unify retail, wholesale and supplier data into a shared foundation so the people closest to the work can understand what’s happening, why it’s happening and how to act with confidence. When data is aligned and accountability is clear, independent retailers gain the ability to compete smarter, protect margin and improve performance at scale.
If you’re attending NGA to find practical ways to strengthen decision-making, improve store-level execution and turn data into action, you’re in the right place.
Featured Session
From Instinct to Advantage:
How Wholesalers Help Stores Win with Confident Decisions
Tuesday, February 2 | 3:15 PM
Marquee Stage
Store teams make countless decisions every day, often under pressure and with limited time to understand what’s really driving performance. Wholesalers and distribution leaders have a unique vantage point, seeing patterns across stores, categories and markets that individual operators can’t always access on their own.
This session explores how wholesalers can transform instinct-driven decisions into a competitive advantage by giving stores clearer visibility, shared measures of value and faster feedback loops. You’ll hear how aligned data and distributed decision-making help stores move faster, execute more consistently and improve outcomes without sacrificing local autonomy.
Speakers
Renee Ray, Director, Retail and Wholesale Consulting, Salient
Mindy Miller, VP of Analytics, Associated Food Stores
Meet with Salient
Meet with the Salient team during NGA.
We’ll talk through your specific challenges and priorities. Whether you’re a wholesaler, cooperative or independent grocer, we’ll focus the conversation on what performance improvement looks like in your environment.
What to expect
- Practical discussion grounded in real grocery and wholesale operations
- Clear examples of how grocers and co-ops use shared data to support better decisions
- Insight into how wholesalers can strengthen store performance without adding complexity
- Partnership-style conversation about outcomes, not dashboards or one-off reports
Who you’ll meet with
- Retail and wholesale performance experts who work with grocers of all sizes every day
- Leaders who understand cooperative models, shared services and store-level realities
- Practitioners focused on helping organizations embed performance improvement into daily operations
Steven Spilfogel
Director, Business Development and Client Strategy
Tim Blair
Director, Business Development
Renee Ray
Director, Retail and Wholesale Consulting
