Who knew the desire to sell wild Maine blueberry jam in 1991 would burgeon into a booming business with 21st century tech demands in every phase of its operations? That’s the story of Stonewall Kitchen, where the first products were sold at a Portsmouth, New Hampshire, farmers market. Founders Jim Stott and Jonathan King would […]
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Anthony Troy – David’s Bridal
It’s been a standing joke in so many sitcoms in which a wedding is being planned. “I should have eloped,” exclaims the bride-to-be, her already frazzled mind nearly taxed to the limit by the many complexities of what should be the happiest day of her life. Which needn’t be the case, says the man who, […]
Elvis Cernjul – Perfectly Posh
He may be chief information officer, but Elvis Cernjul knows the real reason the Perfectly Posh personal-care products company brought him aboard in 2016. “It’s all about customer service,” the personable and to-the-point Cernjul tells Toggle in August from the company’s base in Salt Lake City, Utah. “It’s the differentiator in today’s market world. You’ve […]
Kevin Blanchard – Bassett Furniture
Like many manufacturers and retailers, Bassett Furniture has been launched into the new digital economy. Customers, it seems, expect retailers to meet them at the de facto common ground of the 21st century: online. For the 117-year-old furniture manufacturer, that meant finding someone who understood not only data and computers, but how technology impacts every […]
Luis Francisco Cárdenas – Grupo Sports World
Hoy en día hay más y más personas determinadas a mejorar su condición física y a llevar una vida más sana. Es por esto que, para alcanzar estos objetivos, muchos se han apoyado en las diferentes herramientas tecnológicas que hoy en día se encuentran a disposición. Dicho esto y con el ánimo de aprovechar este […]
Pierre-Andre “Pete” Vungoc – LXRandCo
Maybe it’s the handbag you always wanted. Maybe it’s the hottest accessory in this year’s designer fashions. Either way, it’s pricey; way beyond your budget as it shimmers in a store window or as an elusive online image instead of over your shoulder. But it may not be that elusive as recommerce takes hold, matching […]
Rucha Nanavati – Albertsons Companies LLC
The largest grocery store merger in history between two Idaho greats took place on January 29, 2015—and standing in the middle of the action was Albertsons Companies’ Rucha Nanavati, who had to help oversee $280 million of IT synergy as part of the larger deal. By the numbers, the merger of Albertsons, a Boise, Idaho-based […]
Steven Laskowitz – Krasdale Foods
There might be irony in the technology boss of metro New York City’s premier independent grocery wholesaler being old school, but Steven Laskowitz seems so comfy the way he’s always been. “Information, efficiencies, services and accommodations” is how he describes the business model of Krasdale Foods, and the unpretentious and lighthearted Laskowitz would know. After […]
Yoav Guttmann – Almod Diamonds
It’s no secret: Traditional retail companies have a reputation for being behind the technology curve. But this has to change, says Yoav Guttmann—at least at Almod Diamonds. A 25-year veteran of the tech space, he serves as senior vice president and global CIO for the company where he is ushering in incremental, manageable technology and […]
