About this event
What does it take to run a modern, competitive food retail operation—and what tech still gets in the way?
After over 30 years leading Ops at Safeway, Cardenas, Los Altos Ranch, and Homeland Stores, Steve Harding has seen food retail evolve through every phase—from custom in-house tools to AI-enabled platforms.
In this exclusive session, he joins Mike Weber, Chief Growth Officer at Upshop, to talk candidly about what works, what doesn’t, and what grocery leaders need to do next.
In this session, you’ll hear:
- Why tech is still mission-critical in grocery—and how that’s evolved since early digital transformation
- How unified platforms are vital for forecasting, inventory accuracy, and automated ordering
- The future of food retail—from AI to operational unification
- Advice for leaders facing tech fatigue or struggling to justify new investments
For anyone shaping how stores run—from execution to tech—hear it from someone who’s done it firsthand.
Upshop
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