BRdata World is an annual conference focused on education and technology best practices for the grocery retail industry. Grocery retailers, wholesalers, service providers, and technology partners meet in a friendly setting to learn, share, and network. Ensure you are getting the most out of your grocery retail technology investments by attending BRdata World. During last year’s conference, BRdata released ground-breaking AI on how users can have a conversation with their data; This year’s conference will highlight how over 60 retailers, representing over 1,400 stores, have already implemented this technology. You have the data, just say Hey Ada – the BRdata AI Assistant.
This year’s conference will have a focus on AI technology in grocery. Learn how AI can streamline pricing, forecasting, ordering, and customer personalization and the steps to get started.
There are over 60 planned sessions for this year’s conference, including several sessions from leaders in the grocery industry and your peers.
Look forward to sessions about how to get started with or fine-tune the following solutions:
- How to quickly implement AI into your operations.
- Automating pricing and TPRs while tracking competitor retails to ensure gross margin is protected.
- Implementing actionable analytics to provide information enterprise wide within minutes of consumer checkout.
- Utilizing a vendor portal to automate capture of direct vendor costs, deals, and new items.
- Implementing perpetual inventory to automate ordering with CGO (computer generated ordering).
- Shrink (known loss) and markdown tracking.
- Electronic Shelf Labels in phases or the entire store.
- Customer Loyalty: getting started, providing an ROI, implementing AI/ML to track and reward your customers.
- IGA national digital and ScanApps offers.
- Easily add Microsoft Power BI to your BRdata Cloud subscription for endless possibilities on data mining.
- Data aggregation via NGA Independent Insights to help independent grocers come together and compete against big chains with data.
- Implement OCR technology.
- FSMA 204 compliance with BRdata Store Receiving and Cloud.
Additional Information
Conference Registration
$799 per person
Includes Sunday welcome activity and welcome reception dinner, all meals Monday – Tuesday, and the special Tuesday night dinner event.
Note: Does not include hotel rooms or optional two-day training. If you are registering for 3 or more guests, purchase the group discount tickets below instead to receive a special rate!
Conference Registration with Training
$1099 per person
Includes registration for the conference and training immediately following the conference on Wednesday and Thursday, September 17 – 18. Includes Sunday welcome activity and reception dinner, all meals Monday – Thursday, and the special Tuesday night dinner event.
Note: Does not include hotel rooms. If you are registering for 3 or more guests, purchase the group discount tickets instead to receive a special rate!
Group Conference Registration
$632 per person
Receive an group discount for conference registration! Pay only $300 for every 3rd registrant: buy 2 tickets at the regular rate of $799 and get the 3rd for $300. Includes Sunday welcome activity and reception dinner, all meals Monday – Tuesday, and the special Tuesday night dinner event.
Note: Does not include hotel rooms or optional two-day training. If the group would like to attend training on Wednesday and Thursday, September 17 – 18, it would be $300 extra per person.
Group Conference Registration with Training
$932 per person
Receive an group discount for conference registration and training! Pay only $600 for every 3rd registrant: buy 2 tickets at the normal rate of $1099 and get the 3rd for $600. This registration also includes training immediately following the conference on Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 18. Includes Sunday welcome activity and reception dinner, all meals Monday – Thursday, and the special Tuesday night dinner event.
Note: Does not include hotel rooms.
Training Only
$400 per person
If you are not attending the conference, but would like to attend training, the fee is $400. This is only for training on Wednesday and Thursday, September 17 – 18. Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner on both days.
Note: Does not include hotel rooms.
Guest Registration
$250 per person
If guests will be traveling with you, but will not be attending the conference, they are welcome to join the conference attendees for all meals, a Sunday activity of their choice, and the Tuesday night dinner event with this ticket.
Note: Does not include hotel rooms.
Breakout Sessions
| Ad Planner Building and tracking Ad profitability, vendor and broker deals, and store pre-books. | Advanced Cloud App |
| Basket Analysis and Production Planning | BRdata Cloud AI |
| Cloud Bookkepping | Cloud Pricing Site |
| Cloud Reporting for Leadership | Computer Generated Ordering |
| Demand Pricing Using AI / ML to recommend retails to maximize gross profit by category. | DSD |
| Getting Started with Loyalty | Getting Started with Perpetual Inventory How to get started with running a perpetual Inventory at your store! |
| Grind Log & Markdown Pricing Android application for product tracking. Grind Log will help track components of meat grind according to USDA\FSIS Regulations. Markdown will track discounted products throughout the store at the individual item level. | IGA Independent Promotion Network |
| Increasing Efficiency with CipherLab | Label Printing with Aisle Shelf Management |
| Labor Analytics in BRdata Importing and analyzing labor metrics within BRdata Cloud reporting. | Loss Prevention / Cashier Analytics |
| Loyalty Analytics | Loyalty Marketing: Boosting Your Loyalty Sales |
| Retail Pricing Engine Using rules based pricing engine to generate Retails, private label / National Brand Pricing and TPRs. Using Competitors to drive retail changes. | Shrink Tracking Shrink tracking, department transfers, store to store transfers and much more! |
| Single Pass Ordering Scan items in aisle with Android ordering app to create purchase orders for Warehouse, Wholesaler and DSD vendors. | TPR Generation and Management |
| Vendor Portal Comprehensive overview of the Vendor Portal site. | Warehouse Management System |
Roundtables:
- Ada
- NGA II
- CGO
- Cloud
- DSD
- Price Optimization
- Central Price Management
- Inventory
- Running a Successful Customer Engagement Platform
Introduction Classes:
- BRdata Basics
- Introduction to DSD
- Item Movement Reporting Tools
- Introduction to Cloud App
- Inventory Management 101: A Beginner’s Guide
- BRdata Hosting Basics
- Data Master’s and Data Integrity
- Cost and Margin Management
- Imports & Exports
- Label Printing with Aisle Shelf Management
BRdata World 2025 Agenda
Sunday, Sept 14th
| 8:00 – 5:00 | Conference Check-in |
| 8:15 – 5:00 | Pre-Conference Activity: Brooklyn Bridge / Dumbo Walking Tour |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | First Time Attendees Meeting |
| 6:00 – 9:00 | Welcome Reception Dinner |
Monday, Sept 15th
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 12:00 | Day One General Sessions |
| 8:30 – 9:30 | BRdata Update John Abbene, President, BRdata |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | BRUG (BRdata User Group) – User Experiences |
| 9:30 – 9:40 | BRUG Update Tyree Johnson, BRUG President, IT/Pricing Systems, Miner’s Inc. / Super One Foods |
| 9:40 – 9:55 | Shrink, Labor, and Production Planning Bridger Oswald, System Administrator, Broulim’s Fresh Foods |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Cloud App / AI Eric Nilsson, Owner, Geissler’s Supermarket |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Mastering Gross Profit Reducing Inventory, Out of Stocks, & Shrink using Perpetual Inventory, CGO, and Shrink Tracking Jackson Mitchel, CEO, Little Giant’s Farmers Market / Fresh Take |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Community Support with Purposeful Rewards Frank Dentici, Chief Operating Officer, Kuhn’s Quality Foods |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Why Scale Matters: Unlocking Brand Investment for Independent Grocers John Ross, President & CEO, IGA |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 5:20 | Breakout Sessions |
| 5:30 – 6:30 | Partner Showcase / Networking |
| 6:30 – 9:30 | Dinner |
Tuesday, Sept 16th
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 10:50 | Day Two General Sessions |
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Shrink Capture Melanie Searle, Director of Pricing, Harmon’s Grocery |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Sales Drilldown, Centralized Manager’s Specials, Ordering Nick Albrecht, President, Acme Fresh Market |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Trump, Congress, and Elections: A Washington Update Greg Ferrara, President & CEO, NGA |
| 9:50 – 10:05 | ESL Applications Scott Phillips, Retail Technology Manager, Associated Food Stores |
| 10:05 – 10:20 | Analytics / Data Mining John Mostler, Director of Pricing and Analytics, Allegiance Retail Services |
| 10:20 – 10:35 | Vendor Portal / Fresh Item Management Chase Christiansen, IT & E-commerce Director, Kowalski’s Markets |
| 10:35 – 10:50 | BRdata Cloud / AI Bill Watters, Scanning / IT Manager, Kent’s Market |
| 10:50 – 12:00 | Breakout Sessions |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:10 | Breakout Sessions |
| 2:10 – 3:15 | Shaun Peet 12 Second Culture |
| 3:15 – 3:45 | Breakout Sessions |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Closing Statements |
| 7:10 First Pitch | New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres Game |
Wednesday, Sept 17th
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:30 | Conference Debrief Board of Directors/BRUG Members |
| 8:30 – 12:00 | Optional Basic, Advanced User, and Technical Training |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 4:30 | Optional Basic, Advanced User, and Technical Training |
Thursday, Sept 18th
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 12:00 | Optional Basic, Advanced User, and Technical Training |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 4:30 | Optional Basic, Advanced User, and Technical Training |
General Sessions and User Experience Sessions
| BRdata Update John Abbene, President, BRdata | BRUG Update Tyree Johnson, Director of Information Technology / BRUG President, Miner’s Inc. |
| Opportunities for Independent Grocers to Join Together: Keynote John Ross, President and CEO, IGA | Shrink, Labor, and Production Planning Bridger Oswald, System Administrator, Broulim’s |
| Cloud App / NGA Independent Insights Geissler’s | Computer Generated Ordering Jackson Mitchel, CEO, Little Giant Farmers Market / Fresh Take |
| Loyalty Rewards / IGA Offers Frank Dentici, Chief Operating Officer, Kuhn’s Quality Foods | Shrink Capture Melanie Searle, Director of Pricing, Harmons Grocery |
| Analytics / Data Mining John Mostler, Director of Pricing and Analytics, Allegiance Retail Services | State of the Independent Grocery Industry Greg Ferrara, President and CEO, NGA |
| ESL Applications Scott Philips, Retail Technology Manager, Associated Food Stores | Sales Drilldown / Centralized Manager’s Specials Kevin Waller, Acme Fresh Markets |
| Vendor Portal / Fresh Item Management Chase Christiansen, IT and e-Commerce Director, Kowalski’s Markets | BRdata Cloud / AI Bill Watters, Scanning / IT Manager, Kent’s Market |
Wednesday and Thursday, September 17-18 , 8:30AM – 4:30PM
Take advantage of the optional post-conference training on Wednesday and Thursday, September 17th-18th, from 8:30AM – 4:30PM. Choose from either Advanced, Technical or Basic training. $300 for conference attendees, $400 for non-conference attendees.
Training Track Options
- Basic
Intended for new users, this track will review everyday BRdata tasks. Topics include: Product Master Basics, BRdata Hosting, DSD and Ordering, Inventory, Imports and Exports, Reporting. - Advanced
Topics TBD - Technical
Topics TBD
All conference attendees are invited to join us in a Sunday recreational activity and a special Tuesday night dinner event. When you purchase your tickets you will be prompted to specify which activities you would like to attend.
- Brooklyn Bridge / Dumbo Walking Tour (Departs Sunday, 8:15 AM)
- BRdata Golf Tournament (Meeting Sunday, 10:30 AM)
- Blue Point Brewery Tour (Departs Sunday, 11:15 AM)
- New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres at Citi Field (7:10 PM, First Pitch)
Nearby Airports
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
- John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)
Transportation
The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service (based upon availability) for destinations within a 10 mile radius. If you are renting a car, there is complimentary on-site parking. We recommend the following transportation company:
Eco Taxi NY: (631) 624-3727
Dining/Shopping/Local Attractions
For information on dining, shopping, and local attractions in and around the hotel, please click HERE.
Manhattan
Travel to Manhattan using the Long Island Railroad. Leave from Central Islip Train Station and arrive at Penn Station. The Central Islip Train Station is about 3 miles from Hyatt Regency Long Island.
Questions? Comments? Contact Us!
Please email us at conference@brdata.com or (631)391-8840 with any questions you have.