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It’s a new year, which brings planning for our next user’s conference. We are set to open the conference registration within the next 45 days, but want to give our attendees and business partners as much advanced notice on the dates as possible. BRdata World 2018, our 11th annual user’s…

I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful holiday season.  As 2017 ends, BRdata would like to reflect on this year’s accomplishments.  We are proud to report another record-breaking sales year, which includes a 20% growth in sales, and an increase in personnel to an all-time high.  We now offer a…

BRdata recently released the BRdata Store App for iOS.  The initial version includes our Meat Grind Log and Markdown cloud based solutions, in addition to access to our knowledge base video library.  The Meat Grind Log feature will empower retailers to easily launch a centralized grind log tracking solution –…

Michael Abbene, Product Specialist November 14, 2017 Grocery shoppers have an abundance of choices these days. Not only can they select between stores in their immediate area, but now global online retailers will deliver right to their door. As an independent grocer, you’re in a great position to know your local customers’ needs better than…

Michael Abbene, Product Specialist October 26, 2017 The impact of the Millennial Generation on retail services and technologies, the increasing importance of data and analytics, potential new federal legislation, and other trends shaping the independent grocery market were discussed at the recent BRdata World conference. Grocers also learned about the…

Michael Abbene, Product Specialist October 18, 2017 Staying competitive as an independent grocer in today’s market means you need to act fast in response to trends and consumer expectations. Alternatively, you never want to make a business decision without thinking through the reasons behind it and potential implications. Real-time cloud-based…

September 29, 2017 After several months of hard work and preparation, BRdata World 2017 has quickly come and gone.  The feedback from the conference was overwhelmingly positive.  We are grateful to everyone who was part of this exciting event.  At the conference, BRdata launched a new logo, website, and video…

July 31, 2017 BRdata World is September 17-20 and less than seven weeks away!  We hope you can join us at this exciting event.  By attending, you will spend three days listening, learning, and connecting with the best in the independent grocery industry.  With over 100 attendees representing several thousand grocery…

June 30, 2017 With the recent announcements in the grocery retail industry, every retailer should be considering implementing an e-commerce platform for customers to shop at their store online.  There are many options to choose from, but the biggest challenge is providing accurate data to your e-commerce website.  Our e-commerce…

May 31, 2017 Our grocery retail customers are more frequently participating in scan based trading with their vendor partners.  With scan based trading, the vendor owns the product in the grocery retailer’s store until it is sold to the consumer, therefore, they are paid based on item movement instead of…