Groundbreaking event equips 300+ Associates
with advanced tech knowledge to upskill and lead customer-focused
innovation
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company
SpartanNash (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) hosted its
first-ever IT Training Palooza this week. The three-day event
brought together 300+ Associates from across the country to explore
technology trends and leading innovation to reshape the grocery
industry. The event demonstrates SpartanNash's leadership in
leveraging technology to drive innovation across the sector, with a
focus on topics such as AI, automation and cybersecurity.
"Being People First includes providing our Associates
with development opportunities that allow them to gain hands-on
experience with new-to-world technology that sharpens their skills
around customer-centric innovation," said Executive Vice President
and Chief Strategy and Information Officer Masiar Tayebi. "This
event not only shows our investment in our Associates, but in
driving the future of grocery to create a better customer
experience."
The IT Training Palooza featured 50+ sessions covering topics
from integrating artificial intelligence into daily coding and
applying an agile delivery model to innovation, to best practices
in change management and leadership and the social and ethical
impacts of AI. Top tech companies such as Microsoft and Snowflake
participated, offering valuable insights to support Associate
learning.
Over the 3-day event, Associates logged more than 5,000 hours in
an intensive and fun festival environment, making this the largest
IT training event in SpartanNash history. The kick-off event
included a check presentation to local organization Bravo LT, which
is partnering with SpartanNash to develop the next generation of IT
leaders within the West Michigan
community.
This event is part of SpartanNash's continued investment in
technology that elevates the customer, shopper and Associate
experience. SpartanNash is also leveraging AI to predict shopper
demand and reduce waste, and it is using autonomous inventory
robots to provide real-time data intelligence at the
shelf.
To learn more about Careers for a Better Life in IT, visit
spartannash.com/it-jobs.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash
(Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food solutions
company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. Committed
to fostering a People First culture, the
SpartanNash family of Associates is 17,000 strong.
SpartanNash operates two complementary business segments –
food wholesale and grocery retail. Its global supply chain network
serves wholesale customers that include independent and chain
grocers, national retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and
U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Company
distributes products for every aisle in the grocery store, from
fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands,
which include the Our
Family® portfolio of products. On the
retail side, SpartanNash operates 147 brick-and-mortar
grocery stores, primarily under the banners of Family Fare,
Martin's Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market, in
addition to dozens of pharmacies and fuel centers. Leveraging
insights and solutions across its segments, SpartanNash
offers a full suite of support services for independent
grocers. For more information, visit spartannash.com.
CONTACT:
Adrienne
Chance
SVP, Chief Communications
Officer
SpartanNash
press@spartannash.com
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