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Omnichannel/Unified Commerce,
Food/QSR/Grocery
Foodservice Tech

From fractured to frictionless: Wegmans’ people-first playbook

Today’s grocers are being asked to do more than ever—expand fresh, prepared, and made-to-order offerings, deliver consistent quality across channels, and respond in real time to changing demand—all while operating with leaner teams and tighter margins.

The challenge isn’t ambition. It’s fragmentation.

This session explores how Wegmans tackled operational complexity head-on by rethinking the entire operating system behind it. In partnership with Upshop, Wegmans adopted Upshop 360 as a unifying framework—connecting people, production, data, and tasks into a single, coherent way of working.

The journey began on the store floor:

  1. Making work simpler and more intuitive for associates
  2. Creating real visibility into production, demand, and performance
  3. Replacing disconnected tools and tribal knowledge with shared, actionable intelligence

You’ll hear how this shift unlocked better decision-making in the moment, reduced overproduction and shrink, and created the foundation for dynamic task prioritization—ensuring teams focus on what delivers the most value right now. Through the Wegmans story, this session shows how Upshop 360 enables grocers to move from fractured execution to frictionless operations—and why operational clarity and precision is the true engine behind scalable growth, exceptional food experiences, and the future of intelligent retail.

Bring your earbuds + mobile device to this session! Session audio will be transmitted via a silent conferencing system. Use your own mobile device and click here during the live session to access the audio feed. (Extra earbuds available, while supplies last.) https://nrf2026-foodtechstage.webflow.io/ 

David Malone
David Malone

Director, Production and Replenishment Operations

Wegmans Food Markets

Sarah Sandberg
Sarah Sandberg

Chief Customer Officer

Upshop


Sponsored by:

Upshop