Grocery Retail: The Complete Industry Guide: How It Works, How to Win, and How to Build a Career: Formats, Strategy, Category Management, Digital, and (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798190727401)

The definitive guide to the grocery retail industry: how it works, how to win in it, and how to build a successful career in it.

Grocery retail is worth over $12 trillion globally. It is the world's most essential industry. And it is changing faster than at any point in its history.

This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know:

• How the industry works: formats, players, supply chain, and the economics of thin-margin retail
• Competitive strategy: positioning, assortment, pricing, loyalty, and store development
• Running a store: layout, team management, inventory, P&L, and compliance
• Category management: data analysis, assortment optimization, and trade promotions
• The digital revolution: e-commerce, omnichannel, AI, loyalty apps, and sustainability technology
• Selling to retailers: buyer negotiations, trade marketing, and how to grow in the channel
• Building a career: roles, entry points, skills, and progression paths
• The future: discounters, sustainability, new formats, and scenarios to 2030

With a comprehensive glossary of grocery retail terms.

Whether you work in retail, supply to retailers, or are entering the industry for the first time -- this is the guide the industry needed.

Author: Marcus Cole
ISBN-13: 9798190727401
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2026
Pages: 210
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d