SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WE WORK WITH INCLUDE

Your core competency is your customer. Our core competency is technology innovation.

In an industry where change is a constant and innovation is entering the market at an exponential pace, it is difficult to keep up. We take a direct and effective approach to managing your organization’s innovation. 

CART is ground zero for innovation across retail, connecting industry participants to new capabilities and new ways of thinking, through events, education, and speaking. With over 50 years of combined retail experience, we bring a unique and diverse background to actually realize innovation. We work across the retail industry supply chain, empowering all companies to make smarter, better and faster decisions anytime and anyplace.

The centerpiece of CART’s services is the Innovation Program, a well-honed process for infusing innovation throughout an organization. Focused around relevant discovery and awareness of new capabilities, and buttressed by workshops and leadership training, the CART team works closely with retailers, brand manufacturers, and wholesalers, to implement innovation as a process. 

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Kraft Heinz

“Well run program, you guys know what you are doing”

-Eric Nelson | CIO | The Kraft Heinz Company

DinnerTime

Bringing together relevant players in one room; a concentrated day on innovative solutions. Knowing the pain points and interests of the organization (what they’re focused on solving).

- Charlie Moore | Co-Founder | DinnerTime

Hy-Vee

“Often times when retailers or organizations have people going and sourcing information and looking for ideas it’s isolated… in this case, we were able to put all of our senior leadership in one room to start hearing the same message at the same time to eliminate the noise and clutter and make decisions as a group holistically.”

-Jessica Ringena | Vice President, Innovation & Business Development | Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee

“When we first heard of the CART Innovation Program it was a great idea and we thought how are we going to get everyone together to make that happen. It's a huge investment of time and you need all the key players in the business together to make it meaningful, and we decided to take the leap for the first time, and I'm telling you, you can't afford not to do it.”

- Matt Ludwig | EVP, Business Innovation | Chief Digital Officer | Hy-Vee

K-VA-T Food City

“I can tell you it is very educational. The technology that’s been presented […] is exciting, it’s compact, it keeps moving and for our team to be able to have all these really bright vendors here is just exceptional. We’ve got a cross-functional team here from marketing, operations, finance, executive group and it’s really, really beneficial.”

- Steve Smith | President and CEO | K-VA-T Food City

K-VA-T Food City

“The Innovation sessions we’ve gone to today with CART is really proving to be a great opportunity for us to very quickly go through and evaluate quite a few different things that we need to thoughtfully consider as we move forward and plan our change to become a retailer that’s going to exist now and into the future. It’s helpful to have these short presentations that we can make some determinations where we want to go a bit deeper […] We think it’s a great program that should be considered by all.”

- Dan Glei | EVP Merchandising & Marketing | K-VA-T Food City

Hy-Vee

“To get the leaders all in one room, evaluate, listen, then have a chance to discuss…To get everyone together all at once, It's a brilliant idea.”

- Randy Edeker | CEO | Hy-Vee

FwdMbl

“CART has helped us immensely the partnership has been very great for us. Through this whole process, they gave us coaching, helped us prepare the slide decks, gave us background and really made us successful for this project.”

-John Kangas | CEO | FwdMbl

The Data Council, a division of Advantage Solutions

“I’m so excited to be part of the Innovation Program because I’m able to talk to so many people that typically would take me weeks to get to.”

-Rosanna Rice | Business Development Manager | The Data Council, a division of Advantage Solutions

Movista

“Just the ability to have so much time with the decision makers is absolutely awesome. I also love the limited number of vendors.”

- Jack Wilson | SVP | Movista

Everything you need to stay ahead

The process is simple…We source & curate innovative solution providers based on your needs & goals then we bring them on-site directly to you and your decision making team. Your focus is the customer, ours is the technology.

Part of what makes the program so effective is that we have an on going cycle with your team. Innovation is constant. We work with you from program to program to develop a cadence so you’re never left behind.

Source: Innovation Funnel

CART reviews 1,000+ new cutting edge technology solutions coming into the industry every year. We source from our platform, partners, and a widespread application process.

Step One

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Curate: Innovation Curation

As innovation realization specialists, we work with you to curate solutions from our network, specifically around your needs, interests & our recommendations. After solutions apply, we filter out the best of the best to work with your leadership team to determine the best fit.

Engage: Innovation Program

The program brings together all of your leadership team in the same room, at the same time, breaking down the silos of conversation.

We take solution providers through extensive training with expert coaches so that they are able to communicate their offering powerfully and effectively to your teams. We work closely with you and your team to distinguish exactly what you want solution providers to address then develop them in their presentations to make sure you hear what you want to hear.

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Step Three

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Step Four

Grow: Innovation Cadence

CART works closely with you as hosts to continue the innovation conversation. We support connecting you with the solution providers to define next steps to operationalize innovation and create the next program.

 

 Ready, Innovate, Grow

Innovation is changing fast and should be managed as fast as it’s changing. We not only work with you around the Innovation Program but we also give you the tools and training to create an effective Innovation cycle of success to implement new solutions better and faster.

We partner with you after each Innovation Program and take you through a 10 week training program to develop the culture inside of your organization to guide implementation of the technology presented.

 

Interested in hosting an Innovation Program on-site for your team? Fill out the inquiry form below!