Weis Markets Technology Partner

As Weis Markets’ trusted technology partner, CART filters all solutions interested in working with Weis. Interested solution providers must apply for Weis’ next program and go through a due diligence process with CART. We then select the best most relevant solutions to bring on-site at Imperial’s headquarters to present directly to the executive decision making team. Innovation Programs are held semi-annually.

The next event will be in March, 2020.

Innovation Program at Weis

The CART Innovation Program presented by Retail Tomorrow is a semi-annual Innovation Program at the Weis Markets’ headquarters; an event specifically curated on-site for their executive team & staff. The event will filter through technology solutions to bring the best of the best and most relevant solutions to present to their executive team.

Inside the Innovation Program allow you, as a presenting company, will learn first hand about Weis Markets and then be given the opportunity to present for 15 minutes LIVE to their executive team to network & engage 1 on 1 and build relationships with key decision makers.

Day 1: Welcome & Weis Markets Tour
Day 2: Innovation Program

The Innovation Program at Weis Markets is where you'll be able to bring the future of warehouse technology into focus all in one room.

About Our Partners

Retail Tomorrow is a GMDC initiative with a community of retailers, wholesalers, brands, service providers, and innovators who uncover opportunities in a dynamic retail environment and co-create actionable solutions to meet the changing consumer's needs. They provide thought leadership to help grow brands and technologies in the marketplace by focusing on improving the overall customer experience.

 By Application Only

Innovation programs are by application only. We review your application and if it meets certain criteria, we further vet it with the host leadership team. If they’re interested, great! You’re invited. If the host isn’t specifically interested in your solution, we’ll let you know to move on to the next one. Imperial hosts Innovation Programs semi-annually.

Ahead of Time

You will be notified of your acceptance within about two weeks of submitting your application. Once we have the green light, we share all the logistics information, more detailed program information, and a list of the attendees to the program.

We’ll set you up with everything you need for success.

Presentation Performance: Positioning & Delivery Conversation

We appreciate that you put a great deal of time and effort into crafting your company’s message. We get it. We know that. But crafting, memorizing, and delivering at an Innovation Program is drastically different from giving any other company pitch you’ve ever given, so get ready & let’s have some fun!

As you start working on your presentation, we’ll give you the feedback from the host about your application and why you were accepted. We also will develop you as a speaker to make sure you’re able to deliver the mosts powerful presentation possible.

How do we do it?

As part of your acceptance into the program we develop you in Presentation Mastery. A program we designed specifically to deliver an effective presentation on-site and get the desired results. Not only do we give you the ins & outs of what the presentation looks like, we’ll give you insight from Imperial into exactly what they’re looking for and exactly what they want to hear from you. This is about a win-win-win partnership!

Presentation Format

An Innovation Program is a showcase for you to present your company in about 15 minutes. There are 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q&A. It sounds short, but don’t worry. Every solution that has joined us does it with plenty of time. This is like the trailer to a movie — if we can’t support the executives understanding what you do and how you do it in 10 minutes, a deeper dive won’t help. Of course, program materials support the executives to have your contact information and application details during the presentation as well.

Why under 15 minutes?

This short talk model works, since it only demands the audience's attention for a short period of time, decreasing the chance of minds wandering or daydreaming about lunch. In fact, some of our greatest Innovation Program talks have been as short as 5 minutes long!

After the Program

There’s Q&A after every presentation so you have a chance to hear live some of the feedback. There are also feedback forms that executives will fill out for every presentation there including: was your presentation clear, what other questions they have, if they’re interested in follow up or even moving right to a pilot. And we get you a summary of all that information within days of the event. You also will receive all the contact information of the attendees to follow up as appropriate.

Hear What’s Being Said

BE PART OF BRINGING THE FUTURE TO WEIS MARKETS

Apply to join Weis Markets’ executives as they dive into what the future of commerce looks like. The CART Innovation Program Presented by Retail Tomorrow, is a full day on-site experience with educational speakers, key decision makers and presenting companies all coming together to make a difference for Weis.

Weis understands how fast the industry is transforming and is moving to get out in front of the change through an Innovation Program event.

Harry and Sigmund Weis founded Weis Markets in 1912, when they opened a small neighborhood store known as Weis Pure Foods on Market Street in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Today, Harry’s grandson, Jonathan oversees a company with stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. Overall, we employ more than 19,000 associates in our stores, distribution center, corporate office and manufacturing facilities. Built on self reliance, we process our own milk and use the excess butterfat to make our Weis Quality Ice Cream – 50 flavors and growing! We are also proud to support local farmers. In Pennsylvania alone, we annually buy more than 20 million pounds of locally grown produce and we also purchase local produce in all of the states where we have stores. Our company and associates are committed to being good neighbors. Each year, we support local food banks and food pantries through our Fight Hunger program which generates hundreds of thousands of meals for people in need. We also donate to community-based health care organizations, focusing on charitable and clinic programs benefiting women’s health care, mammography screening and pediatric programs. We are also committed to reducing our environmental impact. We are a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Chill program. Throughout our company, we are installing energy efficient equipment and systems in our stores. We are also long-time proponents of recycling. In a given year, we recycle more than 23,000 tons of cardboard, 750 tons of plastic and 329 tons of paper.

By Application Only

Apply to to attend their semi-annual on-site Innovation Program. The forum helps key decision makers and decision influencers to move pilots, implementations and decisions forward faster. After being accepted you'll go through an extensive coaching process — we'll work with you on everything from your presentation deck to specific requests to make sure you're set up for the greatest success at the event.

It costs nothing to submit an application. If accepted, fees do apply. Next event: March, 2020. Apply today to be entered.