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All Content > Regular Column, Staff-Written > Mid Atlantic

Title of entry: 
Pardon the Disruption column by Grocery Dive's Jeff Wells

Issue or Publication date:
3/9/2022, 6/1/2022

Publication name: 
Grocery Dive

Publishing/parent company: 
Industry Dive

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https://www.grocerydive.com/

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The “Pardon the Disruption” column pushes Grocery Dive readers to take a deeper look at the trends in the ever-evolving grocery industry. Lead Editor Jeff Wells leverages his decade of industry coverage — and personal grocery store shopping experience — to look behind the major news of the day to see how it will affect business decisions.

In the submitted examples, Wells looks at a different angle of lingering supply chain issues in “Has supply chain disruption taught grocers to tame their assortments?” While shoppers may have been frustrated with empty shelves and missing products with recent delivery delays, Wells makes a compelling case for grocers to pare back their assortment. Input from two grocers weighing a less-is-more strategy back up his case.

The second entry, “A wave of regional grocery M&A is coming,” was one of Grocery Dive’s most-read stories of the year. Wells, and two sources who work closely with regional players, presaged several regional grocery acquisition announcements, with more likely to come in the wake of Kroger’s proposed merger with Albertsons.

These two examples are a small taste of his strong original reporting along with clear writing and novel perspectives that have created a loyal reader following and spurred new subscribers, attesting to its power in helping readers navigate an increasingly uncertain food retail landscape. The column showcases his fluency in the industry’s operations and new business practices, and his ability to interpret those for an industry that’s been slow to innovate.

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