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FEATURES Concert Working in By Todd Hale, Principal Todd Hale, LLC

CONTENTS | ISSUE 5

COLUMNS Over the past several years of recession and recovery, economic, demographic, and other influencers created fundamental changes in the way retailers and manufacturers met shopper demand. Rate or pace of change in our industry has been running at incredible speed and it just keeps accelerating. We’ve relied heavily on the past to predict the future, but history is not always a good predictor for the future. It’s okay to look in the rear-view mirror, but what’s more important lies ahead! Easier said than done, but companies who are not investing in the future will be short-lived. Now more than ever, organizations need to work “in concert” within and outside of their organizations to drive growth. Chairman’s Message Meet Your New Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 President’s Message A Look Into AGA 4th Quarter .. . . . . . . . . 8 Viewpoint Something Went Bump .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Inside the Beltway One Hundred Days and Counting: State Update .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Washington Report This is Our Chance to Pass Tax Reform . 20 Mommy Blogger Shopping to Save.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Continuedonpage54▶ Continuedonpage40▶ CALIFORNIA GROCER | 37

Working “In Concert” Companies that are not investing in their future will be short-lived. Now more than ever, organizations need to work “in concert” within and outside of their organizations to drive growth. 26

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Good Question! It could be a “game changer” or a “massive disruption” and even “cataclysmic.” But when industry pundits are asked about the overall impact of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, the basic answer is “good question!” 30

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AGA News .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Outside the Box .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Fresh Ideas on Perishable Shrink There is an acceptable and necessary level of perishable shrink but there are proper limits. In the second of three articles on loss prevention, industry expert Larry Miller focuses on perishable shrink. 34

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