David Merrefield

Editorial Director , Penton Media, Inc.

Contact david.merrefield@penton.com

Posts by David Merrefield

by David Merrefield in Viewpoints Feb. 11, 2008

How Kroger Thrived on Change During Its First 125 Years

Kroger’s culture of embracing change started with its founder 125 years ago, and continues to this very day....More

by David Merrefield in Viewpoints Feb. 4, 2008

Independent Supermarkets Move Beyond Usual Appeals

Independent supermarket operators and their supporters wholesalers, manufacturers and service suppliers gather in Las Vegas this week for the annual....More

by David Merrefield in Viewpoints Jan. 28, 2008

Challenging Conventional Wisdom With Shopper Data

How strange would it be if everything we assumed to be true was false? Very strange. Luckily, nothing to that extent is going on, yet those at a....More

by David Merrefield in Viewpoints Jan. 21, 2008

Taking Industry Solutions on Obesity to Another Level

How the food distribution industry can take solutions on obesity to another level....More

by David Merrefield in Viewpoints Jan. 14, 2008

SN's Annual Top 75 List Shows Big Industry Moves

SN’s annual Top 75 list shows much movement in the food distribution industry....More

by David Merrefield in Viewpoints Jan. 7, 2008

Silver Linings Seen in a Clouded Crystal Ball

Editor sees several positives as the food distribution industry moves in 2008....More

by David Merrefield in Viewpoints Dec. 17, 2007

Moves to Small Formats and Item-Count Rationalization

It might be a little early to predict what trends will be among those destined to drive change in the food distribution industry in 2008, but let's....More