Scott Emerson, founder and president of the Emerson Group, an organization dedicated to helping small and mid-size brands compete in a marketplace dominated by large CPG suppliers, tells Video Forum about plans for the company’s upcoming Industry Day. In addition, he shares his views about how consumers and retailers have adapted to the turmoil of
This newspaper has no more committed — and significant — supporter than Scott Emerson. To those few in our retail audience who, unfortunately for them, have not yet taken advantage of the many benefits Emerson has to offer, some background information is in order. Scott Emerson is the founder, chief executive and primary motivator of
NEW HOPE, Pa. – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) awarded its Ivan D. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday to longtime industry leader Scott Emerson. This annual award – the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. consumer healthcare industry – recognizes the outstanding work and contributions of individuals whose actions have created a lasting
NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic has left few major business sectors untouched, and retail — as well as the supplier community that serves it — is adapting to a landscape transformed by profound changes in consumer behavior and priorities. To help the industry navigate these uncharted waters, Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers
The Emerson Group is celebrating an anniversary, the company’s 25th, I believe. The exact date is either later this year or early next year or sometime soon. No matter. The point here is that the Emerson Group is a vital enterprise that improves every organization it touches, while improving its efficiency and work ethic in
WAYNE, Pa. — The Emerson Group and MarketHub, the hemp retail category experts, announced today a new partnership that offers retailers and their customers a seamless entry point into the burgeoning CBD industry. With this partnership, retailers will have access to the Emerson Group’s trusted leadership in sales, category management and logistics services, and MarketHub’s
CLAYTON, Ind. — The Emerson Group recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to celebrate the opening of a new warehouse facility. The new warehouse is allowing Emerson Logistics to consolidate its operations in the Indianapolis area into one building, boosting efficiency while also dramatically expanding its capacity to handle recent growth in its business,
Islandia, N.Y. — Pharmapacks, a leading e-commerce company with a proprietary technology platform that empowers brands to reach millions of consumers with a complete and cost-effective logistics, fulfillment, marketing and sales solution, today announced it has raised $32.5 million by selling a minority stake at an undisclosed valuation. The strategic round was led by multinational
WAYNE, Pa. – The Emerson Group has executed an agreement to merge the operations of McCaughey Consumer Products (MCP) allowing the combined operations to offer a North American Retail Solution to manufactures in the Health and Wellness space. Emerson Canada will provide manufacturers with a turnkey sales, logistics and marketing solution for brands distributed across
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Scott Emerson, founder and chief executive officer of The Emerson Group, recently received a 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas State University. Emerson, part of the university’s class of 1975 with a degree in business administration, was one of six recipients honored at the Texas State Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Gala
PARK CITY, Utah — In shifting the management of its private-label offering, Chain Drug Consortium LLC (CDC) has changed its name to Pharmacy Value Alliance LLC. CDC said the Pharmacy Value Alliance banner better reflects the community pharmacy focus of its approximately one dozen regional drug chain members. Also on Monday, CDC announced an agreement with
WAYNE, Pa. — The Emerson Group has announced a series of executive appointments, including the hiring of a chief operating officer and an expanded role for president Rick Wellinger. The consumer products consulting and services firm, now in its 20th year of business, said late Thursday that Roger Gravitte is slated to join The Emerson
