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2025 Agenda
     
 Wednesday, October 22
     
  4:00 pm - 6:00 pm CT 


Welcome Cocktail Reception
Location TBD
 

     
 Thursday, October 23
     
  7:00 am - 8:00 am CT


Registration & Networking Breakfast
Heartland Whole Health Institute 
 

     
  8:00 am - 8:10 am CT


Opening Remarks: Welcome to CRC's Walmart Forum

Ben Metzger
Executive Director, Traditional Retail
Cleveland Research Company  

 

     
  8:10 am - 8:50 am CT 


Retail in Context: A Big-Picture View of the Market & Competitive Landscape

John Selio 
Senior Research Associate 
Cleveland Research Company

 

     
  8:50 am - 9:00 am CT


Q&A Panel with the CRC Team

Ben Metzger  |  Aubrey Jones  |  John Selio
 

     
  9:00 am - 9:40 am CT


Walmart Deep Dive Part 1: Retail Realities & Walmart’s Response

Aubrey Jones
Research Associate
Cleveland Research Company

 

     
  9:40 am - 10:00 am CT 


Networking Break
 

     
  10:00 am - 11:10 am CT


Walmart Deep Dive Part 2: Strategy for Innovative Growth

Ben Metzger
Executive Director, Traditional Retail
Cleveland Research Company

 

     
  11:10 am - 11:25 am CT


Final Q&A with the CRC Team

Ben Metzger  |  Aubrey Jones  |  John Selio
 

 
  11:25 am - 11:30 am CT


Closing Remarks

Ben Metzger
Executive Director, Traditional Retail
Cleveland Research Company

 

     
 *Sessions, speakers & topics are subject to change.