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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SpartanNash names Matt Plumb VP Marketing, Retail banners
You can find original article here Supermarketnews. Subscribe to our free daily Supermarketnews newsletter. SpartanNash has named Matt Plumb VP Marketing, Retail banners, effective immediately. In this newly created role for the food solutions company, Plumb will lead shopper-focused marketing strategies for SpartanNash's portfolio of nearly 200 company-operated retail stores. 'As we continue to build shopper loyalty and enhance the in-store and online experience for Family Fare, D&W Fresh Market, Martin's Super Markets and beyond, we want to showcase what our banners offer to fit each family's preferences,' said SpartanNash SVP and Chief Marketing Officer Erin Storm. Plumb most recently served as an independent marketing consultant, developing customer segmentation and marketing strategies for startup companies. He has also held roles as senior director, Marketing for Suntory Global Spirits, overseeing the company's U.S. whiskey portfolio. Plumb started his career at Kraft Heinz, where he held roles from associate brand manager to category head, establishing the portfolio strategy for the CPG company's mainstream coffee brands. Plumb earned his bachelor's degree and MBA at the University of operates two complementary business segments – food wholesale and grocery retail. The company operates nearly 200 brick-and-mortar grocery stores, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets and D&W Fresh in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SpartanNash Names Matt Plumb Vice President, Marketing, Retail Banners
In newly created role, Plumb will define brand architecture and differentiated shopper experience for Family Fare, D&W Fresh Market, Martin's Super Markets and other Company banners GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company SpartanNash® (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced Matt Plumb has been named Vice President, Marketing, Retail Banners, effective immediately. In the newly created role for the food solutions company, Plumb will lead shopper-focused marketing strategies for SpartanNash's portfolio of nearly 200 Company-operated retail stores, defining brand architecture and a differentiated experience for each banner based on shopper insights. "As we continue to build shopper loyalty and enhance the in-store and online experience for Family Fare®, D&W® Fresh Market, Martin's Super Markets and beyond, we want to showcase what our banners offer to fit each family's preferences," said SpartanNash Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Erin Storm. "Matt will be key in working with our Retail and Merchandising teams to deliver freshness, value, convenience and outstanding customer service to our guests – building on what they already know and love about each of our banners." Plumb most recently served as an independent marketing consultant, developing customer segmentation and targeted marketing strategies for startup companies. He has also held roles as Senior Director, Marketing for Suntory Global Spirits, overseeing the company's U.S. whiskey portfolio. Plumb started his career at Kraft Heinz, where he held roles from Associate Brand Manager to Category Head, establishing the portfolio strategy for the CPG company's mainstream coffee brands. Plumb earned his bachelor's degree and MBA at the University of Michigan. About SpartanNash SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. Committed to fostering a People First culture, the SpartanNash family of Associates is 20,000 strong. SpartanNash operates two complementary business segments – food wholesale and grocery retail. Its global supply chain network serves wholesale customers that include independent and chain grocers, national retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Company distributes products for every aisle in the grocery store, from fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands, which include the Our Family® portfolio of products. On the retail side, SpartanNash operates nearly 200 brick-and-mortar grocery stores, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market, in addition to dozens of pharmacies and fuel centers with convenience stores. Leveraging insights and solutions across its segments, SpartanNash offers a full suite of support services for independent grocers. For more information, visit CONTACT: Adrienne Chance SVP and Chief Communications Officer SpartanNash press@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE SpartanNash
Forbes
23-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Jordan Brand Announces ‘I'm Back' In Golf With Air Rev Shoe
The Jordan Brand Air Rev features a moveable Air Zoom unit, a first for both Nike and Jordan Brand. Like Michael Jordan's infamous fax during the 1994-95 NBA season announcing his triumphant return to the Chicago Bulls, Jordan Brand proclaimed 'I'm back' with its return to golf, highlighted by the innovative Air Rev shoe. Unveiled at Jordan's private Florida golf course, The Grove XXIII, on April 14, the Air Rev harnesses Nike's Air technology in a new and innovative way for both Nike and Jordan Brand. The golf shoe features a moveable Air Zoom unit inserted into a pouch on the sidewall of the trail/back foot intended to provide appropriate pressure on the swing. Complemented by the brand's Formula23 foam on the lead/front foot to deliver cushioned stability, the Air Rev is all about promoting optimal rotational velocity and clubhead speed based on how a golfer moves during a swing, especially in the transition from backswing to downswing. 'It's something that only we can do as a brand that's unlocked by one of our oldest and most tried and true technologies—just used in a different way,' Nike men's sport footwear director Matt Plumb said. 'We do see this as an opportunity as a technology platform we can stand on for multiple years, and there's other versions that we could potentially work through.' The Jordan Brand Air Rev golf shoe is available for $250 starting May 14. Rather than converting classic silhouettes and models like the Air Jordan 1 Low, Air Jordan 14 and Jordan NU Retro 1 into golf footwear, the brand believes its Air Rev will be revolutionary—giving the model name a double meaning which also stands for rotational energy velocity. The moveable Air Zoom unit is one of the components that comprise the Air Rev's entire Flight Lock technology system, which inspires to provide golfers with comfort and stability on the course, especially during a swing. A proprietary dial-lacing system is wrapped under an eye-catching leno weave strap to provide personalized cushioning and containment. Approximately eight years in the making, the Air Rev also features varying forms and sizes of spikes based on pressure-mapping data taken from athletes during testing, designed to keep the shoe lightweight without sacrificing stability and traction. Rather than manufacturing shoes for left- and right-handed golfers, the Air Zoom unit and Formula23 foam can be swapped to fit any preference and need. 'We've always known Air as something in our shoe—sometimes you can feel it, push on it or see it,' Plumb said. 'But we've never given the athlete Air and said, 'Do something with it.'' Available for $250 beginning May 14 at and select retail partners in North America, the Air Rev is the focal point of Jordan Brand's return to golf. Jordan Brand is releasing a new golf apparel line this summer. A new line of Jordan Brand golf apparel featuring performance and casual mocknecks, polos, shorts, pants and more in Carolina blue, black, brown and khaki colors will be available this summer. With golf expanding, diversifying and getting younger, Jordan Brand aspires to speak to the game's growing demos through fashion, innovation, community and culture, while maintaining the threadline expected of its eponymous founder to make athletes better. According to the National Golf Foundation, 28.1 million Americans played golf on a course in 2024—the most since 2008—while another estimated 19 million exclusively played off-course forms of the game. Of the 28.1 million who played on-course golf last year, 28% were female and 25% were Black, Asian or Hispanic—both representing the highest proportions ever recorded. 'We have a unique position in golf because we have a unique position in culture in general,' Jordan Brand president Sarah Mensah said. 'The game of golf is experiencing a Renaissance, and we have a unique role to play inviting new customers to the game.'
BBC News
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Chelmsford artist Erin LeCount to play Radio 1's Big Weekend
A singer-songwriter who began performing live around Essex as a child said it was a "lovely surprise" to be selected to play at Radio 1's Big LeCount, from Chelmsford, will perform on the BBC Introducing stage during the three-day festival at Liverpool's Sefton Park in 22-year-old said she was "speechless" when Matt Plumb, BBC Introducing presenter for Essex and Cambridgeshire, told her she had been selected to represent the area."Looking at the Saturday line-up, with the likes of Sam Fender and Wolf Alice - people I've seen live in concert many times - its such an honour," she said. "I've never been to Liverpool either, so I'm looking forward to a nice weekend."LeCount said she had been fully focused on a show in London next week - her first for some time - so it was a "nice surprise" to learn she had a slot on such a big stage in the latest single, Silver Spoon, released on Friday, was about "the ways you grow up" and how that affects relationships, she said. 'Embrace the madness' She counts Florence and the Machine and Kate Bush among her influences, along with Sampha, FKA twigs, and The xx."I love artists who produce their own music, of anyone who goes all-in and embraces the madness," she credited the Hermit Club in Brentwood for supporting her from a young age and allowing her to perform at open mics."I got into the habit of doing live music and I just wanted to keep performing as time went on," she said."I felt comfortable sharing it online when I was 17 or 18, and it's ended up here, which is quite nice."It feels I've had a nice break and now I'm back in full force, I've got the show, and lots of writing to do and lots of live prep for Big Weekend."I think I'll have to pull something special out of the bag."Radio 1's Big Weekend runs from 23 to 25 May, with a line-up including Tom Grennan, Mumford & Sons and Lola will appear on Saturday, 24 can hear Erin LeCount's interview with BBC Essex on BBC Sounds. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
