In this installment of our series of interviews with industry leaders from the recent NACDS Annual Meeting, Jim Tsipakis, executive vice president and president of supermarkets and pharmacy at Giant Eagle, talks about efforts to develop synergies between the two sides of the company’s business. In addition, he discusses the impact of tariffs on prices, changing consumer behavior and the quest to deliver real value to customers.
Video Forum: Jim Tsipakis, Giant Eagle
Meeting the changing needs of the food and pharmacy customer.
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