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Futureproofing Coffee Retail: Making Decisions to Provide for Your Business Tomorrow | Lynsey Harley | Coffee Retail Summit

Lynsey Harley’s story provides insight on how to take chances and approach futureproofing your retail coffee business.

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Five Key Takeaways from The National Coffee Data Trends Study - Specialty Coffee Breakout Report | Katie von der Lieth | Coffee Retail Summit

With so many data points in the National Coffee Data Trends Specialty Coffee Breakout Report to consider, what are some of the main takeaways for coffee retail businesses to keep in mind?

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All-Day Store: Utilizing Training and Hospitality to Create Retail Experiences | George E. Loukas | Coffee Retail Summit

Learn more about the benefits and opportunities of expanding your opening hours and your offerings through coffee, wine, food, and hospitality.

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Responsible Design Strategies for Coffee Shops | Rhiannon Laurie | Coffee Retail Summit

Minimizing the negative impact of our designs, specifications, and construction methods on both human and planetary health is more important than ever.

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Bill Ristenpart on Using Science to Change the Way We Brew Coffee | Re:co Symposium 2020

In this talk, we'll explore the assumptions behind this time-tested tool, and learn about new research that tests the foundations of coffee brewing, sensory evaluation of coffee, and how to measure it all.

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Ilja Croijmans on Talking About Flavors Online: Describing Coffee (and Wine) | Re:co Symposium 2020

In this talk, Dr. Croijmans will go into recent studies that have looked at wine and coffee language, offer suggestions to adapt online coffee sales, and discuss open questions to align coffee descriptions to what consumers expect, informed by insights from wine and coffee research.

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Fabiana Carvalho on the Home Experience: Expanding the "Slow Coffee" Segment | Re:co Symposium 2020

Due to distancing and mobility restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, specialty coffee consumption has been shifted from shops to home. Which marketing tools could be relevant to influence the coffee drinking experience outside the coffee shop?

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Coffee Retail Summit Videos Now Available

Watch Yannis Apostolopoulos, CEO of the Specialty Coffee Association, welcome Coffee Retail Summit’s attendees to a program focused on three main topics: Navigating COVID-19, Business of Coffee, and Building Your Brand.

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Planning a Resilient Business | Coffee Retail Summit

Planning helps entrepreneurs avoid the trap of running businesses that neither make enough money nor let them do what they love.

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The Internal Focus: Customer Experience and Community Starts from Within | Coffee Retail Summit

When your staff feel valued, your customers feel valued. This session focuses on the importance of your internal structure, systems, and culture.

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A Conversation with Lara Marrero, Retail Leader and Principal at Gensler | Coffee Retail Summit

Stephen Morrissey speaks to Lara Marrero about the future of retail design and what it might mean for the coffee retail marketplace.

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Innovations & Trends in the Beverage Marketplace | Coffee Retail Summit

We’re joined by analysts from Rabobank who will cover trends in non-alcoholic beverages and how they might apply to coffee retail, alcohol and wine market innovation and adaptation during the global pandemic, as well as the overall beverage shift to e-commerce and different models in the direct-to-consumer space.

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Investing in Retail Businesses: The Case for Coffee | Coffee Retail Summit

What are the fundamentals and economics of a coffee retail business from an investor's perspective?

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More than Advertising and Sales: Marketing Principles for Environmental, Social, and Financial Sustainability | Coffee Retail Summit

We'll overview concepts such as the value of setting strategic marketing objectives, target marketing and brand positioning, and the marketing mix—all through the lens of environmental, social, and financial sustainability.

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Beyond Your Logo: Creating and Cultivating Brand Loyalty | Coffee Retail Summit

In this presentation you will learn to position your brand through word of mouth, brand affiliation and unique proposition creating your brand identity that customers will love. Plus, special guest Chérmelle Edwards will share key trends in the specialty coffee space.

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Tech in Retail: The New Normal | Coffee Retail Summit

Luisa Castellanos is the Co-Founder of Science on Call, an IT help desk for restaurants and retailers.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Specialty Coffee Community | Coffee Retail Summit

In this talk, Peter Giuliano and Katie von der Lieth discuss results from the SCA’s third and most recent Community Impact of COVID-19 survey.

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Real Estate: The Current Landscape for Retail | Coffee Retail Summit

Ariel Schuster discussed current trends in the market, the impact of the pandemic in commercial real estate, and new opportunities for retail tenants.

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Retail Reboot: Coffee After COVID | Coffee Retail Summit

National Coffee Association President & CEO William "Bill" Murray explores how COVID-19 has impacted coffee consumption and consumer purchasing habits, which changes may be temporary and which are here to stay, and opportunities for retail coffee to thrive in this new landscape.

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The External Focus: How Coffee Retail Businesses Exist in Communities | Coffee Retail Summit

Coffee Retail Businesses have always been central to community activities, whether its the meeting place for community organizers to kick off their projects and activities or the place to celebrate group accomplishments.

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