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A Midwest grocery chain, Cub—as in Consumers United for Buying—had been making strides in e-commerce, but with COVID-19 and other factors raising the stakes, it reached out to Luke Anderson in September 2020. A veteran tech boss and consultant who had plied his skills in other industries, he soon recognized that a grocery presents challenges […]

Despite his title at BearCom, Vice President of Information Technology Mike Owen is quick to point out that he’s more than just the head of the technology department. “I’m also in the innovation department,” Owen tells Toggle in August from the company’s Garland, Texas headquarters. “We are looking at how we can take disparate systems […]

As the 18-wheeler rides the ribbon of asphalt past jagged mountains and dusty sagebrush under cloudless skies, it’s an image worthy of a song. But the romance of those Western skies may be lost on employees at Continental Battery Co. They just need to know where the truck is and how the delivery to a […]

When introducing technology to Rhino Linings Corp.’s business operations, IT Director John To says his ability mix tech and people keeps things covered. Now in his fourth year overseeing IT for the company known for its durable coatings, To has introduced widespread improvements. Those range from better infrastructure and customer relationship management software to telephony […]

Working in a Baltimore law firm nearly 90 years old, Ken Adams can appreciate its longstanding legal traditions as it advises clients in areas such as health care, real estate, education and finance. However, as CIO for Miles & Stockbridge, Adams says tradition only goes so far in his work. For nearly 25 years, he’s […]

Previously known as Reckitt Benckiser, RB products are quite visible at any supermarket or pharmacy. In the post-COVID-19 world, being seen on a shelf is not nearly enough. Digital Commerce 360 reports consumers spent $861.12 billion online with U.S. merchants in 2020. That’s a 44 percent increase from 2019 and means more than 20 percent […]

It was a sink or swim situation when Jason Richard began his work as chief technology officer at Leslie’s Inc.  Richard prefers swimming, especially in the current of modern technology, as he builds the tech infrastructure that will enable the Phoenix-based retailer of pool and spa supplies and above ground pools to better serve its customers throughout […]

Leading a digital transformation and ERP implementation—and doing so at a global company known for providing high-tech electronic testing equipment—is a tall order. Even more so during a global pandemic. So, in February 2019, when David Briskman was hired by Electro Rent to be the new CIO and complete its ERP implementation, he quickly updated […]

Holy @&*%! How could he have made that call? It’s a question nearly every football fan asks each week, coming with a sinking feeling as something goes horribly wrong because of a coaching gaffe. The call may be just another bad decision in a season so full of them you’ve lost count. Or it may […]

Looking inside a time capsule years from now, historians may discover that gym rats on a quest to work out during the COVID-19 pandemic responded to the crisis by buying bicycles. Miamisburg, Ohio-based United Wheels Inc. reports a worldwide spike in its online and storefront sales—with brands sold including Huffy, Batch Bicycles, Vaast, Niner, Royce […]