Rite Aid, Metro & Navy Exchange to take Velocity Conference Stage

The Velocity Conference + Innovation Expo 2023 is less than two months away and retail leaders, manufacturers, brokers and solution partners are excited to be back together in Charlotte, NC. Join Target, CVS Health, Foxtrot, Misfit Markets, Albertsons, Home Depot, Staples, Sprouts, Wakefern, Ahold Delhaize, Rite Aid, Lowe’s Foods, Metro, Navy Exchange and more as we work to grow and build Retail-owned Brands.

Running May 16-18, 2023, Velocity will bring together industry leaders to BOLDLY accelerate the pace of change in the wake of Covid and uncover Retail-owned Brands’ potential to win.

  • 30+ keynote-level speakers (retail executives, thought leaders, solution partners, and manufacturers.)
  • 20 curated Innovation Expo exhibitors featuring the goods and services that will help you innovate and win.
  • Opening Night Happy Hour: Cocktails and networking open the conference.
  • Winner’s Happy Hour: Cocktails and networking at Omni Charlotte’s one-of-a-kind rooftop pool deck, restaurant, and bar.
  • Vertex Awards Ceremony – Celebrate the 2023 winners of the world’s largest Retail-owned Brand package design competition.

We bring together retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, agencies, solution providers, and everyone from the idea of the product to the moment the product hits the store shelf.

And don’t miss these speakers:

Richard Honiball

EVP / Global Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer

Bob Himler

Vice President,
Own Brand Development

Anick Chartrand

Design, Packaging and
Brand Director,

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About the Author: Christopher Durham

Christopher Durham is the president of the Velocity Institute. Prior to this he founded the groundbreaking site My Private Brand. He is the co-founder of The Vertex Awards. He began his retail career building brands at Food Lion and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Durham has worked with retailers around the world, including Albertsons, Family Dollar, Petco, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy, Metro Canada. Durham has published seven definitive books on private brands, including Fifty2: The My Private Brand Project and Vanguard: Vintage Originals.

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