THE SHOW FLOOR
The CART Pavilion
As you walk into the NGA Show floor in San Diego, The CART Pavilion is front & center showcasing all of the latest and greatest technology solutions. These solutions are hand selected and curated for the independent market. We make it easy for attendees to discover solution providers; they come to the pavilion specifically looking for what’s new.
Inside of this Year’s Pavilion
Shopping trends are evolving as consumers increasingly rely on technology to guide their conventional retail experiences. Innovation on the digital front is producing increased levels of consumer engagement. Your customer is your greatest asset; keeping up with their needs in this digital era is of utmost importance.
Logile, Inc. provides workforce management and execution compliance solutions, encompassing both best practices consulting and planning and execution software applications, that enable companies to maximize efficiency, customer service and profitability.
At SPINS, we believe there’s more than meets the eye to data. As the leading provider of retail consumer insights, analytics and consulting for the Natural, Organic and Specialty Products Industry, we strive to transform raw data into intelligent and actionable business solutions.
Local.Express is a cloud based e-commerce platform that provides grocery retailers a turn key solution for online shopping and delivery!
FoodStorm's SaaS solution helps grocers expand your catering and prepared meals business. FoodStorm enables online catering ordering, payment via POS and streamlines customer service, food production and delivery.
Fintech (Financial Information Technologies) is a payment and data solution for the alcohol industry. We're dedicated to saving businesses time and money by offering a safe, secure way for alcohol purchases to be paid electronically.
Bringoz is a SaaS-based delivery logistics platform that provides shippers and carriers with end-to-end, scalable delivery infrastructure.
Auto-Star’s point of sale and inventory management software is fully integrated and customizable for any size retailer from small independent grocers to large supermarkets. With over 35 years of industry experience, our cutting-edge retail solutions are the premier choice for grocery retailers across North America.
Ready to reach the right people, at the right time, every time? Smart.Market for Business can help you do that. Our revolutionary, patent-pending technology provides businesses with a smart marketing platform that can accurately pinpoint customers and potential customers, eliminating the guesswork involved with solving the complex marketing problems of today. The system gives you the ability to send messages and offers as unique as the people they are going to, ultimately leading to a more engaged customer base and increased loyalty.
We are a venture-funded, fast growing AI startup fortified by the support of notable clients and investors - amongst which were early investors in Google, Amazon and Facebook. Our mission is to leverage AI advancements in NLP, In-Memory Computing & Intelligence Automation to deliver an autonomous enterprise.
The app that arms your frontline teams with the information, motivation, and support they need to do exceptional work.
Revel Systems powers the ambitions of restaurants and retailers with a robust cloud-based point of sale (POS) and business management system. Designed to maximize security, stability, ease of use, and service delivery, Revel’s ecosystem replaces bulky, expensive legacy solutions with a quick, intuitive iOS-based POS platform that combines cloud-based technology and the mobility of the iPad.
SmartSense delivers data-driven IoT solutions for food safety, facilities monitoring, and supply chain visibility, by providing actionable insight.
ShopHero is a Provo, Utah-based startup providing ecommerce and fulfillment solutions for the grocery industy. We build and operate a proprietary, state-of-the-art ecommerce platform enabling established brick-and-mortar grocers to expand their reach via modern, white-labeled web and mobile channels. ShopHero also develops innovative logistics technology which enables independent grocers to cost-effectively provision home delivery services without a substantial investment in either technology or delivery infrastructure.
Revel Systems powers the ambitions of restaurants and retailers with a robust cloud-based point of sale (POS) and business management system. Designed to maximize security, stability, ease of use, and service delivery, Revel’s ecosystem replaces bulky, expensive legacy solutions with a quick, intuitive iOS-based POS platform that combines cloud-based technology and the mobility of the iPad.
The Retail Feedback Group offers a broad spectrum of research, consumer insight and consulting services. Its flagship program, Constant Customer Feedback (CCF), is the first automated feedback platform specifically designed and introduced for supermarket retailers, and is currently implemented in hundreds of locations across the United States.
My Cloud Grocer is an award-winning eCommerce solution designed to help supermarkets thrive in a competitive digital world. Offering a robust, customizable virtual storefront, My Cloud Grocer’s top-rated white label platform powers and integrates the full shopping experience, from initial order to the customer’s door. Our clients see lower operational costs and consistently outperform competitors, enjoying the largest weekly sales and online baskets in the industry.
Mercato connects you to local specialty food shops. Order fresh local groceries online from the stores you love, and have them delivered to your door. You can select from individual items and curated lists and order all of the ingredients to a recipe with one click.
I.Me.Mine Digital helps retailers improve customer loyalty via our big data-based, machine learning environment that we call our Cognitive Retail Shopper Personalization Platform.
AI-Driven Analytics for Cognitive Enterprise
Hypersonix automates analytics and insights in real-time, making it easy and
readily available to every user through a search and conversational experience.
SmartSense delivers data-driven IoT solutions for food safety, facilities monitoring, and supply chain visibility, by providing actionable insight.
We deliver technology solutions to solve food retail problems and capitalize on opportunities.
THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION EVENT
The CART Event

The second annual CART Event returns as the most talked about 3-hour event of the NGA Show 2020. Innovators, educators, and retailers will collaborate to explore the future of the independent industry together, interact with the latest and most innovative solutions out there and learn about and gain access into creating innovation cultures inside of businesses to be ready and willing to adopt. Changes in the retail industry are happening faster than ever before, transforming the retail store, and how retailers go to market and interact with their shoppers. Retailers can embrace this change, avail themselves of capabilities never before possible, or be disrupted into irrelevancy. And disruption is exactly what’s happening as the industry undergoes gut-wrenching change as decades of product-first practices give way to a true customer-first retail experience.
Join us on Sunday afternoon leading up to the opening of the NGA Show.
Sunday, February 23, 2020 | 1pm - 4pm | Room 28 ABCDE

The CART Event spotlights technology's most influential leaders as partners and speakers, sharing insights on premiere technologies and what will continue to redefine the Independent industry in the future.

A CART speaker is a thought leader, an innovative thinker and an industry influencer.