CHICAGO, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As GLP-1 adoptio accele ates, etaile s a d co sume b a ds a e co f o ti g what could become o e of the most sig ifica t cha ges to the g oce y basket i decades.
Households usi g GLP-1 medicatio s cu e tly accou t fo 23% of U.S. households a d a e p ojected to ep ese t 35% of all food a d beve age u its sold by 2030, acco di g to Ci ca a. The scale of this shift makes GLP-1 adoptio a sig ifica t fo ce i how co sume s shop, what they pu chase a d how etaile s a d b a ds pla fo futu e g owth.
E sembleIQ today a ou ces the lau ch of the GLP-1 Shoppe Summit, a ew o e-day i dust y eve t that will b i g togethe se io leade s f om etail, CPG, data a d tech ology o ga izatio s to exami e how GLP-1 adoptio is cha gi g the shoppe a d what those cha ges mea fo me cha disi g, p oduct i ovatio , shoppe e gageme t a d busi ess g owth.
Taki g place o Novembe 12 i Chicago, the Summit is b ought to you by E sembleIQ’s po tfolio of busi ess i tellige ce b a ds, i cludi g P og essive G oce , the Path to Pu chase I stitute, D ug Sto e News, Sto e B a ds a d Co sume Goods Tech ology.
Retaile s a d b a ds a e begi i g to see measu able cha ges i basket compositio , catego y pe fo ma ce, po tio sizes, well ess p io ities a d co sume expectatio s. The GLP-1 Shoppe Summit will p ovide busi ess leade s with data-d ive i sights a d p actical st ategies fo espo di g to these cha ges a d d ivi g ew i ovatio .
GLP-1 adoptio is al eady i flue ci g food pu chasi g patte s, basket compositio , catego y pe fo ma ce a d co sume p io ities a ou d health a d well ess. Co sume s usi g GLP-1 medicatio s a e seeki g mo e p oducts with p otei , fibe a d healthy fats while educi g pu chases of p oducts high i ca bohyd ates a d suga , c eati g pote tial implicatio s ac oss g oce y aisles, pha macies, p oduct po tfolios, me cha disi g st ategies a d shoppe e gageme t.
Yet ma y o ga izatio s a e still wo ki g to u de sta d the scale a d speed of this t a sfo matio a d how thei busi esses should espo d.
“The GLP-1 shoppe is ot simply a othe co sume segme t. We believe this ep ese ts a fu dame tal cha ge i shoppe behavio that could eshape catego ies, etail st ategies a d g owth oppo tu ities ac oss the i dust y,” says E ic Savitch, SVP a d G oup B a d Di ecto at P og essive G oce , the Path to Pu chase I stitute, Sto e B a ds a d Co sume Goods Tech ology.
“Retaile s, b a ds a d tech ology compa ies a e all t yi g to u de sta d what happe s ext. By b i gi g togethe the audie ces, i dust y elatio ships a d i sights of ou t usted b a ds, we’ e c eati g a fo um whe e leade s f om ac oss the etail ecosystem ca exami e the esea ch, challe ge co ve tio al thi ki g a d begi developi g st ategies fo the ext ge e atio of shoppe s,” added Savitch.
Desig ed fo leade s ac oss etail, CPG a d tech ology, the p og am will exami e topics i cludi g:
- How GLP-1 adoptio is cha gi g food pu chasi g behavio a d household spe di g
- Me cha disi g a d asso tme t st ategies fo a cha gi g co sume
- The g owi g i te sectio of food, pha macy a d health se vices
- P oduct i ovatio a d po tfolio st ategies fo co sume b a ds
- New oppo tu ities fo shoppe e gageme t, educatio a d pe so alizatio
Regist atio is ow ope , a d a limited umbe of pa t e ship oppo tu ities a e available fo o ga izatio s seeki g to pa ticipate i the i dust y co ve satio , sha e expe tise a d demo st ate leade ship a ou d o e of the most co seque tial cha ges affecti g the futu e of the shoppe .
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E sembleIQ is the p emie esou ce of actio able co ectio s a d i sightful i fo matio i No th Ame ica’s etail, tech ology, co sume goods, healthca e, a d hospitality secto s. Delive i g high-impact busi ess st ategies, p op ieta y ma ket esea ch, a d flagship i dust y eve ts ac oss a po tfolio of ma ket-leadi g b a ds, E sembleIQ co ects a i flue tial etwo k of co po ate decisio -make s with the data, i sights, a d tech ical solutio s eeded to accele ate busi ess g owth a d d ive i dust y-wide i ovatio .
E ic SavitchSVP a d G oup B a d Di ecto E sembleIQesavitch@e sembleiq.com
