EnsembleIQ’s Progressive Grocer Reveals 2026 Top Women in Grocery

CHICAGO, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — E sembleIQ’s P og essive G oce today u veils its class of 2026 Top Wome i G oce y Awa d wi e s, ma ki g the 20th a ive sa y of food etail’s most p estigious p og am celeb ati g wome ‘s leade ship, achieveme t a d impact i the i dust y.

The 422 wome ho o ed this yea comp ise Se io -Level Executives, Risi g Sta s a d Sto e Ma age s, each of which plays a pivotal ole i the g oce y i dust y as a etaile , supplie , solutio p ovide o ma kete .

“It was pa ticula ly challe gi g to judge this yea ’s Top Wome i G oce y, as the quality of the ca didates was so high,” said P og essive G oce Ma agi g Edito B idget Goldschmidt. “As always, we we e deeply imp essed by the depth of achieveme t a d the va ied ways that ho o ees se ved thei compa ies a d commu ities. Ou Top Wome i G oce y eally a e the best of the i dust y.”

“The Top Wome i G oce y Awa ds p og am is o e of the i dust y’s p emie ecog itio platfo ms, shi i g a spotlight o the ext ao di a y isi g sta s a d leade s who a e edefi i g the g oce y la dscape f om the g ou d up,” said P og essive G oce Edito -i -Chief Emily C owe. “This yea ’s ho o ees a e actively shapi g the futu e of food etail th ough thei i ovatio , esilie ce a d visio a y leade ship. P og essive G oce is p oud to celeb ate these wome who a e i spi i g the ext ge e atio a d d ivi g the e ti e i dust y fo wa d.”

I additio to the ho o ees, Vale ie Jabba , the ece tly eti ed SVP of etail divisio s at The K oge Co., a d Pamela Stewa t, chief custome office of etail at The Coca-Cola Compa y, have bee amed Top Wome i G oce y Retail a d CPG T ailblaze s, espectively.

As the flagship ho o i the Top Wome i G oce y Awa ds p og am, the T ailblaze is bestowed o i dividuals who lead by example a d have demo st ated a commitme t to buildi g up the ext ge e atio of female leade s i the g oce y i dust y.

Each of the Top Wome i G oce y ho o ees will be celeb ated at a awa ds gala di e held o the last ight of P og essive G oce ’s G oce y Impact eve t, taki g place Novembe 4-6 at the Hyatt Rege cy G a d Cyp ess i O la do, Fla. Registe to atte d he e. To become a spo so , click he e.

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Media Co tactB idget GoldschmidtP og essive G oce         bgoldschmidt@e sembleiq.com