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Gary Stonell

senior vice president of sales and operations, Opterus

Gary Stonell is senior vice president of sales and operations at Opterus. Stonell has 20 years of sales management and business development experience in CPG and SaaS, having worked for Kraft Foods, Philips Electronics, and SunRype Products fostering partnerships with retailers and managing various aspects of the sales and marketing processes. More recently at Sysomos/Meltwater, a SaaS based social media content management platform, Stonell led the enterprise sales team responsible for managing existing clients and new logo acquisition. 

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Prepare In-Store Employees for Tough Shoppers and Situations

The unexpected is now more expected than ever, and retailers should provide adequate training, establish clear policies, and make it easy for employees to collaborate across teams to prepare them for aggressive shoppers.