{"id":25845,"date":"2019-05-01T12:10:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T12:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/blog\/parcel-pending-announces-new-vp-of-grocery\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:37:16","slug":"parcel-pending-announces-new-vp-of-grocery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/en-ca\/blog\/parcel-pending-announces-new-vp-of-grocery\/","title":{"rendered":"Parcel Pending Announces New VP of Grocery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4517 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/about-team-joe-szala.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/about-team-joe-szala.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/about-team-joe-szala-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2019 &#8211;<\/strong> Parcel Pending, the nation&#8217;s leading provider of innovative package management solutions, continues to expand its grocery team with the addition of Joe Szala as Vice President. Szala will be responsible for driving adoption of Parcel Pending\u2019s Buy Online, Pick-Up In Locker\u2122 (BOPIL) solutions in the grocery space.<br \/>\n\u201cJoe is an excellent addition to our fast-growing Grocery team. He\u2019s passionate about understanding the needs of grocery retailers and how technology-based solutions can help solve their pain points,\u201d explained Lori A. Torres, CEO and Founder of Parcel Pending. \u201cHis background in customer loyalty, data and insights, and ecommerce for in-store pick up will greatly benefit our grocery team, and I\u2019m excited for him to join.\u201d<br \/>\nSzala comes to Parcel Pending with more than 20 years of retail and grocery experience under his belt. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Retail Business Development at Aimia and Vice President of Business Development Retail Partnerships for Aisle50, which was acquired by Groupon in 2015. He is skilled at building both well established and rapid-growth and entrepreneurial organizations.<br \/>\n\u201cOnline grocery shopping has been gaining in widespread popularity but some grocery retailers struggle with executing on this trend successfully,\u201d stated Szala. \u201cThat\u2019s where my role comes into play. I\u2019ll be focusing on educating grocery retailers on how our BOPIL solutions can improve their click-and-collect process and improve their bottom line.\u201d<br \/>\nLearn more about Parcel Pending at www.parcelpending.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2019 &#8211; Parcel Pending, the nation&#8217;s leading provider of innovative package management solutions, continues to expand its grocery team with the addition of Joe Szala as Vice President. 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