(SALT LAKE CITY) September 9, 2021 — MTN Retail Advisors (MTN), the leader in primary grocery retail research and data collection nationwide, today announced two key leadership appointments to its rapidly growing team. These new hires will help to elevate Salt Lake City-based MTN’s mission and position the company to deliver reliable first-hand retail market research at scale, as the only national one-source solution that pairs its offerings with tenant-focused services and analysis. MTN’s new leadership appointments include:
Jake Johnson, Director of Research & New Product Development: In this role, Jake Johnson will focus his efforts on supporting current tools, reports and processes that assist clients in decisions related to grocery anchored development, acquisitions, and investment. Further, he will also work directly with MTN's internal team in building real estate strategy for its grocery retailers and strategy for the grocery-anchored investment community. Johnson has 11 years’ experience building real estate strategy for grocery retailers and strategy for the grocery-anchored investment community, previously serving in leadership roles at Target, Southeast Grocers (Winn-Dixie) and BJ's Wholesale.
Brad Markle, Senior Research Analyst: In his role, Brad Markle will be heavily involved in grocery anchor primary data collection, developing sales forecasts for MTN's retail clients, real estate strategy, and market optimization analysis. Further, he will help assist MTN in understanding the role and impact of e-commerce on the retail real estate industry, especially grocery retail clients. Prior to joining MTN, Markle served in a leadership capacity at Ahold, where he worked closely with e-commerce initiatives. MTN will leverage Markle’s comprehensive grocery knowledge and expertise to further understand the role and impact of e-commerce on the retail real estate industry, especially grocery clients.
Following the successful transition into his new role, Markle will formally shift to a key leadership position, where he will work closely with MTN's Principals in business development, talent development and oversight of operations.
“As MTN continues to experience growth, we are thrilled to have Brad and Jake’s extensive research experience and combined knowledge of the grocery retailing landscape to achieve our mission to deliver reliable first-hand retail market research at scale,” said Doug Munson, Principal at MTN. “These new hires were strategically chosen to help strengthen our company and position MTN for continued growth in both the US and Canadian grocery retail markets.”
MTN has built a reputation in the industry for delivering the most detailed market insights available to help grocery retailers, municipalities, developers, and real estate investors answer their most challenging market questions with certainty, to maximize profitability, minimize risk and grow their business.
To learn more about MTN Retail Advisors, visit https://www.mtnra.com.
About MTN Retail Advisors
MTN Retail Advisors (MTN) is the leader in primary grocery retail research and data collection nationwide. We have built a reputation in the industry for delivering the most detailed market insights and analysis available to help grocery retailers, municipalities, developers, and real estate investors answer their most challenging market questions with certainty, to maximize profitability, minimize risk and grow their business. MTN speaks the same language as grocery retailers because our team of experts works with nearly every major grocery company and has unmatched insights gathered from more than 30,000 touch-points. As MTN brings its power and proven approach to deliver reliable first-hand retail market research at scale, we are boldly setting a new frontier, as the only national one-source solution that pairs its offerings with tenant-focused services and analysis. To learn more about MTN Retail Advisors, visit https://www.mtnra.com.
