2024 Grocery Industry Icons & Innovators

Dave Steck is Schnuck Markets’ Vice President of IT Store and Emerging Technologies. He has worked for Schnucks since 2014. Dave, in partnership with Schnucks Store Operations, led the implementation and rollout of Simbe robots, known as Tally, across all stores of the regional grocer. Also in partnership with Store Ops, he and his team are leading the chainwide rollout of Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs).  Dave was recognized by RIS in 2021 as one of the top 10 Influentials in retail and was recently named the Omni Talk Omni Star to recognize him and Schnucks for their industry leading innovations. 

Schnucks is a progressive, family-owned supermarket retailer with 115 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Schnucks’ corporate headquarters is located in St. Louis, Missouri.