“Exemplary store managers are essential to successful operations,” said Brian Tully, senior vice president, FMI. “FMI applauds all of the finalists of the Manager Superior Service Awards for their dedication and excellence in customer and community service.”
Store managers were asked to send in innovative stories of how they have excelled in the areas of customer or community service. The contest was open to in-store managers employed by food retail, mass merchandise and convenience store operators anywhere in the world. Entrants must have been employed at the same store for at least one year. An eight-member panel of judges — including two from Hallmark Greetings, the competition sponsor — then evaluated the entries on originality, creativity and significance of the customer service effort.
All 20 finalists will receive hotel accommodations and complimentary registration for the 2003 FMI Show, May 4-6 at the McCormick Place Convention Center. Winners will receive a plaque and a check for $1,000.
The contest finalists, stores and locations are:
The FMI Show — The Place to Be in 2003
The 2003 FMI Show will be an event like no other, offering unprecedented service and customized benefits. Participants of all sizes will find value, efficiency and productivity in this once-a-year gathering of industry leaders from all over the globe.
For more information, contact FMI convention services at 202-452-8444; call FMI’s Fax-on-Demand Show Infoline at 1-800-890-SHOW (7469); or visit the 2003 FMI Show Web site (www.fmishow.org) for details about exhibitors and workshops, and to register online.
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations on behalf of its nearly 1,250 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI’s U.S. members operate more than 25,000 retail food stores and almost 22,000 pharmacies with a combined annual sales volume of nearly $650 billion. FMI’s retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent operators. Its international membership includes 126 companies from more than 65 countries. FMI’s nearly 330 associate members include the supplier partners of its retail and wholesale members.
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