The latest Category Insights report from FMI highlights how grocery stores are uniquely positioned to capture sales in the continually growing pet food ...
The seafood department has been a bit of a conundrum lately. During the COVID-19 pandemic seafood sales were up, but now we’re seeing seafood sales back to 2019 levels. The roller coaster may cause a seafood merchandiser to scratch their head, but ...
In March we celebrate National Nutrition Month®, an annual campaign from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy). This celebration started in 1973 as National Nutrition Week and became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to a ...
On a day like Supermarket Employee Day, no celebration is too big or small. Keeping with tradition, we are honored to announce this year’s class of nominees for the Store Manager Awards. We are proud to highlight the industrious, dedicated, and ...
Shoppers have questions when browsing the meat department, and those questions are often answered by butchers and associates – even in the TikTok era. Personal engagement is especially important in this category since consumers are frequently ...
Market volatility may have moderated compared to previous years, but as any food retailer knows, it’s not quite business as usual. From geopolitical upheaval, to will-they-or-won’t-they questions about interest rates, to concerns about sticky ...
As we see interest in nutrition and healthy eating increasing everywhere, from daily media articles to newly reformulated products, companies across the food industry are focused on meaningful strategic initiatives to support consumers with their ...
The FreshForward conference features educational presentations, breakout groups for attendees to identify action steps for success and lots of opportunities for ...
At least once a week someone asks me to predict the future of self-checkout. So, here it is—self-checkout is here to stay. I said it! Here’s why I stand by that ...
At the Midwinter Executive Conference, I witnessed the attendees absorbing with interest the big wall of facts with important data points about the food ...