When competition draws near for a business, there is no reason to panic. However, a proactive and strategic plan ought to be in place with a practical and effective approach. Here are a few strategies to consider in navigating and thriving in ...
FMI’s President and CEO Leslie Sarasin and Chief Public Policy Officer Jennifer Hatcher were invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for FMI member Associated Wholesale Grocers. FMI also attended a press conference hosted by Sen. Roger Marshall ...
Innovation in the private brands industry is often used to describe new or revamped products. But that seems like a limited look at innovation and its possibilities. I decided to seek out a dictionary definition of innovation after hearing the word ...
Food retailers are connecting with customers and communities on nutrition and health by meeting people where they are, right in the grocery store, and empowering them to take education into action. When we have a better understanding of how the ...
Juneteenth has a deep 158-year history as a celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Like July Fourth, our other national holiday commemorating liberation, Juneteenth is a vivid stake driven into our national calendar ...
Freshness and overall product experience create strong relationships with customers. That's why the food industry is committed to providing on-package date labels as an important guide for the ...
The industry continues to experience a supply chain hangover in a never normal environment that continues to challenge the norms that used to work in the past. To address and solve these challenges FMI is convening industry leaders and supply chain ...
After 175 nominations, more than any previous year, 12 deserving finalists and a record 10,182 votes in the People’s Pick Contest, FMI unveiled the five recipients of the 2023 Store Manager Awards in a live virtual celebration. I joined FMI staff in ...
Getting “good value” for groceries has become increasingly important for shoppers over the past year. Nearly all shoppers (87%) consider “getting good value” when shopping for food and groceries a high or top ...
How quickly a year flies by! I’m still having difficulty processing that May is almost over, let alone that hurricane season is just around the corner. We know that no one in the food industry is immune to inclement weather. Hurricanes, in ...
Shopping has always been personal for consumers, who have been making lists and choosing relevant items since, well, the first stores opened. Today, though, the possibilities of personalization span the entire shopping experience and lead to true ...
As we prepare to celebrate World Food Safety Day on June 7, 2023, it is important to recognize the crucial role that every link in the supply chain plays in ensuring that the food we eat, sell, or prepare is ...
My 12-year-old daughter can detect the bells of the neighborhood ice cream truck ringing four blocks away, but somehow cannot manage to hear her parents four feet away telling her to take her laundry upstairs. It is not a physiological problem; it ...
As consumers increasingly look to stretch their grocery dollar, cost saving measures such as using coupons continue to grow. A new coupon standard provides universal, single-use coupons validated in real-time through The Coupon Bureau’s (TCB) ...
Business leaders in food retail are just starting to scratch the surface of how artificial intelligence (AI) will benefit their organizations and evolve this industry. There has also been a quiet call to action that more of the industry’s commercial ...