Research

Insights from the Evolving Beverage Aisle

FMI’s inaugural edition of The Power of Beverage report explores the evolving world of beverages, from exploration to purchase to consumption, with a generational ...

Three Generations, Three Ways to Grocery Shop

From Gen Z to Gen X, three FMI staffers reveal how generational shopping trends show up in their own ...

Are Younger Shoppers Driving the Next Wave of Growth in Private Brands?

The latest Power of Private Brands 2026: Consumer Trends report highlights an important trend shaping the future of grocery retail: younger generations are leading the private brand movement and.....

Stats and Facts from FMI’s Signature Operations Benchmarking Report

In its 77th year, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2026 report explores what’s happening in the food industry, including key factors in the business, operations challenges and innovative strategies....

The Number One Thing In-Store Shoppers Want

For grocery shoppers, store cleanliness is paramount. According to our U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2026 report, 73% of grocery shoppers want to shop in a clean, neat store....

How to Boost Consumer Engagement in Private Brands

What if one of your strongest competitive advantages was already on your shelves? FMI's latest research suggests private brands are doing more than driving sales.....

Keeping Shoppers Feeling Safe

FMI's Asset Protection in Food Retail report shows that shoppers value the food industry's focus on safety, while pushing back on some theft deterrents....

Grocery Shoppers’ Summer Plans

Summer begins this coming week. Schools are letting out. The weather is heating up. How are grocery shoppers feeling? What are they planning for in the coming months?...

Personality Types Among Grocery Stores

Every year, our U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report focuses on a question that is worthy of our consideration. For our 2026 report, we decided to concentrate on the in-store experience—Why do shoppers still go to the grocery ...

Digital Engagement Is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Grocery shopping is no longer a choice between store and screen — it is a blend of both. Retailers’ success is dependent on how well they integrate ecommerce with physical stores to create a seamless, frictionless experience....

Nonfoods Category Watch: Ecommerce Is Growing and Private Brands Are Gaining

Grocery retailers who invest in digital experiences and private brands stand to capture meaningful nonfood share before other channels lock in those shoppers for good....

Generational Produce Trends Are Reshaping the Category

Produce remains a cornerstone of the grocery trip, but the category faces a growing challenge. Shoppers say they value fresh fruits and vegetables, yet according to The Power of Produce 2026.....

Nonfoods Are Not an Afterthought. They Never Were.

Nonfoods are a $310 billion market built on routine, loyal purchasing behavior, and the only thing standing between grocery retailers and a bigger share of it is a fixable perception problem....

April Fools? Is Gen-Z Really Driving Seafood Sales?

“Poisson d’avril!” Thirty little American children would yell each April Fool’s Day in my French immersion elementary school. Why? Because nothing says “friendship” like.....

Why Frozen Is Now a Core Growth Engine for Food Retail

Frozen foods have moved decisively from a secondary option to one of the core drivers of retail performance. New insights from the 2026 Power of Frozen in Retail Report show.....