Retail Operations

Photo Friday: Visit to Oregon Dairy

Oregon Dairy, a sole operated supermarket, is proud to offer their highest quality products like meats, seafood, produce and fresh baked goods. Serving Lancaster, ...

The Power of Customer Feedback: A Key to Success

A retailer needs valuable insights to continually improve and adapt to the evolving needs of its ...

Supply a Chain of Thanks

As we approach the season of giving thanks and look forward to one of the most significant meals of the year, the food industry also needs to prepare for Supermarket Employee Day, February ...

Appreciate the Hidden Gem

As a parent with accompanying young children, a trip to the grocery store is much more than just picking up food and other household ...

Unleashing Innovation: The FMItech Pitch Competition 2024

As we welcome the year 2024, aligning with the Chinese Zodiac of the Dragon, the world holds great anticipation for groundbreaking technological strides. Amidst this excitement, the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference re-emerges as a captivating ...

Learn How to Lead Through Burnout

Speaker Erin Stafford will discuss the timely and highly relevant topic of burnout at the upcoming FMI Supply Chain Forum during the event's closing keynote ...

Harnessing the Power of Supplier Diversity

In the new FMI Supplier Diversity Next/Best Practices Guide, industry leaders candidly share the ways they use supplier diversity to drive sustainable and meaningful impact in their supply chain while building a customer base and brand ...

Photo Friday: Trip to Tippin's Pies

FMI's Manufacturer Share group was hosted by Tippin's Pies in Kansas City, MO. Their plant currently produces three million delicious pies a ...

How to Handle a Full Plate

While vacationing at the beach, we dined at a famous, local restaurant known for its all-you-can eat fresh seafood. As I waited to fill my plate with fresh shrimp and crab legs, the gentleman in front of me filled his plate beyond what I thought was ...

The Model Store: How Supply Chain Challenges and Sustainability are Driving Decisions

As the last few years have shown, it’s an ever-evolving operational climate for doing business. Food retailers building new stores or remodeling existing locations are simultaneously dealing with supply chain challenges and the drive toward ...

Benchmarking the Food Industry Supply Chain Ecosystem

FMI, in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group, has released the 2023 Supply Chain Benchmarking report, which report provides key quantitative performance metrics, qualitative industry perspectives and actionable insights to enhance supply ...

The Power of Making The World A Better Place

According to The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2023, 82% of food retailers emphasize community support or community ties. What’s more 62% of food retailers surveyed report these community uplift programs are successful at connecting with customers. ...

Supplier Diversity Collaboration and Progress

The FMI Supplier Diversity Committee met in person to exchange insights and initiatives each is using to develop their relationships with diverse suppliers and bring a broader range of products to their ...

Photo Friday: Historic D.C. Site Welcomes a New Tenant

FMI's Christine Pollack and Madalyn Farrar joined Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel and others for the opening of a new Whole Foods in Washington, D.C., located at the former Walter Reed Army Medical ...

Traveling This Summer: Keep an Eye Out

For many, summertime means travel. I’m reminded on the news daily that there is more congestion on the roads headed to popular vacation destinations, which I can imagine means that there are more people at the rest stops on the way to those ...