Retail Operations

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 ...

Supply Chain Challenges: Finding Light at the End of the Tunnel

The food industry has learned countless supply chain lessons in recent years and companies are putting strategies in place to ease the challenges. The result is that there is some light at the end of the long supply chain ...

Moving Beyond Problem Solving to Supersized Solution Scheming

In this video, FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin gives a state of the industry address focusing on six imperative issues confronting the food industry and how FMI adds ...

Gear Up for Competition!

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 ...

Words of Wisdom from Store Managers

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 ...

The 2023 Hurricane Season is Upon Us

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 ...