Financial and Strategic Initiatives in Food Retailing

Description:

This survey polls member companies about financial and strategic topics for benchmarking and planning purposes. Past financial surveys have emphasized financial ratios and performance statistics. The 2016 survey reflects a shift in focus to strategic decisions in key areas affecting supermarket retailing and wholesaling. Topics include: * 2015 business review * 2016 business forecast * Strategic decisions for growing top line growth, exercising expense control, growing customer loyalty, driving foot traffic and more. *E-commerce * Staffing, hiring and retention practices and strategies. Many of the findings are significantly impacted by company size, measured in annual sales or the number of stores operated. Therefore, the report reflects both the national average, as well as insights for companies with fewer than 100 stores and those operating more than 100.