Technology

We offer initiatives and opportunities for collaboration among food retail industry professionals in the area of technology, including an all-company approach as it relates to mobility, payments, data security, cloud computing, in-store innovation and social commerce.

Technology Blog Posts

Exploring AI-Voice Assistants and Application in Grocery

Nov 25, 2019
Many in the industry can’t hear it yet, but artificial intelligence voice assistances (AI-voice) – on a home-based smart speaker, smartphone or a car dashboard – are on their way to the grocery industry. As they arrive, it will not only accelerate ...

New Jobs in The Grocery Industry

Nov 4, 2019
The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2019 report asked food retailers to share their plans for labor investments over the next two years. Here are some of the new jobs you can expect to see in the grocery ...

How Grocers Are Investing in Technology

Oct 28, 2019
The rapid evolution and implementation of technology in food retail can boost performance on the operational side and enhance engagement on the customer-facing front, not to mention the growing role of ecommerce. Let’s look at some of the ways that ...

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Technology Webinar Recordings

Fit For Commerce

New Benchmarking Insights on the Omnichannel Roadmap to Success

FMI has teamed up with FitForCommerce to complete the Grocery Omnichannel Index to benchmark and evaluate how food retailers deliver on customer expectations for unified shopping experiences across digital (online and mobile), in-store and cross-channel criteria.

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The Food Retail Industry Speaks, What Are They Saying?

The food retail industry is reporting numerous positive trends as it grapples with old issues and confronts new challenges. This webinar provides an insider’s glimpse into the State of the Food Retail Industry.

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FMI Technology Resources

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Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2019

This annual state of the industry report provides an analysis of financial performance, operational and store-level benchmarks as well as strategic and competitive insights.
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2019 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends

The 2019 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report, prepared by the Hartman Group, tracks trends among U.S. grocery shoppers.

Executive Workbook 2019: Following the Profitable Path to Your Digitally Engaged Grocery Shoppers

This workbook helps companies think through their organizational structure, partnering and strategy to adopt at the pace of change upon us.
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Boardroom Volume 4

In this edition of Boardroom, we start with a forward-looking piece on The Future of Retail, delving into how consumer preferences will further disrupt the retail industry and the opportunities that exist with this shift towards an information age.

Grocerytalk 2018: Tim Steiner, Ocado, Understanding the online shopper

Tim Steiner shares strategies and a vision for the future of food retail – in moving from an evolution to a revolution.

Grocerytalk 2018: Technology in Food Retail

Annette Franke, vice president of technology, The Kroger Co., discusses connecting technology to the grocery industry.

Grocerytalk: Earn Consumers' Loyalty In Food Retail

Graeme McVie, chief business development officer, Precima, discusses how to earn consumers' loyalty and using commerce to drive loyalty programs.
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NEXT GENERATION LOYALTY: GET IT RIGHT IN FOOD RETAIL PART 2: LOYALTY IN 3D

It is essential that retailer take a next generation approach to customer loyalty and view loyalty in 3D: Loyalty as a Strategy, Loyalty as an Outcome of Daily Decisions and Loyalty as a Program.
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NEXT GENERATION LOYALTY: GET IT RIGHT IN FOOD RETAIL PART 1: THE STATE OF SHOPPER LOYALTY

This report takes a fresh look at topic of loyalty. Survey results indicate that shoppers believe they are loyal but they do not behave in a loyal way because they do not have all of their needs satisfied by their primary grocery store.
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The Clean Label Phenomenon for Food Retailers: Enhancing Transparency for Consumers

This white paper aims to illuminate the clean label trend for brand owners, and encourage the identification of best practices in this quickly evolving area.
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The Digitally Engaged Food Shopper: Developing Your Omnichannel Collaboration Model

This year's research stresses the urgency of the situation for retailers and manufacturers. A collaborative approach to balancing physical and digital sales strategies is the key to unlocking omnichannel success.
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Future of Food: New Realities for the Industry

FMI and Kurt Salmon, a part of Accenture Strategy, examine three main areas of change in the food industry.
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Cyber Security - The New Normal

This whitepaper, produced for FMI by Fortium Partners, aims to help FMI members understand the state of cyber security and become equipped with actionable steps to secure their companies.
Technology Leadership

Leadership

The FMI Information and Technology Council leads and advises on the technology to support and advance the retail food industry. The Council provides business technology strategy though communication and continuous education; coordinates and recommends technology topics for FMI research; and provides clear direction on technology solutions that will effect process change in all aspects of our retailing business.

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