Total Store Collaboration

We work to improve how grocers and suppliers work together around key shared business processes by focusing on best practices and the organizational and technical changes needed to effect improved collaboration. 

Total Store Collaboration Blog Posts

Nurturing a $127 Billion Business Opportunity in Specialty Food

May 22, 2017
A 2017 report by the Specialty Food Association (SFA) indicates that the specialty food category represents $127 billion, up 15 percent since 2014. Specialty foods are outpacing their non-specialty counterparts in nearly every category. And ...

Add Value to Your Brand with the SQF Food Retail Code

May 19, 2017
Shoppers maintain a high degree of trust and confidence in their grocery store to keep food safe. According FMI’s 2016 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends, nearly 9 in 10 shoppers having confidence in the safety of food at the grocery store. With trust ...

The Benefit of Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

May 18, 2017
Whether it’s making a career change, pitching a new idea, or implementing a new program, there are times in our careers where we take a leap of faith. As professionals, we seem to learn the most at the crossroads of success and failure, and discover ...

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For questions and more information, please contact FMI's Chief Collaboration Officer & Senior Vice President, Industry Relations Mark Baum.

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Shifting Consumer Value Equation

Capitalizing on the Shifting Consumer Food Value Equation

This joint Deloitte, FMI and GMA study finds roughly half of Americans surveyed (51 percent) weigh “evolving drivers” – health and wellness, safety, social impact, experience and transparency – in their purchasing decisions.
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From Category Management to Shopper-Centric Retailing: It can be done — here's how

The newly released Shopper-Centric Retailing Study focuses on the gaps between merchandising practices in today's CPG manufacturer-retail environment and the practices that can be applied for the industry to become more effectively shopper-focused.
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Collaboration 2.0: Unlocking the Benefits of Collaboration

The Collaboration 2.0 project is a multiyear initiative, developed with Market6®
Total Store Collaboration Leadership

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FMI's Industry Collaboration Council provides a platform for trading partners to develop and communicate solutions that address industry issues, trends and opportunities. 

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