<p>By: Elizabeth Mackin, Assistant, Education, Food Marketing Institute&nbsp;</p> <p>The modern store manager's daily operations encompass a lot more than they did 30 years ago. They are digital multitaskers, expert communicators, and team leaders &mdash; and they deserve recognition for it.</p> <p>Director of Talent Development of The Kroger Co., Dawn Gilmore, shares why store managers are creative and dynamic leaders.&nbsp;</p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iWVSFTlylhg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"></iframe><br /> <br /> Nominate your store managers for the&nbsp;<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://tr.subscribermail.com/cc.cfm?sendto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efmi%2Eorg%2Fforms%2FRedirectForm%2F%3Fdest%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww%2Efmi%2Eorg%252Fstore%2Dmanager%2Dawards%252Fabout%26utm%5Fcampaign%3DSMA18%26utm%5Fsource%3DEComm2818%26utm%5Fmedium%3Demail&amp;tempid=70108e8ab2704a93af40f9ca20de27d8&amp;mailid=0" target="_blank">2018 Store Manager Awards</a></span><a href="http://tr.subscribermail.com/cc.cfm?sendto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efmi%2Eorg%2Fforms%2FRedirectForm%2F%3Fdest%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww%2Efmi%2Eorg%252Fstore%2Dmanager%2Dawards%252Fabout%26utm%5Fcampaign%3DSMA18%26utm%5Fsource%3DEComm2818%26utm%5Fmedium%3Demail&amp;tempid=70108e8ab2704a93af40f9ca20de27d8&amp;mailid=0" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a></strong>today.</p>