What Do Supermarket Department Managers Think About Their Jobs?
Nine in ten department mangers love their job, according to findings reported in the inaugural Supermarket Department Manger Survey, conducted for FMI by The Retail Feedback Group and Harold Lloyd Presents and recently released at FMI Connect in Chicago. Other areas that earned high ratings by supermarket department managers include meeting safety/sanitation standards (96%); working well with store managers (95%), supervisors treat me with respect (93%); and store manager practices our values (93%).
Grocery Stores: The Go-To Place for Cookout Supplies and Food Safety
Consumers take personal responsibility for ensuring their own food safety (FMI U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends Report 2016), but retailers can play a role in helping shoppers become more knowledgeable about food safety. So, as you help your customers gather supplies to celebrate Independence Day, take the opportunity to help educate shoppers about summer time food safety and remind them to be food safe by following Fight BAC®’s Core Four Messages—Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill.
How to Grow GM & HBC Sales in the Grocery Store
FMI recently commissioned a study conducted by Acosta Strategic Advisors on identify winning growth strategies for GM & HBC in the grocery channel. Initial findings from the research were released during FMI Connect this week and include easy-to-implement tactics for increasing GM & HBC sales in grocery stores.
What Does Innovation Mean to You?
For some, innovation is the latest technology or gadget that promises to transform the way we all live our lives and do business. For others, innovation is that big idea that solves both a business problem and a consumer need. And then there are those who find innovation in the small things, such as building strong business teams or ensuring the highest quality of customer care. However a food retailer defines innovation, he or she can embrace it at FMI Connect.
No Two U.S. Household Grocery Shop the Same
If you get five couples together in the same room and ask each person who is the primary grocery shopper for their household, chances are you will get 10 different responses. According to the 2016 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report released today at FMI Connect, more and more households in America are changing grocery shopping habits due to shifting household roles.
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