Prepared, not scared: That’s the mantra for this year’s National Preparedness Month. The theme is also playing out as a public service announcement developed by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ad Council, which encourages conversations among parents and their kids to develop a plan and take disaster actions together.

A major challenge facing grocery operations professionals today is the sheer number of technologies vying for their attention. Sorting hype from reality can feel like a full-time job. We've identified seven overarching imperatives that focuses on how to fulfill business profitably in grocery ecommerce. In Following the Profitable Path to Your Digitally Engaged Grocery Shoppers: Executive Workbook 2019 and white papers located here, we focus on each imperative and provide you tools and resources to be successful in reaching the digital shopper.

FMI’s Power of Meat 2019 report finds, plant-based meat alternatives sales increased 19.2% last year and account for $878 million in annual sales.

When food retailers want to see how their in-store experience compares to their competitor down the street, they sometimes call on “mystery shoppers.” Taking the lead from our members, FMI has teamed up with FitForCommerce, a boutique consultancy firm specializing in ecommerce and omnichannel retail.