Retailers Discuss the Promise and Pitfalls of Local Preemption at the FMI State Issues Retreat
From plastic bag bans to beverage taxes, minimum wage increases to mandatory scheduling requirements, issues that impact retailers are increasingly emanating not just from Washington, D.C. and state capitols, but from city councils and mayors’ offices around the country as well.
A Challenge the Entire Food Industry is Committed to Overcoming
FMI’s Chief Food and Product Safety Officer and Senior Vice President of Food Safety Programs, Hilary Thesmar, participated in several symposiums where she shared the retail food industry’s recent food safety efforts.
Exchanging Fans for Friends in Food Retail
Today, building real relationships is critical to business, especially in food retail. This relates not only to the relationships we form with our customers, but also the relationships we form internally.
Produce… the Crown Jewel of the Supermarket Perimeter
Power of Produce 2017 shows a supermarket’s strength lies both in very high shopper conversion among their primary customers and being a store destination among switchers. From Power of Produce 2017, 39 percent of switchers end up visiting a supermarket as their produce store of choice.
Use Every Channel You Have to Spread the National Family Meals Month Message
The entire food retail industry today is striving to offer consumers a seamless shopping experience. Almost every company now has an omnichannel strategy that will give consumers every possible opportunity to access its products, services and information.
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OMEGA Press
- WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association Campaign Raises Over $154,000 For Children in Need of Assistance
- Thank You for Making the 2024 Jan Vineyard Charity Golf Outing a Success!
- Join the GameChanger July Campaign: Empower Our Youth, Prevent Substance Misuse
- WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association Campaign Raises Over $137,000 For Children in Need of Assistance
- WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association Campaign Raises Over $132,000 For Children in Need of Assistance
NGA News
- NGA Statement on Need to Reopen the Government and Fund SNAP and WIC
- Busch’s Fresh Food Market Donates 107K Gallons Of Milk In 2025
- Statement from NGA President & CEO Greg Ferrara on the Need to Reopen the Government and Fund SNAP/WIC
- Alvaro Bedoya Receives NGA Spirit of America Award
- Autumn Price Receives NGA’s Pinnacle PAC Award
CSP Fuel News
- Convenience stores offer unique advertising advantages over big-box retailers, Love's executive says
- C-store BBQ pulled pork sandwich being recalled due to possible plastic contamination
- 7-Eleven Halloween deal: buy one pizza, get one free
- Robot-run convenience store to open at Los Angeles Union Station
- Kwik Trip, RaceTrac prioritize loyalty transaction data, redemptions, more
