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Grocery workers take the spotlight on Supermarket Employee Day

Schnuck Markets, Brookshire Grocery, Southeastern Grocers among retailers participating in FMI’s national day of appreciation.

Industry Partners

2023 NGA Show ready to welcome independent grocers to Las Vegas

Taking place Feb. 26-28, the National Grocers Association's conference lineup includes networking, educational insight and a new tech summit.

Video shows that sparsely populated shelves don’t always signify product out-of-stocks.

Food retailers are investing more than ever in tech to boost efficiency and improve the customer experience, but they’re not entirely sold on its effectiveness, FMI’s The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022 report found.

Despite this inflationary environment, 86% of shoppers feel they have some control over their food spending, FMI reported.

The event, which takes place Oct. 27-29 in Orlando, will include a State of the Industry address from association CEO Cathy Burns.

“Make it a habit every morning to just 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 … tell one person you appreciate them and why you do; it changes everything,” says the author and motivational speaker.

At the IDDBA Show, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said it best: If your crew doesn’t believe in you, and “if they don’t feel like you believe in them … they’re not going to battle and they’re not going to put their best into it.”

Consumers who want a restaurant-quality experience but a “more economical way of doing that” are finding the answer in their grocer’s deli departments, said Adam Brohimer, president of Category Partners, during a workshop at the IDDBA 2022 show.

“You can always find reasons not to do something. I’m the person that says, ‘Let’s do it, let’s try it,’ ” the award-winning actress said to a ballroom-filled audience.

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