Industry Events

Supermarkets have long celebrated a trusted relationship with their customers. According to FMI's 2016 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report, nine out of 10 shoppers say they trust their grocery store to sell safe food.

I am proud of the food retail industry's accomplishment in helping get this legislation approved on Capitol Hill.

After months of discussions, meetings, fly-ins, phone calls, grassroots letters and policy debates, lawmakers in the U.S.

Beyond the political rhetoric of the presidential election, 2016 has been a very active year in Washington, D.C., so far. A presidential election year leads to a condensed legislative calendar in Congress, but our policy agenda and priorities do not take a day off when Congress is out of session.

Recently FMI, in partnership with global consulting firm Oliver Wyman, jointly released a compilation journal of strategic insights to help senior executives successfully guide their companies in this ever-changing food retail environment.

Shoppers no longer go to supermarkets for food and products—they arrive expecting an experience with readily available information about all aspects of their food.

"Bottom line, there remains much work to be done to educate our customers and eradicate consumer confusion and concern about GMOs."

Successful food retailers share common attributes: we're meticulous, we're methodical, we appreciate food and business trends, we respect community, we're competitive and we love our customers.

If — in cartoon fashion — we could read the thought bubbles above the head of each food shopper capturing their internal dialogue as they walk the supermarket aisles, we would know that their minds are a whirlwind of activity.