September / October 2014

for collaboration throughout the supply chain might be wise to have a chat with an investment banker. The banker likely will talk about consolidation in the industry and the retail chains that have gone belly-up.How is that trend related to collaboration?

Produce sales account for more than 30 percent of the supermarket dollar coming from all fresh departments (Nielsen Perishables Group Fresh Facts, 2013). This makes it more important than ever for retailers to ensure the safety of the produce they sell to their customers.

FMI has long supported U.S. food retailers through annual surveys of shopper behaviors and attitudes. In partnership with the Hartman Group, this year's U.S.

A Letter from the Vice President, State Government Relations, FMI California's water struggles have brought increased national and international attention to the state's importance to the global food chain.

about how the retail industry has changed during the years. Tom has always been a student of the marketplace, with a deep understanding of not only the business, but also the dynamics of what makes executive teams function at the highest level.

in Herndon, Va., to moderate a panel discussion on consumer-driven health care. What came of that discussion, and from the other presenters I listened to, was a clear mandate to grocers to take a good, hard look at opportunities in the retail health care market..

What is Roundy's Supermarkets Inc.?

Increasingly, food retailers want to be seen as a place to eat food, or at least buy it ready-to-eat, along with groceries for the home.

Both of these scenarios paint such a woeful picture one could almost feel sorry for the male shopper–until you realize that image is more like a sitcom, and in real life not all men dislike shopping as much as these caricatures would have you believe.