The 2022 FMI Midwinter Executive Conference drew 922 registered attendees, including 203 retailer and wholesaler and 179 supplier and associate member attendees.
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FMI's Leslie Sarasin and Hy-Vee's Randy Edeker flank retired Albertsons executive Jonathan Mayes, an FMI Executive Leadership Award winner.
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Boxed CEO Chieh Huang delivers his keynote presentation at FMI Midwinter on Tuesday.
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Sarasin with pro basketball hall of famer Shaquille O'Neal, the surprise guest at the PepsiCo Rooftop Block Party.
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PepsiCo Foods N.A.'s Steven Williams, Meijer's Rick Keyes and Deloitte's Barb Renner paneled a workforce discussion.
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Grant Steadman of dunnhumby led a session titled "Preparing for Evolving Customer Expectations in an Uncertain World."
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FMI's Sarasin examines competition in the food retail market with FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips.
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Hy-Vee's Randy Edeker, who's also FMI's chairman, noted the tough times behind the industry and the tough times ahead in his keynote.
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IRI's Russ Dunham, Jennifer Pelino and Sally Lyons Wyatt at the Rooftop Block Party.
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Dana Peterson of The Conference Board gave FMI Midwinter attendees a deep dive into today's unstable economy.
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JOH's Doug Parker, Gerald Castignetti and John Saidnawey flank (2nd and 3rd from right) FMI's Leslie Sarasin and Northeast Grocery's Jerry Golub.
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John Gargasz of Alert Innovation provided a look at the economics of automation at an FMItech Talks session.
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The Hartman Group's Laurie Demeritt delved into grocery shopper trends so far in 2022.
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FMI President and CEO Leslie Sarasin and Chairman Randy Edeker flank Executive Leadership Award winner Norman Mayne of Dorothy Lane Market and his wife Terry.
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"COVID-19 energized digital transactions and put omni-commerce on the fast track," FMI's Sarasin said in her keynote on Wednesday.