Food retailers are under mounting pressure to reimagine physical stores in order to keep pace with consumer needs and wants. According to McKinley, the pandemic, combined with evolving customer preferences and macroeconomic trends, has converged to reshape the traditional role of food retailers. As supermarkets continue to adapt, technology is crucial for success. To contend […]
In the food retail industry, employee productivity, performance, and happiness are all key factors in the overall success of an organization. But the goals tied to each can’t be met overnight. Instead, it takes a true commitment to employee training to get there. In recent posts, we’ve talked about the consequences of The Great Resignation […]
How Automating Tasks Can Help Make Employees Jobs Easier and Reduce Turnover These days it’s hard to ignore the phenomenon dubbed The Great Resignation, but for business owners everywhere, it’s even harder to keep employees. Workers are leaving their jobs at unprecedented rates—47 million Americans called it quits in 2021—which has left employers struggling to […]
Cooling season is coming, and for facility managers everywhere, equipment maintenance is top of mind. During the shift from heating to cooling, HVAC units require maintenance to ensure all systems are running optimally. But while seasonal maintenance is always a good idea, it doesn’t always prevent equipment from experiencing catastrophic failure or unwanted downtime. That’s […]
Making headlines is a dream come true for any business owner or restaurateur unless it’s for making customers sick due to improper food storage. Preventing critical issues related to safe-holding temperatures in walk-in coolers and freezers is an essential part of keeping food safe. According to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, bacteria […]
Energy is the lifeblood of most businesses, especially for restaurants and retailers. It does more than just power the lights; energy makes equipment run and keeps employees and customers feeling comfortable. But with consumption comes waste, and a lot of it. Researchers at MIT estimate that commercial buildings account for 20% of all the energy […]
Sustainability is in the spotlight for the retail industry. However, while 90% of executives think sustainability is important, only 60% of companies have a sustainability strategy. In a time when environmental responsibility is a top consumer demand, and the worst impacts of climate change are expected to be irreversible as soon as 2030, all retailers […]
Convenience stores have gone through an evolution. Gone are the days when c-stores were only suitable for a pack of gum or a cold drink. With more than 148,000 locations nationwide, serving 165 million customers daily, c-stores have become a destination rather than a pitstop. From packaged food and fuel to hot meals, merchandise, and […]
Whether the pandemic, the subsequent labor shortage, or what’s being dubbed The Great Resignation are to blame, the current job market is like nothing business owners have ever experienced before. Today, it’s not only increasingly difficult to hire, but equally challenging to retain employees, which has further left the foodservice and retail industries struggling to […]
During the last two years, the restaurant and food retail industries have had to be agile amid a global pandemic that continues to lob unexpected curve balls in everyone’s direction (Delta, Omicron, need we say more?). In a previous blog, How to Keep Facilities Safe in a Post-Pandemic World, we discussed how these hard-hit industries […]
Americans spend more than 759 billion dollars on groceries every year, a figure that has more than doubled since the early 1990s. Today, supermarkets are offering so much more than what’s on a basic shopping list. Grocery stores have evolved into large, complicated operations that rely on high-level facility performance and a wide range of […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but for many businesses, especially those in the retail and food service industry, it’s also the busiest. With the crazy holiday season kicking off soon, facility managers need all the help they can get to ensure operations run as smoothly as possible. There isn’t time to […]
