Center Store Task Force

In an interesting development the formation of a task force to understand the 'center store' in grocery retail and to get to the core of it's performance: " ... FMI, food makers and others are working together on an initiative to show the importance of the center of the store to the overall performance of a location. "Our belief is that a sustainable, more vibrant Center Store is a key ingredient to achieving the promise of future sales and profit growth as part of the total store solution," said Leslie Sarasin, FMI's president and CEO .... ".