Nominations Open for 2016 Top Women in Grocery

Posted on February 4, 2016January 14, 2016 by Barbara Fanning

Nominations are now being accepted for Progressive Grocer’s 2016 Top Women in Grocery awards program, which recognizes the integral role women play across all segments of the retail food industry.

This year marks Top Women in Grocery’s 10th anniversary, for a special commemorative celebration is being planned in late 2016. Additional details will be forthcoming as the date of the gala draws closer.

Nominations are open to women across all sectors of the grocery industry – for above-and-beyond achievements logged between April 2015 and March 1, 2016 – from the retailer/wholesaler and supplier/vendor communities in three categories:

Senior-level Executives (title of Vice President or higher)
Rising Stars (titles lower than Vice President)
Store Managers (titles of Store Manager, Store Director, Area/Region Director)

Deadline for applications is March 18, 2016.

Progressive Grocer will notify all winners/companies by April 29, 2016.

For more information or to nominate a 2016 Top Women in Grocery

Congratulations to the 2015 Top Women in Grocery

Posted on January 4, 2016January 3, 2016 by Barbara Fanning

In November 2015, a slate of 300 women hailing from some of the most admired organizations in the U.S. supermarket industry were named as 2015 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer. The Top Women in Grocery awards program recognizes the integral role women play across all areas of the dynamic retail food industry within the retailer and supplier communities in three sectors: Senior- Level Executives, Rising Stars and Store Managers.

See the full list of winners

More than 90 percent of grocery store managers report loving their job

Posted on August 12, 2014August 8, 2014 by Barbara Fanning

According to a recent survey with grocery store managers conducted by the Food Marketing Institute, more than 90 percent of grocery store managers report loving their job.

This survey entitled, FMI Store Manager Survey: What Motivates the People Running our Stores, was conducted with over 1200 grocery store managers at 65 different companies to find out what makes them tick. A few of the findings included:

Both men and women store managers agree that “managing a supermarket is a rewarding occupation.”
Store managers have people skills with more than 80% percent claiming to be very knowledgeable in this area.
Store managers report what they like most about their job is “working with employees” and “interacting with customers.”

To see more of the results view the full 2014 report here.

The Endless Possibilities of Retail

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Barbara Fanning

Retail is everywhere and provides an endless number of career opportunities.

To find out if retail is right for you, join Clakamas Community College as they welcome Shelly Womack, Regional HR Director, WinCo Foods for an exciting presentation and Q&A session discussing the opportunities in retail and the benefits of the Retail Management Certificate program.