<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sales - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Sales news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Are Private Brands Entering Their Biggest Marketing Era Yet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Value may have been the starting point for private brands, but it is no longer the whole story. Today, they are becoming an increasingly important part of broader business strategies. Our latest Power of Private Brands 2026: Industry Strategies to Build on Success research found that nearly 90% of private brand companies plan to moderately or significantly increase their private brand investments over the next two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/are-private-brands-entering-their-biggest-marketing-era-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/are-private-brands-entering-their-biggest-marketing-era-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When AI Shapes the Grocery Basket, What Counts as Growth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhere, an omnichannel shopper is asking an AI assistant to plan meals for the week, accommodate dietary preferences and suggest products that fit within a household budget. List in hand, the shopper heads to their neighborhood grocery store.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/when-ai-shapes-the-grocery-basket-what-counts-as-growth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/when-ai-shapes-the-grocery-basket-what-counts-as-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, How Did Family Meals Month Do This Year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FMI Foundation's 2026 Family Meals Month campaign reached more than one-third of Americans, with 96% of those who saw the promotions taking positive actions such as cooking more at home, making healthier food choices and eating together as a family more often.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/so-how-did-family-meals-month-do-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/so-how-did-family-meals-month-do-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Do Shoppers Decide On Their Next Meal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FMI’s The Power of Foodservice at Retail 2026 report examines when shoppers decide on different meals and how foodservice in retail departments can be the meal solution for them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/when-do-shoppers-decide-on-their-next-meal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/when-do-shoppers-decide-on-their-next-meal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Why Food Industry Professional Development Matters for Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[A career in the food industry has nuances to it that make customized professional development especially important. FMIoffers a portfolio of annual events and training programs tailored specifically for food retail professionals, designed to maintain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/understanding-why-food-industry-professional-development-matters-for-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/understanding-why-food-industry-professional-development-matters-for-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grocery Loyalty Programs Help Shoppers Save]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grocery loyalty programs are just one way that retailers provide savings and value, offering shoppers access to digital coupons, rewards and personalized incentives based on their shopping preferences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/grocery-loyalty-programs-help-shoppers-save/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/grocery-loyalty-programs-help-shoppers-save/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Action to Enhance Fresh Foods Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[FMI’s FreshForward Action Guide provides practical strategies for technology, consumer engagement and fresh food merchandising.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/taking-action-to-enhance-fresh-foods-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/taking-action-to-enhance-fresh-foods-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Releases the 2026 Food Code: What Food Retailers Need to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the 2026 Food Code, marking the latest update to the model regulations that guide retail food safety practices across the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/fda-releases-the-2026-food-code-what-food-retailers-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/fda-releases-the-2026-food-code-what-food-retailers-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the FMItech Pitch Class of 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, FMI announced the FMItech Pitch Class of 2027, which includes six emerging technology companies from the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, reflecting the increasingly global scope of food retail technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/meet-the-fmitech-pitch-class-of-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/meet-the-fmitech-pitch-class-of-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainability Through a Farm Lens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attending Perdue Farms’ 11th Annual Animal Care &amp; Sustainability Summit offered an opportunity to see how animal care, environmental stewardship, human health and farm viability intersect in a working farm setting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/sustainability-through-a-farm-lens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/sustainability-through-a-farm-lens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Times and Families Are A ‘Changin’ with Implications for Meals Together at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1970, 67% of Americans between the ages of 25 to 49 lived with a spouse and at least one child under 18, which made it easy for the typical American family to be characterized in magazines and on TV. Fast forward fifty years and that number has dropped to 37%. There is no one picture of the family meal that speaks for most of the American family’s experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/the-times-and-families-are-a-changin-with-implications-for-meals-together-at-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/the-times-and-families-are-a-changin-with-implications-for-meals-together-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Mid-Sized Retailers Poised To Be the Food Industry’s Most Interesting Technology Innovators?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FMI’s 2026 State of Technology report reveals that retailers operating between 11 and 100 stores are often outperforming expectations in some of the industry's most important workforce-related technology investments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/why-are-mid-sized-retailers-poised-to-be-the-food-industrys-most-interesting-technology-innovators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/why-are-mid-sized-retailers-poised-to-be-the-food-industrys-most-interesting-technology-innovators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Waste Prevention Is a Shared Priority]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food Waste Prevention Week gives us a chance to recognize the work that food retailers, wholesalers and product suppliers are undertaking to keep good food from going to waste.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/food-waste-prevention-is-a-shared-priority/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/food-waste-prevention-is-a-shared-priority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet a Grocery Store Pharmacist with a Passion for Community Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us to learn more about Ujjaval Pathak, PharmD, RPh, MBA, a pharmacist and clinical coordinator at The Giant Company, as he exemplifies how a grocery store pharmacist serves as a trusted community resource. His work helps people stay healthy and ultimately makes preventive care easier to access as part of the larger web of resources the food industry provides to support consumer health and well-being.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/meet-a-grocery-store-pharmacist-with-a-passion-for-community-health/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/meet-a-grocery-store-pharmacist-with-a-passion-for-community-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meat Sales Are Outperforming, But Evolving Economic Impacts Are Reshaping How Shoppers Buy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent “Meat in Motion” webinar explored the forces driving meat demand today, from economic impacts and affordability to the continued appeal of premium proteins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/meat-sales-are-outperforming-but-evolving-economic-impacts-are-reshaping-how-shoppers-buy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/meat-sales-are-outperforming-but-evolving-economic-impacts-are-reshaping-how-shoppers-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Signal to Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology adoption across the retail food industry is accelerating. But as this year’s 2026 State of Technology report makes clear, the more important question is no longer whether organizations are investing in technology but rather whether they’re prepared to turn those investments into measurable business value.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/from-signal-to-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/from-signal-to-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Golden Opportunity: A Spotlight on Your Family Meals Programming]]></title><description><![CDATA[FMI’s Gold Plate Awards celebrate organizations making an impact by promoting family meals in their communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/a-golden-opportunity-a-spotlight-on-your-family-meals-programming/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/a-golden-opportunity-a-spotlight-on-your-family-meals-programming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Private Brand Food Retailers and Manufacturers Lead in Artificial Intelligence Adoption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private brand companies, both food retailers and manufacturers, are early adopters of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance research, marketing, and operational efficiency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/why-private-brand-food-retailers-and-manufacturers-lead-in-artificial-intelligence-adoption/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/why-private-brand-food-retailers-and-manufacturers-lead-in-artificial-intelligence-adoption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What CPI, PPI, Trade and Corn Are Signaling about Food Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flat August grocery inflation offers consumers near-term relief, but rising energy, transportation and storage costs, trade uncertainty and tighter corn markets could push food-price growth higher in the months ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/what-cpi-ppi-trade-and-corn-are-signaling-about-food-prices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/what-cpi-ppi-trade-and-corn-are-signaling-about-food-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Razor Thin Margins, Wholesalers Can Reduce Cost-to-Serve and Improve Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[FMI's report The Whole Picture finds that grocery wholesalers operating on thin margins can reduce cost-to-serve and grow revenue by adopting five collaborative strategies with their manufacturer and retailer partners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/with-razor-thin-margins-wholesalers-can-reduce-cost-to-serve-and-improve-performance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/news_sales/with-razor-thin-margins-wholesalers-can-reduce-cost-to-serve-and-improve-performance/</guid></item></channel></rss>