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He manages a store seven miles from Walmart's corporate headquarters. And he's been doing it successfully for over 25 years.

We're thrilled to welcome Steve Morrow, Store Manager of Allen's Food Market, to the 2026 FMS Profit Summit.

A 50+ year grocery veteran, Steve was named Associated Wholesale Grocers' first National Store Manager of the Year in 2015 — chosen from over 3,400 stores. His approach to community connection, customer experience, and store operations has inspired grocery professionals across North America.

On Wednesday, October 8, Steve joins our operator roundtable — Solving Grocery Financial Problems: Best Grocery Strategies and Processes that Affect the Bottom Line — for a conversation about what genuinely moves the needle at the store level.

Early bird rate: $249 through August 1. Register at fmsprofitsummit.com

Two days. One goal: helping independent grocers run more profitable stores.

The 2026 FMS Profit Summit brings together operators from across the country for real strategies on shrink, labor, pricing, and inventory — plus the kind of peer conversations you won't find anywhere else.

October 6–8 in San Antonio, Texas. Early bird rate $249 through August 1.

Register at fmsprofitsummit.com

We're excited to announce our Thursday keynote speaker for the 2026 FMS Profit Summit!

Meet Bhavdeep Singh, Founder of WHA Partners and Whitehawk Associates. Bhavdeep has led companies on three continents, served as former Head of USA Operations at Ahold overseeing a $26B business with nearly 800 stores, and most recently as CEO of Reliance Retail — one of the largest retail operations in the world.

What does someone with that experience see in independent grocery today?
Join us October 6–8 in San Antonio to find out.

Early bird rate: $249 through August 1. Register at fmsprofitsummit.com