The Independent’s Playbook: The Mystery of Margins
Jim Dudlicek, NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs Perception is important for any business, and if it’s inaccurate, it can damage a retailer’s relationship with those it serves. Today’s runaway […]
The NGA Show a Chance to Reflect on Past Success and Look to the Future
NGA’s 40th Anniversary Featured During Event as More than 2,700 Grocery Leaders Gathered For 40 years, The NGA Show has been the place where independents gather, bringing together retailers, wholesalers, […]
The Independent’s Playbook: Inflation Dashes Hopes For a Normal Summer
By Jim Dudlicek NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs Inflation isn’t really helping anybody, but there’s a little good news for grocers: Dining out tops the list of consumer cutbacks. […]
Normalizing the Mental Health Conversation: Webinar Key Takeaways
Jim Dudlicek, NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs Grocery operators are starting to focus more deeply on the wellbeing of their teams and engage in conversations around employee mental health […]
How Retailers Can Help Build a GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program: Webinar Key Takeaways
By Pat Jones, NGA Foundation TA Center Project Coordinator The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) offers retailers a chance to provide extra food dollars to help low-income shoppers include more healthy fruits and […]
The Independent’s Playbook: The ABCs of ESG
Jim Dudlicek, Director, Communications and External Affairs Attracting younger consumers is an opportunity that retailers continue to pursue, aiming to appeal to their desire to do business with companies that […]
Putting the Consumer at the Center
By Dave Wendland, VP, Strategic Relations, Hamacher Resource Group Having recently had the opportunity to address a group of independent grocers during the National Grocers Association (NGA) show, I was […]
Emerging Benefit Cards in Food Retail
By Ted Mason, Retail Technology Consultant As a food retailer, you may have already or soon will experience a customer presenting a new type of benefit card for payment in […]
Food Allergy Awareness
By Jill Hollingsworth, VP, Food Safety and Retail Industry Relations, Ecolab In recognition of Food Allergy Awareness Month, we are providing a brief refresher on the facts about food allergens […]
The Independent’s Playbook: Growing Into Plant-Based Products
Jim Dudlicek, NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs The meat department is a point of differentiation – and one of pride – for many independent grocers. In-house butchers providing custom […]
