Sponsored Blog: Grocers Can Continue to Grow in the Post-Pandemic Environment
By Dom Coleman, Senior Director, Strategy, T-Mobile No one knows better than you how grocery shopping changed over the last year. How long this change will last and how quickly […]
Pandemic Highlights Importance of Mental Health Support for Grocery Industry Employees
By Maggie White, Director, NGA Foundation While the impact of the pandemic and other national events is surely being felt by people across the country, essential workers have been especially […]
HFC Phase Down: What You Need to Know About the EPA’s New Refrigerant Rule
Background: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule to phase down the production and import of a refrigerant known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 85 percent over a […]
The Independent’s Playbook: Give Them More In Store
By Jim Dudlicek, NGA Director of Communications and External Affairs One of the biggest retail stories to come out of the pandemic is the turbo boost in the growth and […]
Daisy Pimentel: A Grocery Leader Making a Difference in the South Bronx
By Pat Jones-NGAF TA Center Project Assistant Daisy Pimentel, co-owner and operator of two Fine Fare Supermarkets in the South Bronx with her husband Frank, has made it a priority […]
Biden’s Speech to Congress: Progressive Goals, Centrist Rhetoric
By Robert Yeakel, NGA Director of Government Relations Last night, President Biden gave his first speech to a joint session of Congress. At almost the 100-day mark of his administration, Biden’s address highlighted not […]
Supermarket Industry Lobbies for Key Policies During Annual “Day in Washington” Fly-In
More than 230 supermarket retailers and wholesalers from 143 companies and food industry state association executives from across the nation connected virtually this week with Members of Congress during the annual “Day in […]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Biden’s Jobs Plan
By Robert Yeakel, NGA Director of Government Relations Two weeks ago, President Biden unveiled the next step in his “Build Back Better” agenda by calling on Congress to pass an infrastructure package. The American Jobs Plan, […]
Retail Partnerships for Distribution Challenges
By Chelsea Matzen, Project Manager, NGA Foundation Small rural groceries and corner stores in cities may strike up very different mental images but they both face a similar problem: distribution. Tiny neighborhood stores often don’t have the […]
Improving WIC for Retailers is Key to Success of the Program
By Molly Pfaffenroth, NGA Senior Director of Government Relations Every five years, Congress has the opportunity to consider Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) legislation to improve child nutrition programs, including school […]
