Meat Sales Surge Even Higher, Up 91%
By: Anne-Marie Roerink, President, 210 Analytics LLC The past few weeks have seen incredible spikes in grocery sales as the nation hunkered down amid the growing number of confirmed COVID-19 […]
Helping Associates Deal with Workplace Stress
By Paul Adams Adams & Associates The outbreak of Coronavirus disease [COVID-19] may be stressful for many, especially for those who must work frequently in the public arena. Fear and […]
Independent Supermarkets Make Extraordinary Efforts During Unprecedented Time of Crisis
By Greg Ferrara NGA President & CEO Almost overnight, independent supermarkets found themselves facing an unprecedented demand, driven by panic surrounding the COVID-19 crisis. As shelves were emptied, retailers and […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Independent Grocery
End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency In January, the Biden Administration announced the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency was to come to an end on […]
Blog: Just How Much Did Meat Sales Jump for the Week Ending 3/15?
By: Anne-Marie Roerink, President, 210 Analytics LLC Week ending March 8 saw a fast acceleration of meat sales in dollars, units and volume. As the number of school closures, social […]
COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Italy
COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Italy By: Jonathan M. Downey, CAE, NGA Senior Vice President, Industry Relations As many in U.S have entered the “containment” phase which includes self-quarantines, social distancing, […]
Independent Grocers Helping to Ensure the Resilience of our Nation’s Food Supply Chain
Independent Grocers Helping to Ensure the Resilience of our Nation’s Food Supply Chain By: Greg Ferrara, NGA President & CEO Local, independent supermarkets are stepping up their efforts to […]
FTC Inquiry into Debit Routing Issues is a Positive for Independent Grocery
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently launched an inquiry into Visa and Mastercard’s debit transaction routing processes, likely stemming from the effect that contactless and mobile payments have had on […]
Keep It Simple…Make It Super
By Tom Jackson, Tom Jackson Resources, Speaker/Facilitator/Coach 2020, it’s a new year and a new decade which lends itself to create big ambitions big goals and lots of priorities. But […]
NGA Blog: New Report Illustrates How Credit Card Companies Weaken Security and Payment Competition
By: Robert Yeakel, NGA Director of Government Relations Today, the Secure Payments Partnership – a coalition of payment stakeholders in which NGA is a founding member of – released a […]