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 […]
NGA Guest Blog: The Power of Frozen in Retail By AFFI President and CEO Alison Bodor
A recent report entitled The Power of Frozen by the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the Food Marketing Institute examines drivers for growth in frozen foods. The report features […]
Are you Trending on Social Media? Submit your Campaign for a Creative Choice Award
With the 2020 NGA Show in sunny San Dieo quickly approaching, it’s time to start gearing up for the great events scheduled, including the Creative Choice Awards. The annual contest, […]
NGA Blog: Sun’s Out Fun’s Out – Registration Now Open for the 2020 NGA Show!
The 2020 NGA Show is headed back to sunny San Diego once again, and registration is now open for grocery retailers, wholesalers, food manufactures, and service providers. Each year, The […]
