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Independent grocers wear multiple different hats. Staying ahead of the curve can mean many things, especially to independent supermarket operators, who have a unique set of challenges and opportunities in the food retail industry.

The statistics are alarming; women are leaving the grocery industry at a rate four times that of men; the turnover rate for women in first and mid-level managerial positions is 24%; the turnover for women in executive roles is 27%. Retention is a challenge and many factors are contributing to

Many kids across the U.S. are starting to head back to school and the days seem to be getting shorter, but there’s still plenty of time left in the summer season! Often featured on summer tables are a medley of bright and beautiful fresh produce, where a tomato or a

Independent supermarket operators are raising their games within the fresh and local categories, but effectively communicating these efforts and educating their shoppers can be key to optimizing these points of differentiation.

It’s the dog days of summer in Washington, D.C., and Congress is a step closer towards enacting one of its top agenda items, the 2018 Farm Bill. Before Congress left town for the Fourth of July recess, the Senate passed a Farm Bill by a vote of 86-11, and the

There is nothing quite like the smell of the grill heating up over the summer time! Typically speaking, that smell is accompanied by some type of gathering or event with friends and families.

School is out for summer and with homework no longer on the table, summer is the perfect time to set out and cook with your little ones. In addition to spending time with your child, there are many benefits to having your children learn how to cook.

With the explosion of new formats and competitors in the marketplace, alongside some continued food deflation, 2017 was a challenging year for independent supermarket operators. However, as the true entrepreneurs of the industry, independent grocers are responding in innovative ways to these challenges, and according to the latest NGA benchmark

This week, the Senate is poised to release its version of the 2018 Farm Bill. We anticipate that the Senate version will look vastly different from the House version as both Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) have acknowledge that it will make

Consumer confidence is on the rise, with April’s level up nearly two points from March, according to the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, and as we approach the summer months this is good news for the U.S. economy and retailers. Summer is synonymous with barbeques, holidays, picnics and social gatherings