Truly Inspirational: BIPOC Independent Grocers Virtual Roundtable
By Chelsea Matzen / Vice President, NGA Foundation Diversity and inclusion is one of the NGA Foundation’s five programmatic pillars and one that will be important to the long-term success […]
What A.I. Can Do For Independent Grocers: Webinar Key Takeaways
By Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director of Communications and External Affairs As a grocery retailer, are you using artificial intelligence? You probably are and may not realize it. AI is […]
The Independent’s Playbook: Talking Turkey
By Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs The fall and winter holidays offer independent grocers an opportunity to leverage the spirit of the season to generate excitement […]
What Grocers Need to Know About Omnichannel for 2024: Webinar Key Takeaways
By Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director of Communications and External Affairs With year-over-year online channel sales up 17% and vastly outpacing in-store growth, understanding omnichannel shopper behavior is vital for […]
Food Trends for Fall and Winter: Webinar Key Takeaways
By Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director of Communications and External Affairs What trends should independent grocers be leveraging in Q4 to maximize sales and customer satisfaction? Fresh is always a […]
For National Preparedness Month and Beyond, Resources to Help You Through an Emergency
By Jim Dudlicek, NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs September is National Preparedness Month, and many parts of the country are used to being on high alert this time of […]
Economic Outlook for Independent Grocers: Webinar Key Takeaways
By Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director of Communications and External Affairs Record inflation has been putting pressure on grocers as well as their customers, stretching folks’ spending power and retailers’ […]
Store Tours Prove Effective in Showing Congress How Policies Hit Home
By Max Wengroff, Manager of Government Relations & Membership From the anticompetitive tactics of power buyers to rising costs and credit card fees, independent grocers are facing myriad difficulties that […]
2023 Independent Grocers Financial Survey: Webinar Key Takeaways
By Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director of Communications and External Affairs Inflation has dominated headlines and bottom lines over the past year, hurting volume and unit sales for independent grocers, […]
NGA Foundation TA Center Helps Bring Nutrition Incentives to Tops in Western NY
By Josh Anderegg / NGAF TA Center Project Director I was honored to be on hand for the recent rollout of a nutrition incentive pilot program at two Tops Friendly […]
