With the explosive growth in online grocery resulting from COVID-19, it’s time for grocers to rethink their e-commerce strategy. Third-party platforms can be used as a component of a complete omnichannel strategy, but should not be a standalone solution. It’s time to have an e-commerce solution under your own banner instead of just participating in…
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The coronavirus pandemic presented great challenges to grocery retailers faced with providing in-demand products to their shoppers. An overwhelming surge in demand put great pressure on traditional supply chains, compelling grocers to seek out alternative, creative avenues for many products. Solutions included tapping the waylaid foodservice channel, as well as many local vendors that seized…
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While the world of food retailing saw unprecedented levels of change during the first half of 2020, the financial and operational performance in 2019 served as an essential building block for responding to the incredible spikes in traffic, sales, and engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the NGA-FMS Independent Grocers Financial Survey, investments grocers…
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In May of this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules, which made adjustments to existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. FMCSA’s final rule on hours of service offers four key revisions to the existing HOS rules: •…
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Retailers have seen a surge in e-commerce since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, experiencing growth in the past five months that was projected for the next five years. With consumers from all demographics embracing online shopping, pickup and delivery, along with spending more time on social media platforms and mobile devices, the need for…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on more change in the food retailing industry in the last three months than it has in the past decade – and more change is anticipated. Deemed as essential industries to the nation’s infrastructure, stakeholders throughout the supply chain are feeding families, creating new distribution channels and adapting to shifting…
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There are myriad workplace safety and health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the newly updated OSHA regulatory obligations for recordkeeping that employers must meet. And with thousands of worker claims made to OSHA involving COVID-19, the agency issued an updated enforcement guidance for onsite inspections. Eric Conn and Aaron Gelb from NGA’s Labor and…
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The Small Business Administration has set criteria for loan forgiveness for PPP loans when used for payroll, mortgage, rent and utilities expenses. Robert Graybill, President and CEO, FMS Solutions will review the steps for calculating the amount of a PPP loan eligible for forgiveness so that you can maximize the amount of loan forgiveness. Register…
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