IGA ANNOUNCES 80TH ANNIVERSARY SHOPPING SPREE SWEEPSTAKES
RETAIL INCENTIVE WINNERS

CHICAGO, IL - IGA today announced the retail incentive winners of the IGA 80 th Anniversary Shopping Spree Sweepstakes, the first of three 80th Anniversary consumer marketing events IGA will host in 2006. The winning retailers were chosen via random drawing from all IGA Retailers who submitted proof of participation.

During the two-week timeframe from Feb. 26-March 12, participating IGA Supermarkets across America offered valuable savings on brand-name consumer sponsor products, as well as the opportunity for consumers to enter to win an $80 shopping spree. Consumers were encouraged to register via general sweepstakes entry as many times as they wished during the promotional period. Each participating IGA Supermarket was awarded one $80 Shopping Spree via a random sweepstakes drawing.

IGA Retailers who participated in the consumer Shopping Spree giveaway were given the opportunity to win a share of an $8,000 cash prize just for participating in the event. The retail winners were selected via random drawing of all retailers who submitted proof of participation in the form of a picture of their IGA Shopping Spree sponsor product display and copy of their IGA Shopping Spree advertisement.

The winning IGA Retailers were awarded by random drawing of participating IGA Retailers their share of an $8,000 prize package.

The breakdown of retail incentive winners is as follows:

$4,000 Winner
Charlie Gels of Gel’s IGA Market in St. Henry, Ohio;
IGA Licensed Distribution Center:
Laurel Grocery Company

$2,000 Winner
LaReina IGA in Lake Worth, Florida
IGA Licensed Distribution Center:
Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc.

$500.00 Winner
Troy Cochran of Valley IGA Plus in Waterford, Calif.
IGA Licensed Distribution Center:
C & S Wholesale Grocers California

$500.00 Winner
Jim Shook of Lake Region IGA in Hawley, Penn.
IGA Licensed Distribution Center:
Bozzuto’s, Inc.

$500.00 Winner
Allan Milam of Milam’s IGA in Miami Beach, Fla.
IGA Licensed Distribution Center:
Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc.

$500.00 Winner
Bobby Raymor of Smith’s Grove IGA in Smith Grove, Ky.
IGA Licensed Distribution Center:
Houchen’s Industries

“We are extremely pleased with the level of participation we had from our retailers during the IGA $80 Shopping Spree,” said IGA Vice President, U.S. Chief Growth Officer Doug Fritsch. “As the first official event in our 80th Anniversary line-up, the $80 Shopping Spree carried a lot of weight. We’re proud our retailers for working so hard make this event a success and we were happy to reward them with an opportunity to win a participation prize.”

A host of famous brand name manufacturers are sponsoring the IGA 80th Anniversary marketing program, including Campbell Soup Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Hydration Unit, ConAgra Foods, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Kraft Foods, Nabisco, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, Nestlé USA, The J.M. Smucker Company and WM. Wrigley Jr. Company.

IGA, the only global supermarketer based in the United States , is the world’s largest voluntary supermarket network with aggregate worldwide retail sales of more than $19.1 billion per year. The Alliance includes more than 4,000 Hometown Proud Supermarkets worldwide, supported by 52 distribution companies and more than 55 major manufacturers, vendors and suppliers encompassing everything from grocery to equipment items. IGA ranks in the top 10 in world food supermarketing. IGA has operations in 48 of the United States and more than 40 countries, commonwealths and territories on all six inhabited continents. IGA's theme and philosophy, Hometown Proud, dates from its 1930s national radio show, IGA Hometown Hour, reflecting the local roots of IGA independent grocers.