IGA Webinar: Pandemic Scenario Forecasting 

Join Helen Leis, health and life sciences senior partner at Oliver Wyman and IGA CEO John Ross on Friday, May 8 at 9:15 a.m. CDT as they discuss:

• Estimated health outcomes throughout the various stages of the pandemic 
• How those outcomes will heavily influence economic and financial policy choices
• How we can prepare our businesses for unknown future scenarios

Register for the webinar here.

New: Signage in Spanish

We have translated our most in-demand IGA signage related to COVID-19. Download and print these Spanish-language signs for your store, including:

• Our Promise to Shoppers
• Shop Solo
• Social Distancing
• Store Capacity
• Senior Shopping Hours
• Reusable Bag Policy
• Supply and Pricing

New: Meat Supply and Pricing Signage

Update your shoppers on meat supply shortages and pricing increases with this IGA signage. Download, customize, and print signs for your store here.

New: IGA Coca-Cola Institute COVID-19 Safety Course

Food retailers play a critical role in protecting public health during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Cleaning and sanitation procedures for frequently touched surfaces can protect customers and employees. Attend this new, free 5-minute course on Cleaning and Sanitizing High Touch Surfaces and encourage employees to attend as well. 

NGA Action Alert: Protect Independent Grocers from Liability During COVID-19 Crisis

If you would like to urge your Senators and Representatives to include a liability protection measure for essential infrastructure businesses in the next (phase 4) COVID-19 federal response bill, please fill out this form to contact your elected representatives.

Potential Auditing of PPP Loans

The Treasury Department announced last week that any borrower who received a PPP loan of $2 million or over will be subject to an audit, with spot checks for smaller loans. To prepare for a potential audit, recipients should document why they believed (at the time of the loan application) the loan was necessary.  For more information on the process—and the May 14 deadline for returning loans should you determine you do not qualify—contact your lender or refer to this resource: 

• Treasury Department PPP FAQs

7 Ways to Motivate Your Employees Now

Concerned that associates are losing motivation after weeks of stressful working conditions? See what IGA retailers are doing to help their team members stay healthy, happy, and motivated with these tips.

Update Your Website with a Traffic Tracker So Customers Can Plan Their Visits

Webstop's new Traffic Tracker feature allows retailers to export a weekly report from their POS systems that shows the number of transactions per hour per day, which enables Webstop to illustrate the busiest shopping times at each store. 

Share this information with shoppers on your website so they can plan their visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Webstop will install the admin feature for free, then you can upload the data or send the report to Webstop to upload (*if they add the report to your website, there is a small weekly fee).

Learn more about the Traffic Tracker on Webstop's Retailing Marketplace page and contact them directly to get started.

Innomark Debuts Temperature-Checking Kiosk 

Innomark is offering a temperature-checking kiosk that instantly evaluates a shopper or employee’s temperature on store entry and indicates a green light to proceed or a red light indicating a potential compromise.

Help employees and shoppers in the store feel more comfortable with this technology. This device runs on its own and does not require a dedicated employee to check shoppers as they enter.

Innomark is currently evaluating interest in this new product. If you are interested in learning more about this product, please visit Innomark's Retailing Marketplace page and complete the survey.