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John Ross
IGA President & CEO

Want to Recruit and Retain Young Workers? Adapt Your Management Style

It’s no secret that retail is rarely young people’s career aspiration of choice, which is all the more reason to reexamine your store’s selling points—and your management style—to attract and retain young employees. IGA CEO John Ross shares six ways IGA retailers can make their stores a great place to work.  

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FEATURED STORY

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Leadership Lessons for Employee Retention

Did you know that high employee turnover burns through more than staff? Constantly searching and developing new employees is also costing you time, money, and sales. From onboarding and training to maintaining a positive work culture, the IGA Coca-Cola Institute’s Paulo Goelzer looks at the role managers play in creating a workplace where employees want to stay for the long term.

 

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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

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Honoring IGA's Best with the Employee of the Month

Have an employee who goes above and beyond to serve your shoppers, lead your team, or build your business? We want to hear about it. Fill out this simple form telling us why your employee deserves to be recognized in The IGA Minute as Employee of the Month. A new winner will be named each month, and each will receive a $100 cash prize.

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HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS

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Brackett’s Market IGA Celebrates Heritage Days

See how Brackett’s Market IGA celebrated Hometown Proud during Bath, Maine’s annual Heritage Days, the largest event of the year for the coastal community of 8,500 people.

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BEST PRACTICE

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Enter IGA’s Best Practice Awards for a Chance to Win $1,000! 

We’re highlighting IGA retailers' sales-building solutions in the 2020 Best Practice Awards. Submit your best practices by August 31, 2019 for a free registration for the 2020 IGA Global Rally, and a chance to be named a mid-year finalist in the running for a $1,000 grand prize awarded at the Rally. 

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Need Some Inspiration? 

Check out our most popular—and profitable—best practices for increasing sales and shopper loyalty with community events.  

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IN THE NEWS

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About the IGA Minute

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Have an idea for content or questions about the editorial calendar? Email Ashley Page, editor of The IGA Minute. For advertising queries, contact IGA’s Barbara Wiest