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title: IGA retailers share ideas for boosting bakery sales
description: Time is running out to submit your best practice for a chance to win $1,000; IGA retailer Wally Wagner inducted into OGA Hall of Fame
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 Time is running out to submit your best practice for a chance to win $1,000; IGA retailer Wally Wagner inducted into OGA Hall of Fame

| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. FROM THE DESK OF John Ross IGA President & CEO Driving Sales and Overall Success with Shared Best Practices  With thousands of IGA retailers meeting similar competitive challenges head on each day, IGA is a veritable think tank of retail problem solving. From reducing costs and improving your average ticket to unique offerings and events that help you stand out, IGA CEO John Ross shares how submitting the best practices helping you win at retail helps your entire Alliance succeed. FEATURED STORY Six Steps to Boost Bakery Sales Did you know sweet treats sales are booming in bakery? Check out these IGA retailer tips for getting a bigger piece of the bakery pie, from playing up the freshness factor and local offerings to changing up your packaging.  BEST PRACTICE 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.  Need Some Inspiration?  Check out our most popular—and profitable—best practices for increasing bakery sales. Made-to-Order Paczkis Pack a $2,000 Punch Turning Product Loss into Profit with ‘Cake Toppers’ Local Cake Artisan Makes a Great Team Member and Store Differentiator HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS A Lifetime of Achievement Wagner’s IGA has been delivering their brand of community-focused service to west-central Ohio for generations. See how Ohio Grocers Association Hall of Fame Inductee Wally Wagner has embraced the independent flexibility to adapt to changes in the industry and focus on what they do best: serve their customers. RED OVAL ROUNDUP Upbranding Your Bakery Learn how Local Equals Fresh signage can help you build sales in the bakery department in this interview with IGA Creative Services Manager Joel Widmer and DG Graphics’ Dave Marti and Sean Cooney. IN THE NEWS Dasani debuts sustainable packaging plans to reduce plastic waste (The Shelby Report) 2019 Category Guide: biggest sales gainers in fresh food (Supermarket News) Micro-grocery stores keep growing (Grocery Dive) Eight great ways to make produce pop (Winsight Grocery Business) Next-generation considerations: data visibility, labor force, store layouts (Progressive Grocer) Refer Your Friends! Share with your friends on social media or email About the IGA Minute Welcome to The IGA Minute, the weekly newsletter that gives you the IGA news you need the way you want it. Only have a minute? Scan the lead page for a quick overview of important news. Have a bit more time? Click "a minute more" to get the full scoop. Subscribe Here! Don't forget to follow us on: Facebook  \|  LinkedIn 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.  IGA Inc.   8745 West Higgins Road  STE: 350  Chicago  IL   60631   United States You received this email because you are subscribed to Marketing Information from IGA Inc.  Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails   |
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