Meet Shopper Demand with IGA's New eCommerce Platform
Ecommerce. Online shopping. Etail. Whatever you choose to call the dramatic shift in shopping behavior affecting grocery, the consequence is the same: consumers are flocking to the internet to purchase groceries for curbside pickup or delivery to their doorsteps, and retailers who aren't giving them that option will soon be left behind. So how does an independent retailer already stretched to the max during a pandemic take on starting an eCommerce program? That's where IGA's new eCommerce platform can help.
HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS
Cashiers of a Bygone Era Retire After Combined 90 Years of Service
Long before grocery store employees were considered essential workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, employment with IGA became essential work for two Ohio mothers. Having started at Sponey’s IGA in the mid-seventies, Diane Moore and Melody Tucker became mainstays in the store and community. Spend a minute learning about their service and plans for the future.
SHOPPER SOLUTIONS
5 Tips for Staying Cool in the Kitchen
Give your shoppers recipe ideas that keep the heat outside and the oven off during these hot August days and nights. Pair this Shopper Solution with a sample grocery list on your social media pages and off to your store they'll go!
POLICY UPDATE
Ask Congress Today for Liability Relief
Contact your representative and senators and urge them to provide reasonable limited liability safeguards for grocery in the next COVID-19 relief legislation. Text LIABILITY to 52886 or click below for more information.
FEATURED COVID-19 RESOURCE
Forecast Your Local COVID-19 Impact with Oliver Wyman's Pandemic Navigator
As COVID-19 cases increase and many states roll back to earlier phases of reopening, Oliver Wyman is helping IGA retailers prepare by making its COVID-19 Pandemic Navigator available to the entire Alliance.
IGA retailers can use Oliver Wyman's Pandemic Navigator to forecast new cases in their county and make business, staffing, and supply decisions accordingly.
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