From sushi to craft beer, profitable best practices for delivering unique offerings; Succession planning in action at Stodola's IGA
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FROM THE DESK OF
John Ross IGA President & CEO
Combating the Rise of Grocery Discounters
IGA CEO John Ross goes one-on-one with Winsight Grocery Business VP of Content Meg Major, discussing the rise of discount grocers, adjusting our marketing and merchandising to better serve today’s shoppers, and the retail apocalypse myth.
FEATURED STORY
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Shopper Savings with the National Digital Ad
From national savings and digital coupons to print-on-receipt rewards, IGA’s newest programs are creating plenty of ways to save. Have questions about how to pass these basket-building savings on to your shoppers? IGA’s John Ross and Heidi Huffbreak down IGA’s simplest and most effective savings initiative—the IGA National Digital Ad.
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 some of our most popular—and profitable—best practices for increasing sales with unique offerings that meet shoppers' evolving needs:
For Alex Stodola, who recently took over the business his dad and uncle owned and ran for decades, being the owner of Stodola’s IGA means maintaining a solid reputation and keeping pace with change. Learn about this second-generation owner’s plans for the future and the vote of confidence he recently received from his community.
INSTITUTE INSIGHTS
Top 5 Reasons to Attend the Int’l Supermarket Management Class This Fall
With more than 20 sessions on building management skills and exciting new locations bringing the class closer to home, the InternationalSupermarket Management Class (ISMC) is better than ever. Check out these top 5 reasons to attend this multi-day, small group learning experience held by the IGA Coca-Cola Institute.
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