Meet Hometown Proud Retailer Mack McLamb; a simple idea for maximizing profit in your cheese department; a grocerant whitepaper and more.
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January 17, 2019
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Kim Kirchherr, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, ACSM-CPT IGA Health & Wellbeing Advisor
Activating Health & Wellbeing in the New Year
Learn how to activate health and wellbeing in your store, help your shoppers eat better, and increase sales with cross-promotion tactics from IGA’s Kim Kirchherr.
FEATURED STORY
Grocerants Part 3: Building a Better Experience for Your Customers
by Melissa Hart, contributing writer
In the final story in a 3-part series, learn how IGA retailers are taking grocerant concepts to the next level by redesigning and revamping their stores.
Bonus: download the IGA Grocerant whitepaper summarizing the series!
IGA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Selling Groceries with Love
by Jessica Vician
With 25 locations in eastern North Carolina and over 1,500 employees, maintaining a consistent corporate culture was an ongoing challenge for Carlie C’s IGA owner Mack McLamb Jr. That is, until he landed a concept that was a natural fit: love. Spend a minute getting to know this 2019 IGA Hometown Proud Retailer in the running for IGA USA International Retailer of the Year.
BEST PRACTICES
Maximizing Profits with Cheese Orphans
by Jennifer Bosma
Learn how Harvest Market IGA turned waste into profit by merchandising their odd cuts of cheese as Cheese Orphans.
RETAIL TALES
Getting to Know Blanton’s IGA Retailer Hal Blanton
Tune in each week for a just-for-fun glimpse into the life of an IGA family member. You could be next!
RED OVAL REVIEW
Enter the IGA-Hellmann’s® Big Game Recipe Contest!
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Just in time for the Big Game, Unilever Food Solutions wants to hear about your store’s original recipes featuring Hellmann’s® mayonnaise! Enter your dip, salad, or spread for one of 3 chances to win a trip to the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Menus of Change Summit. Winners announced at the IGA Global Rally!
Why grocery chains are making their biggest changes in decades (Food Dive)
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