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title: Introducing a new  IGA Coca-Cola Institute course to help you save money and reduce waste!
description: Hear Ross' plan for the future; explore tactics that are good for the planet & your business; learn what shoppers want from your website.
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 Hear Ross' plan for the future; explore tactics that are good for the planet & your business; learn what shoppers want from your website.

| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Thursday, March 28, 2019 Sponsored by: FROM THE DESK OF  IGA CEO John Ross The Future of IGA  Spend a minute with IGA CEO John Ross and Progressive Grocer editor Kat Martin as Ross elaborates on his views about the state of brick and mortar retailers and the opportunities ahead for IGA stores. FEATURED STORY Save Money and Reduce Waste with the IGA Coca-Cola Institute’s Latest Course Learn how to divert waste from landfills and use it as a revenue source with a new course from the IGA Coca-Cola Institute and the Grocery Stewardship Certification team. RETAIL TALES Getting to Know IGA Retailer Randy Sprankle Tune in each week for a just-for-fun glimpse into the life of an IGA family member. You could be next! BEST PRACTICES Honoring Current and Former Military Service People Turns Customers into Family See how McMaken's IGA shows support for customers and their family members who have served their country. RETAIL RECOGNITION Winsight Honors IGA Retailers Winsight Grocery Business recently honored two IGA retailers with Remarkable Independents awards for enriching the communities they serve and pioneering inventive strategies to stay relevant and distinctly local. Masterful Merchandising Dill’s Food City IGA, Lavonia, GA Digital Engagement Henderson’s IGA, Valentine, NB RED OVAL ROUNDUP The Digital Ad Reigns Supreme As your Red Oval partner for digital marketing, Webstop has its finger on the pulse of digital innovation. Find out what their recent analysis says is the best way to connect digitally with shoppers. Hint: it’s probably a whole lot easier than you think! IN THE NEWS Chilean Salmon Marketing Council Commits to Antibiotic Reduction Program (Progressive Grocer) NFRA Report Shows Growth, Innovation In Frozen Food Dept. (The Shelby Report) Alternative proteins could become a food staple for more U.S. consumers (Grocery Dive) Subscribe to the IGA Minute. Refer Your Friends! Share with your friends on social media or email Follow us on Social Media 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 more time? Click "a minute more" to get the full scoop.  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 Corporate News Subscription from IGA Inc.  Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails   |
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