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title: "The IGA Minute: How in-store bakeries are adapting for COVID-19"
description: A cruise ship crooner pivots to playing at an Alaska IGA; Mad Gab's joins the Red Oval family; use the pandemic navigator to prep your store
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A cruise ship crooner pivots to playing at an Alaska IGA; Mad Gab's joins the Red Oval family; use the pandemic navigator to prep your store

| View in browser August 20, 2020 FEATURED STORY In-store Bakeries Quickly Rebound and Adapt to Pandemic Shopper Needs   When the pandemic hit, in-store bakeries struggled initially with consumer uncertainty around fresh prepared foods, but they have rebounded quickly by adjusting product lines, packaging, and merchandising to accommodate shopper needs and habits. See how these independent retailers have adapted their bakeries and even boosted sales. HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS Juneau's Foodland IGA Serves Up Summer Shopping with a Side of Song   The absence of cruise ship tourism season didn't stop Florida's Bobby Reynolds—known to Juneau nightlifers as The Great Baldini—from returning north to perform this summer. But without tourists flocking to the saloon, his premier venue got a culinary upgrade: Foodland IGA. Learn how Reynolds has adapted his performances for family-friendly shopping and how his presence has impacted IGA shoppers.    RED OVAL ROUNDUP Mad Gab's: Bringing Female Leadership to Business    In the first of an ongoing series on female entrepreneurs demonstrating leadership in the grocery industry, IGA today highlights new Red Oval Partner Mad Gab's, a woman-owned niche skincare brand committed to bringing female leadership to business through its GabGirl's program.  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. SUBSCRIBE TO THE IGA ALERT eNEWS   Don't miss out on our weekly crisis resource eNews for independent retailers with the latest updates on COVID-19 from the CDC, FDA, FMI, NGA, and more, plus exclusive IGA resources like training courses, best practices, signage, and everything independent retailers need to know that week. Click the subscribe button below for email or subscribe to text message alerts here. IN THE NEWS Grocery sales post small increase in July, reversing June's decline (Grocery Dive) Changing consumer beverage trends (Progressive Grocer) Meijer finds COVID-19 safety transforming back-to-school shopping (Supermarket News) U.S. pet food sales became a silver lining in pandemic (The Shelby Report) Beyond COVID-19: Recovering from pantry loading on steroids (Grocery Dive) Gene editing meets supermarket shelves (Progressive Grocer) 5 steps for dealing with anti-mask customers (Supermarket News) 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, content editor of The IGA Minute. For advertising queries, contact Jessica Vician.  Refer Your Friends! Share with your friends on social media IGA Inc., 8745 West Higgins Road, STE 350, Chicago, IL 60631, United States Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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