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.
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