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title: "⏱The IGA Minute: Your Cyber Security Questions Answered 🔐"
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What's the real cybercrime risk for an independent grocer? IGA's schedule at The NGA Show; Last call to win $250 in display contest

| View in browser February 10, 2022 FEATURE STORY Your Questions About Cyber Security, Answered   The grocery industry is the perfect victim for cybercriminals, with attacks delivering maximum impact and a higher likelihood of ransom payment. And small businesses—like independent retailers—pay ransom requests more frequently as they are usually less prepared to remediate and recover from an attack.   The good news is that there are simple and inexpensive things you can do now to make you less vulnerable to attacks. Ken Andrews, developer of IGA's Cyber Security program and president of Millennium Digital Technologies, is on a mission to help, and has answered your most pressing questions. Click the button for more. EVENT It's Not Too Late To Register For The NGA Show   Join IGA at our first in-person event of 2022 for all the great content you would normally experience during an IGA rally, coupled with NGA's valuable industry-wide insights. You can find IGA throughout the event:   February 27 Welcome After Party February 28 Groceries & Hardware: A Winning Combination Revitalize Your Competitive Strategy with Marketplace Analysis Optimizing Center Store Sales Don’t Be A Victim To Inflation: Simple Strategies To Maintain Price Authority, Increase Sales, And Drive Shopper Loyalty March 1 Save Money and Increase Sales with the Right Media Mix How the Greening of Grocery can Increase Sales and Save You Money Ransomware: The Biggest Threat to Your Business Register now for $100 off with code "IGA" Last Chance to Win $250!    Snap pictures of your Big Game displays and submit them via the button below for a chance to win $250—the Hellmann's Big Game Display Contest ends next week! Learn how to enter this basket-building contest and find recipes to promote online and in-store. What Savings Can The Inner Circle Give You?    When Jeff Maurer of Maurer's Market needed a new deli case, he found a vendor through IGA's Inner Circle. By saving over 50 percent on the price and increasing space to sell more items, Maurer's prepared foods sales are now up 462 percent! Click the button to see him talk about his savings.  IN THE NEWS Inflation gobbles up fresh produce, driving up price of Super Bowl guacamole (Washington Post) What's in game-day shopping baskets (and how much more it will cost) (Winsight Grocery Business) Empty shelves sapped retailers of $82B in CPG sales last year (Grocery Dive) Will grocers feel the love this Valentine's Day? (Winsight Grocery Business) Despite inflation, fresh items account for almost half of shoppers’ baskets (Progressive Grocer) 4 top legal issues facing grocers (Grocery Dive) About the IGA Minute   Welcome to The IGA Minute, the weekly newsletter delivering the IGA news you need. Have questions or story ideas? Email Ashley Page, content editor of The IGA Minute. Ready to advertise? Contact Jessica Vician.    Subscribe Here \| Facebook \| LinkedIn \| Twitter IGA Inc., 8745 West Higgins Road, STE 350, Chicago, IL 60631, United States Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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