‘Significant concerns’ shared during ‘Day in Washington’ by Eric Pereira / staff writer Hundreds of grocers and wholesalers from across the nation recently connected virtually with members of Congress to share some of the day-to-day challenges they’re facing and to advocate for key policy issues impacting the supermarket industry. In a recent recap call, officials […]
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FMI Announces 2021 Store Manager Award Finalists
FMI–The Food Industry Association has announced its 2021 Store Manager Award finalists. From a field of 77 nominees, these 10 finalists stand out for their dedication, community commitment and innovation. The awards are presented to outstanding managers who generate sales growth, effectively communicate company and store goals and objectives, demonstrate team leadership in their store/company, provide exceptional customer […]
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Retailers Pay Too Much To Accept Debit Cards; Fed To Clarify Law
by Hannah Walker / FMI VP of political affairs In the world of payments of policy, we often have to take the long view and the incremental wins along the way. Right now, we are on the precipice of what could be one of those incremental but very important wins: The Federal Reserve has proposed […]
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NGA Poses 5 Questions For … Allegiance Retail Services’ John Derderian
NGA’s “Five Questions” is a regular feature that explores the insights of independent grocery operators. This week, John Derderian, president and COO of Allegiance Retail Services, shares his thoughts with us. How is 2021 treating independent operators so far? Year to date, 2021 has been like a party – the first two months feeling very good, perhaps […]
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WAFC Elects 2021-22 Officers And Board Of Directors
The Western Association of Food Chains elected its 2021-22 officers and board of directors on May 1. Officers are: President and Chairman Greg McNiff, president of Stater Bros. Markets in San Bernardino, California; VP Scott Drew, COO of Smart & Final Stores in Commerce, California; Treasurer Pat Posey, VP of non-perishable procurement and merchandising at Bristol […]
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Consumer Brands Asks White House To Work With CPG Companies
Amid rising costs hitting consumer packaged goods companies from nearly every direction, the Consumer Brands Association called on the Biden-Harris administration to address mounting pressures by implementing five federal actions. Unforeseen cost increases are affecting manufacturing of the products Americans rely on every day – evidenced by April’s Producer Price Index numbers that were the highest since the Bureau of Labor Statistics […]
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NGA Calls For Government Action On Labor Shortage
The National Grocers Association has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to advance policies that encourage unemployed Americans to seek work and provide resources to businesses in need of help. “Congress, governors and the administration must focus its efforts on fixing the broken unemployment insurance program to ensure the system does […]
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NACS Announces TruAge Digital ID-Verification Solution
A digital identification solution that enhances current age-verification systems at all retail points of sale and protects user privacy has been announced by NACS, the global trade association that represents the convenience and fuel retailing industry, and Conexxus, its standards-setting partner. The new TruAge solution makes the traditional carding experience more convenient and accurate. It addresses age-verification beyond the traditional […]