The House Small Business Committee took a first step toward restoring fair competition throughout the economy by unanimously green-lighting the Main Street Competes Act (H.R. 5424), and the Main Street Competition Coalition is calling on Congress to quickly pass the bipartisan bill. The bill, introduced by U.S. Reps. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), would give the […]
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Store Tours Prove Effective In Showing Congress How Policies Hit Home
by Max Wengroff / NGA Manager of Government Relations and Membership From the anticompetitive tactics of power buyers to rising costs and credit card fees, independent grocers are facing myriad difficulties that impact their operations. To address this, the National Grocers Association worked with members of Congress and NGA member companies to set up store […]
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IGA, Nestlé Purina PetCare To Expand Reinvention Program
The Independent Grocers Alliance has continued its strategic partnership with Nestlé Purina PetCare to expand the pet category reinvention program across IGA’s 1,900 U.S. retail members and their wholesalers. This collaboration will enhance the shopping experience for pet owners and provide additional touchpoints for retailers to engage and educate their shoppers in the pet care […]
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Celebrity Chef Carla Hall To Keynote 2024 NGA Show
The National Grocers Association has announced that celebrity chef Carla Hall will be the keynote speaker for the 2024 NGA Show, to be held March 10-12 at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. The opening keynote session is sponsored by The Kraft Heinz Co. The annual trade show and conference is being produced […]
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Arkansas Ends Fiscal Year With $1B Surplus
Arkansas ended its fiscal year 2023 with the second largest surplus in its history, according to a July 7 revenue summary from the Arkansas House of Representatives. Results from collections and distributions for FY 2023 reached $7.185 billion. The FY 2023 Revenue Report stated that this was $1.161 billion in excess of full funding level […]
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5 Questions For Tim Lowe
The president of North Carolina-based supermarket chain Lowes Foods shares his thoughts about the state of the industry for independent grocers and his outlook for the coming months. Challenges of the past year continue to linger into 2023, and despite a gradual easing of inflation, operators as well as consumers are still feeling the pressure. […]
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NGAF Expands SEMTAC Team To Advance SNAP Efforts
In a boost to its ability to help grocery retailers navigate the SNAP online approval process, the National Grocers Association Foundation (NGAF) has added two employees to its SNAP EBT Modernization Technical Assistance Center (SEMTAC). Dawn Tullis is joining SEMTAC as a project coordinator, while Kari Wolkwitz will serve as a project manager. SEMTAC aims […]
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At NGA’s Executive Conference, Future Belongs To Independent Grocers
The COVID-19 pandemic threw the nation for a loop, dropping us all into a new world that’s still reeling from record inflation, supply chain pressures, political turmoil and global conflict. Through it all, independent grocers have delivered sustenance, stability and support to their communities. As the post-pandemic landscape unfolds, NGA continues to offer guidance to […]