Consumers are embracing key life moments after the COVID-19 pandemic and are planning to continue doing so in the year ahead and beyond, according to the International Housewares Association’s 2023 Occasions Report. Results from the survey suggest that housewares retailers and suppliers should consider their role as gift providers for not only major life events but for […]
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NGA Files Comments Urging NLRB To Withdraw Employer Rule
The National Grocers Association has filed comments with the National Labor Relations Board on its proposed regulation, “Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status.” This proposal would expand the current standard of what constitutes a “joint employer,” putting independent community grocers and cooperative and other small businesses at risk to legal uncertainty and increased litigation. “As independent […]
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Survey Reveals Shoppers Struggle To Pay Their Grocery Bills
Swiftly has unveiled its “True Cost of a Grocery Shop” survey, gauging how shoppers’ food habits and behaviors are evolving in the face of rising inflation and costs. The survey found that current economic conditions are impacting nearly all consumers’ shopping habits, with more than two-thirds indicating that they are struggling to pay their grocery […]
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ROFDA Celebrates 60th Anniversary
In honor of the Retailer Owned Food Distributors and Associates’ 60th anniversary this year, The Shelby Report presents a special section commemorating the occasion. The organization is reflecting on its past and looking forward to the future, according to Jeff Pedersen, ROFDA’s president and CEO. Join us in the pages below as we celebrate and […]
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FMI Encourages Improvements To FDA’s Human Foods Program
FMI – The Food Industry Association and Leslie G. Sarasin, its president and CEO, issued the following statement on the release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report making recommendations to improve the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Human Foods Program. “FMI welcomes the…recommendations released yesterday, and we look forward to supporting FDA leadership as they make […]
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FMI Report Shows Bakery Performance On The Rise
FMI – The Food Industry Association has released its inaugural Power of In-Store Bakery 2022 report, revealing that consumer engagement with in-store bakery items remained high with virtually all shoppers eating them at least occasionally and 63 percent doing so weekly. According to the analysis, food retailers can drive department success even further by emphasizing freshness, expanding options and […]
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IGA Names 2023 Independent Retailers Of The Year
The Independent Grocers Alliance has named nine members as the 2023 Retailers of the Year. The grocery store operators and their teams have been nominated by their wholesalers, placing them among the best of the 30,000 independent grocers in the U.S. The awards are the highest honors the association gives to its retailer members. They […]
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