With labor shortages, increasing costs and shrinking budgets, taking a strategic approach to purchasing packaging and supplies through NCG’s Packaging and Store Supplies Program may help reduce labor and operational costs for your co-op.
NCG hosted a training recently that explored what supplier diversity is, our early endeavors in this work, and how NCG and co-ops can begin to create change that supports diverse-owned businesses and better serves our customers.
What do you do when the world turns upside down? During 2020, co-ops responded quickly to the many unknowns and challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. We leaned on the cooperative principles and service to one another. And while our world remains volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous, there are reasons to be optimistic.
