Three Cheers for Co-op Careers
Food co-ops are all about serving people. And to do that well, you need great employees. How can we leverage our strengths and communicate the benefits a co-op career to potential and current employees?
Feeling Good about Field Day
NCG has negotiated with United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) for great pricing on Field Day products to help your co-op stay competitive on pricing and product assortment in your local market.
Copy That! Save Money and Time with NCG’s FedEx Office Print Services
Need to print posters, banners or color copies? NCG has negotiated discounts with FedEx Office to offer co-ops convenient, cost-effective printing that will bring your ideas to life.
Broaden Your Appeal with “Good, Better, Best”
A strategic product and pricing strategy that appeals to a broad shopper base is essential to winning the customer count battle in the war for every dollar.
Corridor Networks Build Community, Offer Support
Strong peer support is crucial to help co-op managers navigate decisions that must take into account values and principles as well as the bottom line. Learn how NCG’s corridor networks nurture the community of co-op leaders.
Reflecting Your Community: Use Research to Understand Co-op Shoppers
Co-ops are organizations rooted in community, but does your co-op reflect your community? NCG has a number of tools to help you assess who your shoppers are and what they are looking for.
Grow Our Impact: Measure, Move and Share the Story
We need to understand and measure the impact we have today, and then set goals for improvement going forward. In 2017 we will be asking all NCG co-ops to more accurately measure our impact in five key areas.
Data Driven Category Management with SPINS
NCG partners with SPINS, the single source information provider for the natural and specialty products industry, to provide co-ops with exactly the data they need to make knowledgeable category decisions in real time.
Share Your Story with a Sustainability Impact Report
The popularity of “sustainability” as a marketing tactic makes it more important to share the message of your co-op’s positive impact in the community. Check out these helpful templates designed to promote your efforts.
A Simple Formula to Improve Productivity
There’s more to productivity than “getting more done.” You need a productivity formula. By combining these effective strategies with courageous leadership, you can create a cultural shift that delivers continual productivity improvements.
