Stronger Together: How INFRA Empowers Independents

About this episode

The episode reintroduces INFRA and discusses its three pillars that empower independent natural food retailers.

Who is INFRA? This week, we’re taking things back to basics and reintroducing ourselves! Tune in for a brief refresher on INFRA’s 3 pillars; purchasing power, operational excellence, and peer support, and learn more about how we leverage the collective strength of our cooperative to open new doors for independent natural food retailers across the country. From our cornerstone promotional programs to our hands-on retail consulting services to our countless peer networking opportunities, we’re on a mission to make sure that independent doesn’t mean alone. This is a great introduction for retailers looking to learn more about joining INFRA, or anyone who wants to learn more about who we are and what we do!

People in this episode

Host: Independent Natural Food Retailers Association

Topics covered

• cooperative strength
• independent retailers
• natural food
• operational excellence
• peer support

Keywords

• INFRA
• independent retailers
• purchasing power
• operational excellence
• peer networking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INFRA

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