Keep Summer Alive
September, often seen as a transition month, is a micro-season in itself, overflowing with late-summer favorites at peak flavor and nutrition.
Summer Playbook: Merchandising, Promotions and Best Practices to Grow Sales
It’s never too late to brush up on best practices and make the most of this juicy, delicious season's harvest through exciting merchandising and a well-timed promotional plan.
Show Off the Tropical Side of Summer
Take shoppers on a tropical taste-cation in the produce aisle by adding excitement and color to displays. Bringing in a delicious variety of tropical and sub-tropical organic fruits for your sets is a great way to grow category sales.
A Guide to Summer Produce
Summer is here, and OGC is your source for the best organic produce. Use this weekly calendar to capture peak-season opportunities, timing big displays and promotions ripe for amazing sales.
Berry Smart: Balancing Margins & Seasonal Insight to Grow Sales
Berries can and should be the number one category in driving sales, but they can also jeopardize margin performance if you’re not strategic with merchandising, inventory management, and promotions.
Harvesting Wisdom: Jeff Fairchild’s Summer Produce Playbook
With 40 years in produce sourcing and merchandising, and a key influencer of the retail farm-to-table movement in the Northwest, OGC’s Jeff Fairchild is a true expert. His trusted connections with farmers and deep understanding of the supply chain, shopper behavior and effective display, pricing and promotional strategies are invaluable.
Build a Produce Pot o’ Gold
While sales for this holiday can sometimes be lackluster, a full weekend of festivities ahead will drive a boost in shoppers’ produce needs, so be at the ready. It's the perfect time to transform your sets with all the classic fixin’s for traditional holiday favorites.
Merchandising Tips: Feature Strawberries & Avocados to Help Eaters Celebrate Love & Touchdowns
February presents two big opportunities to bring more shoppers into produce departments looking for tasty treats to make Valentine's Day and Super Bowl gatherings extra festive.
OGC maps a solid strategy to yield big numbers the second week of February!
Score Big For Super Bowl & Avoid V-Day Fumbles
Touchdowns and touching moments are on the horizon with two back-to-back holidays in early February. Inspire shoppers to fill their baskets with the organic items they love with lush displays of game day snacking items and ingredients for fancy fare.
Check out our Super Bowl Touchdowns and Valentine’s Day Love Note before you place your next order!
Prepare for Paddy’s Day!
While the meat counter and beverage aisle will be busy turning essentials like beef and beer, the produce department holds equal responsibility in ensuring shoppers’ St. Patrick’s Day festivities are delicious. From organic cabbage to potatoes and even an array of roots and greens, be sure that you’re ready for the big push ahead of this food-heavy holiday!
Prepare for St. Patrick’s Day with this checklist of products and suggested promotions.