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In This Issue
Upcoming NCBP Events
New NCBP Customers
A Business Partner You Can Trust
Newsworthy Trends
Key Tags Build Loyalty



NCBP Associations and Partners

North Country Business Products is proud to be partnered with leading industry associations. We encourage you to visit their web site to learn more about their commitment to independent grocers. 
NCBP Welcomes 
New Customers

 

  • Hwy 68 Liquor
  • Jerry's Foods, Woodbury, MN
  • Seward's Creamery
  • Wally's Market
  • Gray's Foods
  • Montrose Food Mart & Deli
  • New York Mart
  • Krause's Supervalu
  • Bob's IGA, Munising
  • Soo Supervalu
  • Trig's

 
 

 


 A Business Partner You Can Trust- Why NCBP

Are you ready for an EMV Revolution?
Click here to see how NCBP can help.




Electronic Shelf Labeling
Let NCBP show you how electronic shelf labeling can help you with product information, price changes, and  data management. Check out this video and see why you and your customers could benefit from this technology.

Grocery Technology:   Trends  |  News 

Protecting Shoppers from Tainted Products

This new solution, Recall InfoLink, provides a recall management platform that protect brand image, reduces liability and improves efficiency. Click here to read how this works and how recently adopted this in more than 400 stores. 

Food Trends Supermarkets Must Adopt 

Check out what some supermarket experts are saying about food trends that will help raise your profit. The first trend...functional foods, in other words - one expect says "food can't just taste good anymore, it has to do something for you." Read their explanation here.

 
Food Supply Chain Transparency = Future
One expert says that our modern food system involves a complicated supply chain, but we are slowing creating the technology to make sure the healthy choice is also the easy, affordable choice. Check out how and where this is happening.


Confused by EMV? 
 
Not sure which direction to go, who to turn to, where to get answers? We've broken it down in
8 easy "must-know" facts.

1-  If you're not already testing EMV-capable terminals, you're behind. Read more here

2- The EMV specifications allow several methods for cardholder validation: online PIN, offline PIN, signature, and none. Read more here

3- New EMV cards will continue to have a mag-stripe for several years as terminals are upgraded. Read more here

Click here to read the five remaining facts and help get your business up to speed when it comes to EMV. Take it one step further and call NCBP today to make sure you aren't at risk!