IGA HONORS THREE 2008 INTERNATIONAL RETAILERS OF THE YEAR

CHICAGO, IL - Three IGA 2008 International Retailers of the Year were honored at the 2008 IGA Global Summit Awards Banquet held in Carefree, Ariz., March 29. The three winners – from the U.S., Australia, and the Caribbean – were chosen as representatives of their countries to receive IGA’s top retail honors from the more than 4,000 IGA Retailers worldwide. Though the selection process varied from country to country, these three retailers were chosen for having achieved exemplary excellence in retailing and advancement of the IGA Brand as determined by IGA’s globally applied standards.

The retailers chosen for IGA’s most prestigious retailing award are:

IGA USA International Retailer of the Year
Tim Henderson
Henderson’s IGA
Valentine, Neb.
Affiliated Foods Midwest

IGA 2008 Australia International Retailer of the Year
David Scally
Ballina Supa IGA
Ballina, NSW, Australia
IGA>D New South Wales Division

IGA 2008 Caribbean International Retailer of the Year
Edith Cox
Graceway IGA
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
SUPERVALU INC. – Southeast Region – Quincy Division

“IGA’s continually advancing global reach is made possible only through our retailers’ dedication to building the strength of the IGA Brand and providing the best possible service to customers around the world,” IGA Global CEO Dr. Thomas Haggai said. “These three International Retailers of the Year took home IGA’s top retailing honors because they exemplified this dedication and commitment in everything they do. We are honored to have them as members of our Alliance and commend them for setting such an incredibly high standard for the retailers in each of their countries.”
       

IGA is the world’s largest voluntary supermarket network with aggregate worldwide retail sales of more than $21 billion per year. The Alliance includes nearly 4,000 Hometown Proud Supermarkets worldwide, supported by 36 distribution companies and more than 55 major manufacturers, vendors and suppliers encompassing everything from grocery to equipment items. IGA has operations in 46 of the United States and more than 40 countries, commonwealths and territories on all six inhabited continents.