Grocery Store of the Future
According to a recent article and others like it, there is a technology revolution coming to the grocery store experience that is supposed to be an advancement and something consumers will want in the future. “Kroger Co. and Microsoft Corp. are joining forces to bring the ease of online shopping to brick-and-mortar grocery stores. Kroger,…
Read MoreLDF Country Market Construction Getting Local News Coverage
Before the holiday season this past month WJFW published a story about the great progress made on our new retail center: From the story… After Lac du Flambeau tribal members broke ground on a new retail center this summer, the project has quickly come a long way. Construction is set to finish in June 2020,…
Read MoreFood Trends 2020: Butcher Shop
Trends in meat and seafood are leading to greater shopper expectations. People continue into 2020 to be willing to pay for high-quality, great selection and peak freshness. But shoppers still like a deal. Since we are a local, community-focused market, we offer unmatched meat and seafood in our butcher shop. The LDF Country Market meets…
Read MoreShop Quality in 2020 vs Quantity
As the story about the general retail environment says it’s getting tougher and tougher across America, an interesting phenomenon has begun to take shape. Somewhat of a reversal from the conventional wisdom that dominated retail shopping and grocery strategy for over a decade. Bigger was better and smaller, quality local markets got swallowed up by…
Read MoreFood For Good
During November and December, the LDF Country Market will have collection baskets for non-perishable food donations. The “Food for Good” campaign will benefit The Tribal Economic Support program. BDC Director of Corporate Projects Melissa Doud and Country Market Supervisor Doug Finn kick off the “Food for Good” drive that will run through Dec.23 at LDF…
Read MoreGround Breaking Business Development at LDF Country Market
If you’ve driven through Lac du Flambeau lately, you likely noticed the beginning ground breaking stages of a new retail center to replace the current home of LDF Country Market. This ground breaking new expansion is a historic event for Tribal Members and for the region. Building a new retail center in Lac du Flambeau is…
Read MoreGrilling Season Coming to a Close?
There are two seasons in Wisconsin, winter and grilling. Winter seems to drag on forever and even makes an appearance in April, sometimes May. Winter makes everything cold and gloomy and sometimes we just wish that groundhog would never see his shadow again and deliver an early end to winter which leads to the best…
Read MoreFood Trends in 2019 Update: Dairy
Earlier this year we discussed the overwhelming presence dairy has in this state. We know that if you are from Wisconsin, you grew up in the milk and cheese state and were always proud of that fact. Over the last few years, there has been a campaign coming from the west coast claiming “happy cows…
Read MoreFood Trends In 2019 Update: Produce
Earlier this year on our blog we examined some of the projected food trends in 2019 and the summer months. We wanted to take a look again at some of these and see if the projected trends held up. When it comes to produce in 2019 we examined the following: Some of the biggest challenges…
Read MoreGrilling Produce, Who Knew?
We’ve written numerous times this summer about grilling and tailgating meats of all kinds. During the summer (aka grilling season) there is really no mistaking the smell of a charcoal grill at a ballgame fired up to its’ hottest and the sound of crackling fire ready to cook someone’s favorite cut. However, what if I…
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