Retail Membership

Retail Membership

What the Wisconsin Grocers Association has to offer, you can’t get anywhere else!

Saving You Time & Money   The WGA serves as its member’s eyes, ears and feet at the State’s Capitol and in Washington, DC. The WGA works to ensure costly legislation and burdensome regulations are stopped before they can cause harm to your business and bottom line. Let the WGA do the work for you!

As our mission statement says, the WGA exists to serve its members.  Click the button below to download the 2023 Retail Membership Application!

Download the application form

MEMBER SERVICES

  • Multiple Member-Exclusive Communication
    1. WGA President’s E-Newsletter
    2. Wisconsin Grocer Magazine with locally-written feature articles
    3. GrocerCast Podcast
    4. Brown Bag Webinar Recordings
  • Representation in Government Affairs
  • Access to exclusive content on the WGA website
    1. Extended Events Recap
  • WGA Foundation
    1. Leadership Institute
    2. Educational Webinars
    3. Food Safety Certification
    4. Your Store Scholarships
  • Endorsed Service Providers with Member Discount Programs
  • Coupon Redemption Program
  • Required labor Superposter and other products

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

The WGA works to ensure costly legislation and burdensome regulations are stopped before they can cause harm to your business and bottom line. Over the past two legislative sessions, the WGA has been instrumental in:

  • Repealing personal property tax on machinery
  • Maintaining the Unfair Sales Act
  • Repealing child labor laws/work permit requirement for 16- and 17-year-olds
  • Allowing earlier alcohol sales and wine/beer sampling
  • Allowing storage of liquor invoices electronically
  • State funding for unemployment insurance assessment
  • Banning municipalities from enacting plastic bag ordinances

EVENTS