CINCO DE MAYO… CELEBRACION!

Post author:Diana Stern
Post published:May 2, 2018
Post category:NRS Stories

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO! A CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5th, to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over the French…

A Fight for Convenience became a Battle for Culture

Post author:fbatista
Post published:September 14, 2017
Post category:NRS Stories

One Start Up Trying to Make Things More Convenient Sparks a Battle over the Culture of Bodegas As I wander the aisles of my bodega, my steps keeping in tempo…

The Hot Foods Revolution

Post author:fbatista
Post published:September 1, 2017
Post category:NRS Stories

The Hot Foods Revolution: How prepared foods is becoming an essential part of the retail landscape Walk into your local bodega and you will most likely see a growing trend…

The Bodega: Surviving Never-Ending Hardships…and Avocados

Post author:sstein
Post published:June 16, 2017
Post category:NRS Stories

The avocado incident is just the tip of the hardship iceberg Bodegas are a one-stop shop that serve us all. They fit our needs, offer us tastes of the old…

Saving the Bodega: Why My Job at NRS, Promoting a POS System, Will Help the Bodega Culture Thrive

Post author:fbatista
Post published:April 6, 2017
Post category:NRS Stories

The urban bodega is struggling, and NRS is helping them be able to compete

In many immigrant communities in the United States, the bodega represents more than just a store. The bodega is a hub of activity. They are a staple in the community to help reconnect those who left their homes with some bits and pieces of their heritage. Walking into a bodega in Newark, NJ, I can find the breads my mother dreams of, the candies my father recollects, and the empanadas cooked with the right dough.

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