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The Board's Role in Expansion Planning by Sharon Lake Allison York At the beginning of 1986, New Pioneer Co-op in Iowa City was thriving. In our 3300 square foot facility, we were setting new sales records regularly, and the store was bursting with merchandise...	09 Jan 2004	#020 December - January - 1988
Who Does What in Personnel by Carolee Colter In a previous article ("Enjoying Employing," Cooperative Grocer #18, August-September 1988), I discussed the players and their respective roles in development of personnel policy. This article...	09 Jan 2004	#020 December - January - 1988
Defining Your Market -- With a Response by Robert Sommer Dave Gutknecht Many co-op leaders resist attempts to define a "co-op market." A survey that describes food co-op shoppers as young, well educated, nutrition conscious, and ecology oriented, would be rejected as...	09 Jan 2004	#019 October - November - 1988
Development Directions, Part 2 by Dave Gutknecht In Part 1, "Turning Points and Lessons," I discussed the decline of two major cooperatives -- the Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley (C.C.B.) stores and DANCe (Distributing Alliance of the...	31 Jan 2009	#019 October - November - 1988
Assessing the Adequacy of Your Co-op's Bylaws by Laddie Lushin Most food co-ops -- from the smallest to the very largest, including wholesale operations -- don't realize how bad their bylaws really are. Many small retails have bylaws that were originally...	09 Jan 2004	#019 October - November - 1988
Development Directions by Dave Gutknecht The imminent forced sale of two major food co-ops -- Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley (C.C. Berkeley) and the Distributing Alliance of the Northcountry Cooperatives (DANCe) -- prompts me to look...	09 Jan 2004	#018 August - September - 1988
Enjoying Employing by Carolee Colter "The board makes policy and management implements policy." It sounds so simple. But developing and administering personnel policy in your particular co-op may get confusing. Personnel issues carry...	09 Jan 2004	#018 August - September - 1988
Dressed to Sell by Phil Ricord All too frequently, retail co-ops concentrate on lofty concepts involving things such as global food distribution ethics while overlooking the basics. But let's face it folks: If we're going to...	09 Jan 2004	#017 June - July - 1988
Should Co-op Staff Serve As Directors? by Karen Zimbelman The question of whether co~op employees should be allowed to serve as voting members of a board of directors is one that many food co-ops give serious consideration to and wrestle with. For co-ops...	09 Jan 2004	#017 June - July - 1988
Controlling Your Inventory by Chris Quinn Rex Stewart Why implement an inventory control system? For one thing, it can reduce the cost of running your business. Furthermore, it can improve customer service through lower out of stocks. And the best...	09 Jan 2004	#017 June - July - 1988
Signs Sell: by Phil Ricord Once again an old adage holds true: "signs sell." Studies show that well-signed displays can increase sales by up to 400 percent! Signs can do a whole lot more: they can inform, direct, and...	09 Jan 2004	#016 April - May - 1988
What Your Lender Looks For by Marsha Krassner Putting together a loan package and securing financing from a lending institution can be a formidable task, particularly for the first-time borrower. An understanding of how lenders review (and...	09 Jan 2004	#016 April - May - 1988
Cooperation Among Cooperatives by Joe Holtz Dear Editor, I work for the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn, New York, which is an 1,800 plus member co-op with a member labor requirement, very low prices and an annual sales volume of...	09 Jan 2004	#016 April - May - 1988
Practicing the Art of Uncommon Courtesy by Dale Bramhall Every business activity affects the customer either directly or indirectly. The first step toward improving customer service is to develop a service attitude and to turn our attention to making...	09 Jan 2004	#016 April - May - 1988
Promoting the Co-op Store by Rex Stewart Chris Quinn "Do everything in your power to ensure the quality of your products and services before marketing your business," recommends the author of Guerrilla Marketing, Jay Conrad...	08 Jun 2004	#015 February - March - 1988
Bylaws: How Strong Is Your Co-op's Foundation? by Karen Zimbelman A quick assessment for board members:	09 Jan 2004	#015 February - March - 1988
Store Security by Phil Ricord A previous article dealt with the threat to store security once the threat was in the door (Cooperative Grocer #12-13, Aug-Nov. 1987). Unfortunately, shoplifting and employee or vendor theft are...	09 Jan 2004	#015 February - March - 1988
Personnel Files: by Carolee Colter Personnel files are not a sign of encroaching bureaucracy. Even very small organizations should have them. Beyond providing a centralized, convenient place to store all the records relevant to...	07 Jun 2004	#015 February - March - 1988
Putting Your Best Foot Forward by Rex Stewart Chris Quinn The job of promoting your co-op encompasses everyone involved in the business. Employees, board members and even member/shoppers participate in marketing the co-op. This group is your informal...	09 Jan 2004	#014 December - January - 1988
Confidentiality: An Issue for Co-op Boards by John Corbett Karen Zimbelman The question of confidentiality for consumer cooperative boards of directors is one of the toughest issues facing them. On one hand, the American Bar Association recommends that directors deal in...	09 Jan 2004	#014 December - January - 1988
Taking Stock of Your Customer Service Level by Dale Bramhall In these times of tough competition, your store depends on repeat customers for survival. Giving great service not only keeps present customers but will create new customers as well. Many...	09 Jan 2004	#014 December - January - 1988
Improving Store Security by Phil Ricord Security -- the word can bring to mind two diametrically opposing images: blissful safety, or a world of suspicion and fear. For co-op retailers, security should conjure images of careful and...	09 Jan 2004	#012 August - November - 1987
Remodeling for Fun and Profit, Part 2 by Rex Stewart Chris Quinn In our last article, we proposed ground rules for remodeling your store. We made two key points: research customers' expectations and the potential market for expanded services, and evaluate the...	09 Jan 2004	#012 August - November - 1987
Art Danforth by Dave Gutknecht Art Danforth died May 10, 1987, at the age of 74, after five decades of consumer cooperative activism and public service. He will be remembered, and missed, by many cooperators throughout North...	09 Jan 2004	#011 June - July - 1987
Interview: Produce Backroom Handllng by Jack Alexander Cooperative Grocer: Jack, last time we talked about establishing quality in the produce department. Let's go into some of the specific operational areas.	09 Jan 2004	#011 June - July - 1987

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