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Cooperation Among Cooperatives "All cooperative organizations, in order to best serve the interests of their members and their communities, should actively cooperate in every practical way with other... |
09 Jan 2004 | #058 May - June - 1995 |
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Return to Co-op Atlantic By Jane Livingston Atlantic Canada -- the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Labrador has been hard hit by cuts in government spending... |
09 Jan 2004 | #056 January - February - 1995 |
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Managing Your Cheese Section The cheese stands alone, The cheese stands alone, Heigh-ho the derry 0! The cheese stands alone... |
09 Jan 2004 | #060 September - October - 1995 |
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Northeast: Cooperatives Seek Integration Cooperative Grocers of the Northeast (CGANE or "see-gain") is now in the midst of its second major transformation since the group formed a bit over two years ago. We were initially... |
09 Jan 2004 | #058 May - June - 1995 |
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Creating Boards That Lead The board must play a meaningful and critical role in cooperative affairs. I hope this article will help clarify what the board should be doing, how the board can organize its... |
09 Jan 2004 | #059 July - August - 1995 |
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Assessing Board Performance Without a doubt, a co-op's board of directors plays a key role in the co-op's success. Yet too often, an assessment of the board's performance in that role is overlooked or... |
09 Jan 2004 | #060 September - October - 1995 |
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Community Food Co-op Every day at a busy corner in downtown Bellingham, Washington, thousands of drivers gaze into a bright, bustling cafe. The building itself is an attention grabber, with striking... |
09 Jan 2004 | #061 November - December - 1995 |
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Organic Bedding Plants Bonanza With grocery chain competitors and a nearby mass merchandiser carrying bedding plants, I felt that our co-op, Bloomingfoods, should do so too -- only do it a different way... |
09 Jan 2004 | #056 January - February - 1995 |
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Cooperative Views - from Appalachia to Atlantic Canada An R. Crumb cartoon from the late 1960s (that is, before 1975...) showed a befuddled citizen wondering, "Is dis a movement?' I was left with the same feeling after last October's... |
09 Jan 2004 | #050 January - February - 1994 |
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When a Natural Foods Supermarket Arrives in Town, the Co-op Changes. "Prospects look pretty good for the co-op"Weaver Street Market Carrboro, North Carolina 10,000 sq. ft. totaI/7500retail; $3.8M 1993 sales. Target markets: urban population 40,000,... |
09 Jan 2004 | #053 July - August - 1994 |
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Co-op Principles Then and Now (Part 2) The co-op on Toad Lane was legally registered as the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers on October 24,1844, hence our reason for celebrating Co-op Month in October. The store opened for... |
09 Jan 2004 | #053 July - August - 1994 |
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Should Your Store Be Planning On Scanning? P0S scanning is only one component of a possible fully "computerized co-op." Paul Cultrera does a fine job describing a more complete system as envisioned at the Cape Ann Food Co-... |
09 Jan 2004 | #052 May - June - 1994 |
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First Alternative Upgrades Member Labor Accounting In Corvallis, Oregon, First Alternative now has a data base for its member volunteer base. The system, implemented in 1993, has greatly improved planning and productivity and saved... |
09 Jan 2004 | #052 May - June - 1994 |
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Local and Organic: Going Beyond the Expected Bloomingfoods Co-op in Bloomington, Indiana just celebrated its 18th birthday. We have two stores. Our original store has 1,600 square feet in retail, about 2,000 total. It's... |
09 Jan 2004 | #054 September - October - 1994 |
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Making Two Co-ops Into One (Parts 1 and 2) In June 1992 one of the larger co-ops on the East Coast failed. The Cambridge Food Co-op, dba Central Square Market, had an eighteen-year history and a big attractive new... |
09 Jan 2004 | #050 January - February - 1994 |
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To Condemn or To Condone? "A grievance has been filed against the co-op." These words almost invariably cause an immediate emotional reaction in everyone connected to the co-op. Hardly anyone is untouched... |
09 Jan 2004 | #055 November - December - 1994 |
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Grievances: Doing the Right Thing "Many a man would rather have you hear his tale than grant his request. --G.K Chesterton The ideal grievance system would be impartial, respectful of all... |
09 Jan 2004 | #055 November - December - 1994 |
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Green Fields Anchors Main Street Greenfield is a town of 18,000 at the base of the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts. The food cooperative, Green Fields Market, is one of two anchor businesses on Main... |
09 Jan 2004 | #055 November - December - 1994 |
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The Potential of a Cooperative System: "You clearly have a lot of very dedicated people working in co-ops in the States -- because there's only a limited co-op system here to support them." --Eric... |
09 Jan 2004 | #050 January - February - 1994 |
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The Perils of Co-Management Is it inevitable that all "new wave" co-ops founded in the 1970s will end up with general managers? While only a few have had a general manager from the beginning, many co-ops have... |
09 Jan 2004 | #051 March - April - 1994 |
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Myths and Maxims for Co-op Boards Without a doubt, an effective board of directors requires smooth and well-planned internal systems. Yet, given the press of responsibilities and the on-going demands of the job,... |
09 Jan 2004 | #052 May - June - 1994 |
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Staff Education Prevents A Generation Gap A key Rochdale cooperative principle is continuing education about cooperatives. It is ironic that co-ops often forget to apply this principle to their own employees. There are many... |
09 Jan 2004 | #049 November - December - 1993 |
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Should Co-op Staff Serve As Directors? Mary manages the co-op's produce department by day. Then, on a regular basis she joins other co-op board members to meet and review management's reports and recommendations. Mary... |
09 Jan 2004 | #044 January - February - 1993 |
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Project Management for Cooperatives Cooperatives undertaking special projects such as a move or major expansion should distinguish between "operations" and "project." I will make such a distinction, present a view of project... |
09 Jan 2004 | #046 May - June - 1993 |
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A Greater Share in Your Future? The Davis Food Co-op capital plan is one that has developed step by step over the past eight years. It is not perfect, and were we starting from scratch might not be today's choice. On the other... |
09 Jan 2004 | #048 September - October - 1993 |
