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Buying Clubs: Competition or Opportunity? Recently, the issue of buying clubs or preorder cooperatives buying their food wholesale has been raised in trade publications and elsewhere in the natural foods industry. We at Northeast... |
09 Jan 2004 | #042 September - October - 1992 |
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Co-op Principle 5: Continuous Education One reason cooperatives need to educate about cooperatives is that assumptions about how businesses operate are not always appropriate to cooperatives. If co-op members, officers, and employees... |
09 Jan 2004 | #038 January - February - 1992 |
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Co-ops and Environmental Action We have much that we can be proud of. Co-ops in numerous towns and cities are active players in their community's environmental affairs. Historically, some of the first basic consumer protection... |
09 Jan 2004 | #040 May - June - 1992 |
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What We All Can Do Better Recent issues of this magazine have carried articles detailing the failure of expansions in several cooperative food stores. Not suprisingly, given the National Cooperative Bank's commitment to... |
09 Jan 2004 | #041 July - August - 1992 |
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Creating Successful Food Demos Successful food programs can boost sales, educate shoppers, and build community support for your store. Your customers will enjoy the free sample, the friendly smile and the pleasant patter that... |
09 Jan 2004 | #043 November - December - 1992 |
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Less is More Price, profitability and productivity probably weigh heaviest on the decisions made by a grocery store manager. The effectiveness and relationship of the "three Ps" can mean the difference between... |
09 Jan 2004 | #041 July - August - 1992 |
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Magic Mill Gains Co-op Market Share
Editor's Note: In recent years, there has been much growth in existing food co-ops, but only a few new retails. In some of these startup ventures, leadership by... |
09 Jan 2004 | #038 January - February - 1992 |
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Member Labor Issues for Retail Food Co-ops In reviewing the problems encountered by food co-ops with member labor programs, I find that the situation hasn't changed much since I last wrote on this subject in 1983. A small number of co-ops... |
09 Jan 2004 | #042 September - October - 1992 |
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Michigan Federation Folds, Business Sold to North Farm Members of the Michigan Federation of Food Co-ops voted on February 29 to consolidate with North Farm Co-op, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The Ann Arbor warehouse has been closed and the federation... |
09 Jan 2004 | #040 May - June - 1992 |
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Mississippi Market Manages Changes Mississippi Market operated for twelve years out of a rented building with 1,200 square feet of retail and 1,500 square feet of basement and backroom storage. We ultimately did $1,890,000 in... |
09 Jan 2004 | #039 March - April - 1992 |
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What is the President's Job? What does the president ofa cooperative's board of directors do? Over the years, Puget Consumers Co-op (PCC) has developed its job description for the board president to support an effectively run... |
09 Jan 2004 | #043 November - December - 1992 |
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Does Practice Reflect Purpose? Why is your co-op structured as a co-op? How important is your co-op structure to your daily operations? How much of a role does your co-op structure play in your marketing? your employee training... |
09 Jan 2004 | #039 March - April - 1992 |
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Tucson Co-ops Recover After fifteen months of debt-heavy operations, Tucson's Food Conspiracy Cooperative closed its 24,000 square foot natural foods supermarket in mid-December. Hoping to save its original store, now... |
09 Jan 2004 | #039 March - April - 1992 |
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Americans with Disabilities Act: Reviewing Your Hiring Practices On July 26, 1992, businesses with at least 25 employees became subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act. On July 26, 1994, employers of at least 15 will be required to follow suit. The... |
09 Jan 2004 | #044 January - February - 1993 |
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Cesar Chavez: His Lifelong Links With Cooperatives When Cesar Chavez died on April 23, 1993 the cooperative movement lost one of its great believers. From the moment Cesar became an organizer in his early twenties until the end of his life he was... |
09 Jan 2004 | #047 July - August - 1993 |
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An Exchange on Regulation of Supplements By Bruce Silverglade, Center for Science in the Public Interest I would like to clear up some confusion regarding CSPI's position on dietary supplements. CSPI supports the right of consumers to... |
09 Jan 2004 | #047 July - August - 1993 |
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Member Discounts: Boon or Bane? Let's start with some numbers. A typical member invests $100 in the cooperative to join the co-op. In exchange for that investment, the member receives a 5 percent discount on all purchases. Let's... |
09 Jan 2004 | #049 November - December - 1993 |
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Cooperatives Face Diversity Challenges Some items in my mail recently underscore questions useful for any cooperative: Who are we serving? Where is the rest of our community? Are we truly encouraging participation and empowerment of... |
09 Jan 2004 | #046 May - June - 1993 |
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Pro-consumer? An Exchange on Co-ops and the FDA Pickford is "Disappointed" and Center for Science in the Public Interest says "Dangerous" November 2, 1992 Editor, Cooperative Grocer: I was... |
09 Jan 2004 | #044 January - February - 1993 |
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Half Full -- and Half Empty Results from this year's Retail Cooperative Operations Survey show that 1992 was another year of strong growth and overall profitability for these stores. Sales for all retail cooperatives grew on... |
09 Jan 2004 | #047 July - August - 1993 |
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Local Buyers: Meet Local Growers The local growing season brings many opportunities to your co-op's produce section. Unlike the bigger chain supermarkets who buy primarily from large wholesalers, we have the flexibility to... |
09 Jan 2004 | #049 November - December - 1993 |
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General Manager Evaluation: One morning Tim found a note in his mail box at the co-op when he arrived for work. It read, "We'll be here to do your evaluation at 4:30 today. See you then." It had been nineteen months since... |
09 Jan 2004 | #048 September - October - 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 |
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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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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 |
