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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 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 |
