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Grassroots Deliver BIG Wins in the Senate -- Every Voice Still Needed in House-Senate Conference Committee As we go to press, citizens across the country are calling their Senators and feverishly writing letters to the editor. In short, they're making our democracy live and breathe -- and it is a... |
07 Jan 2004 | #099 March - April - 2002 |
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Farm Bill: Fight to the Finish As we go to press, members of the House and Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee are about to meet to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. Exactly what... |
07 Jan 2004 | #100 May - June - 2002 |
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"Your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore." Better co-op stores and stronger regional and national co-op associations are gratifying results based on years of groundwork. Each year the reports of the Cooperative Grocers Associations and... |
07 Jan 2004 | #099 March - April - 2002 |
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An Update from the Frontier Co-op CEO Following up the previous edition's report on Frontier Natural Products Co-op, interim CEO Andy Pauley wrote: Since July 16 when I took the job of interim CEO at Frontier,... |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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GreenStar Co-op: A Different Look at Growth and Expansion Most often the pages of Cooperative Grocer bring us tales of expansion and relocation projects, or new and innovative cooperative projects undertaken by some of our industry's adventurers. As I... |
07 Jan 2004 | #099 March - April - 2002 |
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Improving Your Deli's Hot Case What are customers looking for in a hot foods program, and what competitive advantages do you have in the world of meal solutions? Natural foods delis have a unique opportunity to provide hot... |
07 Jan 2004 | #098 January - February - 2002 |
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Human Resources Survey This is the second annual Cooperative Grocer Human Resources (HR) Survey report. It has been expanded to include information about boards of directors and members of co-ops,... |
07 Jan 2004 | #100 May - June - 2002 |
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Not Too Late To Integrate One co-op begins and another closes. One door opens and another shuts. The recent fates of retail as well as wholesale food cooperatives reflect common lessons. |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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Japan Co-ops Endure Recession, Innovate Editor's note: Information below is taken from the English-language newsletter of the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU); their website is located at http://www.coop (click "English... |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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Cooperative Grocer and the National Cooperative Grocers Association Join Forces We're pleased and excited to announce that at its October 20 meeting the board of directors of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) approved the acquisition of Cooperative Grocer.... |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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Kootenay Thrives on Local and Organic Kootenay Country Store Cooperative is the heart of Nelson, British Columbia. What began more than thirty years ago as a buying club with a few member families has turned into the community's... |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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The Long Road Back For background on the shaky start to Mississippi Market's second store, see "A Near Miss at Mississippi Market," in CG #92, Jan.-Feb. 2001. |
07 Jan 2004 | #098 January - February - 2002 |
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Mondragon Retail Strategy: Eroski Partnership Path During the past two years Grupo Eroski has grown to become the second largest food retailer in Spain, following the French retailing giant Carrefour. Eroski is the distribution division of the... |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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CGIN News: More Resources Added to www.cgin.org Thanks to generous contributions submitted by members of the Cooperative Grocers' Information Network (CGIN), we've been able to add the following new items to our site in the past couple of... |
07 Jan 2004 | #100 May - June - 2002 |
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Pointing Resources Toward A Strong National Network Having recently attended the CCMA Conference in Eureka, California, I am newly impressed and heartened by the enthusiasm and commitment by many in our co-op sector to do the difficult and... |
07 Jan 2004 | #101 July - August - 2002 |
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14 Carrots: New London Co-op New London, New Hampshire: After 18 years as a privately owned natural foods store, 14 Carrots became a member-owned cooperative on August 1. Says general manager Rick Libbey, "Our mission... |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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Your New Store: Meeting First Year Challenges You have successfully navigated the stormy waters of a relocation/expansion project. Your co-op has proudly opened the new store amidst celebration, praise, relief, adrenaline and exhaustion. ... |
07 Jan 2004 | #099 March - April - 2002 |
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Ocean Beach People's Co-op Goes Green Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Co-op in San Diego has a new home. A new environmentally green building has been constructed next to the building that housed the co-op beginning in 1975. The... |
07 Jan 2004 | #102 September - October - 2002 |
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Stalking the Organic Asparagus Springtime is upon us, and with it comes fresh, organic produce from an increasing number of local growers. It is a benefit to these growers as well as to retailers and consumers for this... |
07 Jan 2004 | #100 May - June - 2002 |
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How Will Organic Rules Affect Retailers? After years of long and frustrating delays, the USDA Organic Rule will be implemented during 2002. Although this will be a "phase-in" period for coming into compliance, it will bring with it... |
07 Jan 2004 | #098 January - February - 2002 |
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Produce Career: "If You're Gonna Stay, You Gotta Play" Let's see if this sounds familiar: You set a great produce stand, so beautiful people don't want to touch it. You are loved by your customers; people come from miles around to see... |
07 Jan 2004 | #101 July - August - 2002 |
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Have You Registered Your .Coop Domain Names?
Co-ops the world around are taking advantage of the new .co-op Internet address. In the U.S., the new domain is sponsored by dotCoop, a subsidiary of the National Cooperative Business... |
07 Jan 2004 | #100 May - June - 2002 |
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Motivational Fit: Finding the right person for the job Why do some people enjoy a job and stay with it for years, while others seem unhappy and eventually leave? Or they stay on but complain, come to work late and call in sick more... |
07 Jan 2004 | #098 January - February - 2002 |
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Sampling Equals Sales and Satisfaction Do you sample in your produce department? Not just occasionally, when a customer asks or when you think of it, but on a regular basis? Why not? Too busy? Too busy to increase your sales? ... |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
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Strong Results, Debatable Future: 2001 Retail Operations Survey
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07 Jan 2004 | #101 July - August - 2002 |
