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This is the first of an annual Cooperative Grocer Human Resources Survey report. The survey is designed to help co-ops evaluate their HR and compensation practices. |
093 March - April - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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Many of the market trends that have been discussed by cooperatives in this magazine and other forums are coming true, but with a stunning ferocity and speed. |
096 September - October - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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Crisis, or a crisis atmosphere, can be used to advance agendas and strategies that are not necessarily directly tied to those in the headlines. |
097 November - December - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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Imagine sitting down at your desk after your co-op's busiest sales day of the week, then pointing and clicking your way to reports that illustrate the products and departments that |
096 September - October - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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097 November - December - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
Site and location characteristics can greatly influence customer loyalty to a co-op and the co-op's competitiveness.The retail environment is one in which any g |
092 January - February - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
AcknowledgmentsWriters in Cooperative Grocer, I like to think, are voices that speak from the heart of our industry and that present the best of co-op |
092 January - February - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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092 January - February - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
What went wrong? |
092 January - February - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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[Co-authors with Dennis Maclearn for this article were Ben Nauman and Jennifer Masada. Dennis Maclearn was general manager, and Ben Nauman and Jennifer Masada were on staff, at New |
094 May - June - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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This edition's Retail Operations Survey provides an improved data base from which to measure co-op performance. The results? Co-ops numbers are good but are declining. |
095 July - August - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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At last, the USDA Final Organic Rule -- or is it? |
093 March - April - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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095 July - August - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
 Store location: Port Townsend, northwest Washington. |
096 September - October - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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As a prepared foods manager almost a decade ago, it struck me that not only did I have a lot of information that I wanted to share with staff, but they also had many suggestions and |
095 July - August - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
A manager looks at employee relationships, common interests, and a method of problem solving that builds trust and improves employee morale.This isn't an |
094 May - June - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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097 November - December - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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These customers are driving me crazy!" Nirvana Moon exclaimed as she burst through the swinging doors into the kitchen. |
092 January - February - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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095 July - August - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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Imagine that the federal government provided significant incentives and support for sustainable, family farm agriculture, rather than "agribusiness as usual." Hard to imagine? |
095 July - August - 2001 | January 8, 2004 |
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