185 July-Aug 2016

THE EDITOR NOTES

Milestones—And More

BY DAVE GUTKNECHT

NETWORK NEWS

The Death of the Supermarket? 

BY ELLEN MICHEL

NCG Co-ops Earn Sustainability Awards

BY NATIONAL CO+OP GROCERS

CO-OP OPERATIONS

Ashland Co-op Spreads Workplace Happiness

BY CHRIS COOK

Sitka Co-op Grows from Buying Club to Storefront 

BY Stuart Reid and Keith Nyitray

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Social Media and Co-op Board Ambassadors

BY HOLLY FEARING

Strategic Leadership Action at Monadnock Co-op

BY THANE JOYAL

CCMA Celebrates

Thriving in a Disrupted Future: CCMA at 60

BY DAVE GUTKNECHT

Bowers Fund and CCMA Love Affair

BY ANNIE HOY

Issue Number
185
Issue Months
July-August
Issue Year
2 016

Issue's Articles

Title Issue Date

The Bowers Fund kicked off CCMA 2016 with an outdoor reception featuring lovely food and the Queen Mary Band, whose members all work at River Valley Co-op in nearby Northampton.

185 July-Aug 2016 September 1, 2016

Under the theme, “Disrupting the Future,” over 400 cooperators met at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on June 9–11 for the 60th annual Consumer Cooperative Management Associat

185 July-Aug 2016 September 1, 2016

The future is unknowable. Or is it? 

185 July-Aug 2016 September 1, 2016

Picture this: A person stands on the platform of a train station, and as a train passes through the station she flashes a bright message, hoping everyone on the train will see it.

185 July-Aug 2016 August 24, 2016

In May I attended the 2016 HOW Design Live conference, an annual event that conceives of problem-solving as one of the primary jobs of designers.

185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016

Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.”  Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos

185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016

Among awards and milestones reported here and celebrated at the 60th annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) gathering, it is remarkable to note the 80th anniversary of Hanover Co

185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016

Introduction: Outside the Mold

by Stuart Reid, Food Co-op Initiative

185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016

National Co+op Grocers (NCG) was pleased to present Co+efficient Sustainability Star awards to 14 co-ops in Chapel Hill, N.C. this spring.            

185 July-Aug 2016 July 23, 2016