Expansion Updates

Here’s a conceptual rendering of our new store at 23rd and Marine Drive in Astoria’s Millpond; a location that’s been secured with a lease which includes construction of a new store. The new building will be about 12,000 square feet; four times the size of the current store. Read more about th

Our grassroots effort to make a bigger store a reality has sprouted! Our business, a consumer-owned cooperative, has launched an owner investment campaign called “Together We Grow”, and we’ve already raised $430,000! Preferred shares are an issuance of stock for Oregon residents who are Co-op

We’re getting such a positive response following our big announcement! Securing a location for the new store was a big step. Since then we’ve met with Co-op owners and the people who live near our future site. On June 8 we hosted a Co-op Conversation at Shively Hall. Co-op General Manage

You’re invited to a Co-op Conversation with our general Manager Matt Stanley following our big announcement about the location of our future new store at Shively Hall on June 8 at 7 p.m. “We’re excited to hear from you and answer any questions you might have about the project,

By Matt Stanley, General Manager We heard loud and clear that our community wants more space to shop and more parking. So we want you to be the first to know… it is official! Astoria Co-op Grocery has signed a long term lease which includes construction of a new grocery store at Millpond, located at

By Matt Stanley/ General Manager We’ve been talking about expansion a lot over the last couple years. We received an overwhelmingly positive response from a shopper survey about expansion, created a Strategic Plan built around the idea that we’d expand and increase our impact in the community, and w

By Matt Stanley/General Manager Published in the Co-op’s Winter 2017 Newsletter I recently ran into Sarah, a regular Co-op shopper. She was excited to share with me her recent visit to Lexington Co-op in Buffalo, New York. I was excited to hear this, as Lexington Co-op is a favorite of mine fo

By Matt Stanley/General Manager Published in the Co-op’s Fall 2016 Newsletter Over the last year and a half the Co-op Board of Directors has spent considerable time overseeing the continued maturation of the business as we prepare for expansion. We also sought ways to maintain the relevance of

By Matt Stanley/General Manager Published in the Co-op’s Spring 2016 Newsletter You’ve heard us talk a lot over the last year and a half about our Co-op’s growth plans. Please be assured that despite a lack of big announcements about the where and when of our new store, lots of work is happeni

March 2 at 6 p.m. at Street 14 Cafe (1410 Commercial St. Astoria) To approve amendments to the Co-op’s articles of incorporation to establish a class of preferred shares (an important step in our expansion). The Co-op’s expansion plans require significant capital and fortunately we can r