Expansion Updates

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

By Matt Stanley/General Manager Published in the Co-op’s Winter 2016 Newsletter Our Owner Equity Drive in October 2015 was a resounding success. Hundreds of owners paid off their shares, made an equity payment ahead of schedule, and some even forked over an additional $100 in equity to help us raise

By Matt Stanley/General Manager Published in the Co-op’s Winter 2015 Newsletter Visiting our fellow food co-ops across the country is practically a pastime for me. My wife doesn’t always get what all the fuss is about, but she’ll oblige a visit to the local co-op because it usually means a source fo

By Zetty Nemlowill/Marketing Director Published in the Co-op’s Winter 2015 Newsletter Results of a recent survey we offered you are shaping the Co-op’s strategic plan. There were several ways we gathered community input, but the shopper survey in October, was the farthest reaching. We heard from adv

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By Matt Stanley/General Manager Published in the Co-op’s Fall 2015 Newsletter Our store has accomplished many things that set us up for a successful expansion. We have a board of directors aligned around the idea of building our co-op’s capacity as a grocer, a strategic plan that serves as our guidi