Dear Co-op Members, Winnie Byanyima is an engineer, politician, and diplomat who…
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2017 Year End Update
Dear members, On Wednesday, February 28, our Co-op presented the 2017 financial…
The Value of Cooperative Teamwork
The Co-op’s administrative building on Buck Road in Hanover sits on a…
Why We Keep a Scorecard
Dear Co-op Members, I recently met with a team of employees to…
Trading Up
Dear Members, One warm Canadian summer, a tenacious young entrepreneur and blogger…
2017 Year End Report
Dear Team, We’ll soon be closing the books on 2017. It’s been…
Communication Matters
In my work, I regularly meet with members and staff throughout the…
Co-op Month Report: Moving Our Co-op Forward
Dear Co-op Members, October is Co-op Month! As we celebrate the cooperative…
Our At-Will Employment Wording is Going Away Completely. We’re Glad to See It Go
Dear Co-op Members, All of us who work in retail know how…
Why I Believe in the Cooperative Difference
Dear Members, Earlier this month, Amazon announced it was acquiring Whole Foods…
I Want to Know What You Think About Local
The definition of local is getting more and more complicated
More Than Just a Trip to the Store
Dear Members, The other day, I had a conversation with an employee…
Local: The Co-op Way
Dear Co-op Members, I love to drive by the Norwich Farmers Market,…
Comment, Talk, Think, Engage
Dear Co-op Members, Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending my…
Listening and Learning at the Co-op
Dear Co-op Members, When I became your co-op’s general manager last fall,…
2016 Year End and Looking Ahead
Dear Co-op Members, Over the past several weeks, I’ve been updating you…
Co-op Capital and Why It Matters
My favorite thing about co-op capital is not what it is, but what it isn’t.
A Look Ahead at 2017
Members, your Co-op is in a great position as we start the new year.