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12th Apr, 2022

Mighty Community Markets Grocery Bootcamp

By |2025-07-11T20:04:24-04:00April 12th, 2022|

Mighty Community Markets receives national award for Cooperative Innovation & Achievement. Read more >> Mighty Community Markets Intensives Mindful Marketing: Plan Your Image Strategy to Grow Sales Ever feel like your marketing is last minute and doesn’t get the results you want? Or that the rest [...]

6th Apr, 2021

Retail Grocery

By |2024-09-11T14:29:08-04:00April 6th, 2021|

Columinate’s roots are in helping people be successful in retail grocery. We grew up with food co-ops and natural foods independent retailers and we have a top-tier set of experts who know what it takes to run successful grocery stores. Our consultants are teachers as well as experts and understand that the store’s management and staff will be the ones to create [...]

2nd May, 2024

GM Development Program

By |2025-02-13T18:34:17-05:00May 2nd, 2024|

Leading an independent grocery store has never been as difficult as it is now. And leading a multi-stakeholder organization like a cooperative brings additional complexities to an already challenging role. Your Content Goes Here Leading an independent grocery store has never been as difficult as it is now. And leading a multi-stakeholder organization like a cooperative [...]

29th Nov, 2015

The Decision Matrix

By |2023-05-05T20:29:25-04:00November 29th, 2015|

By: Carolee Colter & Jeanie Wells   When an organization is going through rapid change, roles within the organization change, too, and not always in a consciously thought-through manner. Expansions can result in forming new layers of positions. For example, opening a second store creates the necessity for new approaches to buying. Relocating to a new facility with a much-expanded food service leads to [...]

19th Jun, 2023

Jeanie Wells’ Mighty Community Markets Wins Innovation and Achievement Award

By |2023-06-19T17:47:05-04:00June 19th, 2023|

Independent grocers and co-ops face formidable challenges to survival, from WalMart to dollar stores, while often lacking the resources they need. Columinate's Jeanie Wells is providing these retail operations with essential skills and tools. At the June 2023 CCMA conference, Wells' Mighty Community Markets (MCM) training program was held up to its national audience as an outstanding example of cooperative innovation and achievement. (Go [...]

1st Apr, 2025

Mighty Community Markets Bootcamp 2025: Interview with Jeanie Wells

By |2025-04-21T13:24:43-04:00April 1st, 2025|

Mighty Community Markets Grocery Bootcamp returns this May for its sixth iteration, featuring new content and an updated curriculum that reflects industry trends. The program, which has served 200 leaders thus far, is dedicated to supporting small and independent grocery stores, providing essential training and development to help leaders better serve their communities.

26th May, 2022

General Manager Development Program Supports New and Veteran GMs

By |2023-05-05T20:05:09-04:00May 26th, 2022|

Managing a food co-op takes a large and varied set of skills, some of which even a highly talented general manager might need help developing. With an updated curriculum and a roster of talented instructors, the GM Development Program provides both new and veteran GMs with the support and the tools they need to successfully manage and lead their food co-op.

27th Jul, 2022

Mighty Community Markets: Tools for Small and Independent Grocers

By |2023-05-05T20:05:03-04:00July 27th, 2022|

“I’m on a mission to build strong stores.” —Jeanie Wells Having the right tools to succeed in retail is crucial if you want to survive—and it is doubly crucial if your store is at a competitive disadvantage. Small independent stores often do not have the resources needed to build sound foundational retail practices and set their teams up for success. Training programs designed [...]

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