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Three Retailer Challenges Addressed by Mighty Community Markets Grocery Bootcamp

By |2026-02-06T13:53:42-05:00May 5th, 2025|

Independent grocery stores—mom-and-pop shops, food co-ops, and nonprofit-run markets—face unique and persistent challenges. From thin profit margins to limited formal training, retail leaders often find themselves navigating complex work with little support. Mighty Community Markets Grocery Bootcamp, presented by nationally recognized consultant and former general manager Jeanie Wells, was created to directly address key challenges faced by community-minded grocers across North America.

Grocery Industry Trends for Directors 2023

By |2025-03-13T20:19:38-04:00September 8th, 2023|

This grocery industry trends report, presented by Jeanie Wells, is summarized for boards of directors of retail food co-ops. SHARING POLICY You may share and distribute the link for this video within your own co-op.  Please do not share the link, password, or video files outside of your own organization.

Gaining Grocery Fluency

By |2023-05-05T20:06:16-04:00July 27th, 2017|

Most directors are drawn to serve on the board of their local food co-op because they embrace its values and mission, and not because they yearn to become grocers. And yet their role as the elected fiduciaries, they must exercise oversight and make key decisions that can impact the health of the business in multiple ways. Knowing something about the industry and the business [...]

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