[Vision2020] Wal-Mart goes after COOP

[Janesta Carcich]

When I moved to Moscow, in 1968 *yikes* Safeway was
where the COOP is now, Clyde's IGA was where the Coop
was, and Modern Way was next to the liqour store. 

 Janesta
--- Bill London <london at moscow.com> wrote:

> G-
> First read the Moscow code.  Clearly, the code
> invites retail businesses,
> including the Co-op, into the downtown business
> district.
> Grocery stores are noted in a list of options for
> the motor business zone.
> Grocery stores are allowed in all retail zones.
> The Co-op has every right to be downtown.
> BL
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gabriel Rench" <k5grench at hotmail.com>
> To: "'Bill London'" <london at moscow.com>;
> <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:14 AM
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart goes after COOP
> 
> 
> > Bill,
> >
> > Are you comparing the COOP to other grocery
> stores?  I thought groceries
> > stores were not allowed in downtown.  Just
> curious...
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Gabriel Rench
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> > On Behalf Of Bill London
> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:34 AM
> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Cc: board at moscowfood.coop; Kenna S. Eaton
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart goes after COOP
> >
> > Of course, Wal-Mart is expanding into organic
> foods.  And if the Wal-Mart
> > Supercenter arrives in Moscow, that store will be
> competing directly with
> > the Moscow Food Co-op.
> > However, I am not concerned about the Co-op.
> > First, several years ago when Tidymans, Rosauers
> and Safeway in Moscow all
> > opened a natural foods or organic section, the
> result was a rise in sales
> of
> > organics at the Co-op.  I think the wider
> availability of organics
> prompted
> > more people to try those products.  Then, they
> realized that if they
> wanted
> > better organic product selection, useful ideas and
> assistance from staff,
> > and equivalent prices, they could shop at the
> Co-op.  The supermarkets
> were
> > a gateway to the Co-op for more traditional
> shoppers.
> > Second, no other grocery store is going to match
> the Co-op for quality
> staff
> > and a quality shopping experience.
> > Third, the Co-op is downtown, and is an integral
> part of this community.
> A
> > bigbox sprawling at the edge of town is totally
> different.  And this
> > community knows the difference.
> > That does not mean that I welcome the new
> Superduper Wal-Mart.  I don't.
> > But I believe the Co-op will prosper whether or
> not the Wal-Mart
> happens....
> > BL
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ron Force" <rforce at moscow.com>
> > To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 3:14 PM
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart goes after COOP
> >
> >
> > > Wal-Mart to double its organic food selection
> > > Retail giant continues its aggressive expansion
> into grocery market.
> > >
> > > By Kate Miller Morton
> > > AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
> > > Wednesday, March 08, 2006
> > >
> > > Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will double its organic
> product selection in the
> next
> > > few weeks as the company continues an aggressive
> expansion into the
> > grocery
> > > market and tries to lure more upscale shoppers
> to its stores.
> > >
> > > Wal-Mart already sells some organic products in
> its Supercenters and
> > > Neighborhood Markets, including baby food, juice
> and produce. The
> company
> > > will expand its organic produce and dairy
> selections as well as dry
> goods
> > > such as pasta and peanut butter.
> > >
> > > "We are seeing that the majority of consumers
> today are interested in
> > > organics in one form or another, and we want to
> help them find those
> > organic
> > > selections at the best value," Wal-Mart
> spokeswoman Karen Burk said.
> "You
> > > will see this expansion begin in our Texas
> stores in the upcoming
> weeks."
> > >
> > > Wal-Mart has been aggressively expanding its
> share of the Central Texas
> > > grocery sector, adding eight Supercenters in
> three years for a total of
> > 14.
> > > The company now has slightly more than 20
> percent of the Central Texas
> > > grocery market, compared with just 4.5 percent
> in 2000, placing it
> second
> > > only to H.E. Butt Grocery Co., which has 55
> percent, according to market
> > > research firm Trade Dimensions.
> > >
> > > Organic food sales are one of the fastest
> growing segments of the
> > > hyper-competitive grocery industry.
> > >
> > > Increased demand has lured more mainstream
> grocery stores into a product
> > > area once reserved for fringe specialty stores
> such as Austin-based
> Whole
> > > Foods Markets Inc.
> > >
> > > Last year, H-E-B launched an organic private
> label brand called Central
> > > Market Organic and All-Natural in its Central
> Market and H-E-B stores.
> The
> > > product line includes all-natural items ranging
> from commodities such as
> > > milk and eggs to fruit juices, popcorn, coffee,
> mustard, cereal,
> > mayonnaise,
> > > pasta and pasta sauce.
> > >
> > > H-E-B now carries more than 421 organic and
> natural items and plans to
> add
> > > 198 additional products this year, including
> organic beef.
> > >
> > > Randalls recently launched a 150-item private
> label organics line that
> > > includes a wide variety of products, such as
> cereal, eggs, juice, milk
> and
> > > bottled teas.
> > >
> > > "It's a consumer-driven industry, driven by
> consumer demands and
> > > preferences, and obviously a lot of consumers
> are getting turned on to
> > > organics and seeking those products," said Todd
> Hultquist, spokesman for
> > the
> > > Food Marketing Institute, a trade association.
> > >
> > > "At the same time, the supply of organic
> products has grown
> dramatically.
> > > With an increased supply, prices have gone down,
> and that was always a
> > > barrier to people who wanted to go organic but
> didn't want to increase
> > their
> > > household budget on food," Hultquist said.
> > >
> > > Whole Foods spokeswoman Kate Lowery put a
> positive spin on potential
> > > competition from Wal-Mart, saying she expects
> Wal-Mart's 
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