Dave Gutknecht

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Dave Gutknecht has been editor of Cooperative Grocer magazine since its founding in 1985.

Author's Articles

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"How will you headline your report? ‘Too Much Love in the Air’?” one manager asked me.

113 July - August - 2004 August 26, 2004

Cooperative Service:
Gail Graham

113 July - August - 2004 August 26, 2004

Running through several of the stories and reports in this edition is a theme of resurgence and renewal among cooperatives.

115 November - December - 2004 November 30, 2004

In late September the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) announced that Don McLemore has been named chief executive officer.

115 November - December - 2004 February 11, 2005

Social capital, as distinct from private capital, is a philosophical foundation of cooperatives and a kind of ultimate realization of our efforts.

068 January - February - 1997 March 20, 2005

[Several readers responded to the previous editorial on co-op purpose, which quoted from a column by Russ Notar.  Following those letters and a response are a separate letter and

073 November - December - 1997 March 20, 2005

Take note of the recently announced campaign by the National Cooperative Business Association, promoting co-ops as "not for profit" and "operating at cost." In the Cooperative B

072 September - October - 1997 March 20, 2005

Directors, managers, staff, and allies of food co-ops met in Albuquerque during June 9–11 for the annual CCMA (Consumer Cooperative Management Association) conference.

119 July - August - 2005 August 22, 2005

Blooming Prairie Foundation announced in June the recipients of its 2005 grant awards. This is the first year that the foundation has awarded grants, which totaled over $250,000.

120 September - October - 2005 December 5, 2005

The annual food co-op conference provides important opportunities for recognizing achievements and inspiring more.

113 July - August - 2004 March 28, 2006

“Under construction” assumes multiple meanings when one is immersed in a project.

112 May - June - 2004 March 28, 2006

A new food co-op and two recovered ones are each reason to celebrate, and they make for good news in this edition of Cooperative Grocer.

111 March - April - 2004 March 28, 2006

The theme of cooperatives’ contributions to their communities is a well chosen one for activities promoting cooperatives—for more, see p. 12.

114 September - October - 2004 March 28, 2006

How are we preparing for a difficult future?

121 November - December - 2005 March 28, 2006

Cooperative Grocer 2000 Retail Operations Survey

Statistical Summary of Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Ratios

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095 July - August - 2001 May 31, 2006

We are pleased to present the new Retail Operations Survey, which reports double digit growth in co-op sales during the past year, along with higher than ever gross margins.

089 July - August - 2000 May 31, 2006

In mid-April the Blooming Prairie Foundation announced the recipients of its 2006 grants.

124 May - June - 2006 August 9, 2006

Chicago’s Co-op Markets, known historically as Hyde Park Co-op, closed in late January 2008 after operating since 1932.

135 March - April - 2008 April 22, 2008

As editor, it’s a pleasure to review some of the good news contained in the magazine, and that is what “The Editor Notes” column on page 3 will do.

135 March - April - 2008 April 22, 2008

From rural Indiana to Japan, from Indonesia to Puget Sound, cooperatives are providing answers and a way forward in an environment of increasing challenges.

135 March - April - 2008 April 24, 2008