Dave Gutknecht

Dave Gutknecht has been editor of Cooperative Grocer magazine since its founding in 1985.
Author's Articles
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As before, recognition of changed conditions and thinking outside the co-op is needed. Concerning the economic breakdown, it’s likely you ain’t seen nothing yet. |
139 November - December - 2008 | December 27, 2008 |
Can food cooperatives better serve communities and thrive in a declining economy? What growth strategies will work to significantly expand co-op market share? |
138 September - October - 2008 | December 27, 2008 |
138 September - October - 2008 | December 27, 2008 | |
140 January - February - 2009 | January 18, 2009 | |
This edition’s contents illustrate different angles on a fundamental aspect of today’s economic environment: grocery retailers cannot plan to stay in place if they plan to stay in business. |
137 July - August - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
Two articles in this edition comprise the cover theme of components and key challenges in food co-op membership systems. |
136 may - june - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
In Minneapolis, within a period of a few weeks, North Country Co-op announced that it would be closing up shop after 37 years, while Seward Co-op-born in the same early 1970s era-held a groundbrea |
134 Jan - Feb - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
Listen up! Year 2008 is going to be a difficult one, for reasons I have touched on in recent editions. |
134 Jan - Feb - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
I recently read Heat, by George Monbiot, an outstanding British journalist who explores what it will take for modern society to reduce its carbon emissions to a fraction of present levels |
133 November - December - 2007 | January 19, 2009 |
Part 1: Building on what we have |
132 September - October - 2007 | January 19, 2009 |
Part 1: Milestones and Mission |
131 July - August - 2007 | January 19, 2009 |
Sustainability: a traditional concept of recent coinage. |
130 May - June - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
Each year in late February in LaCrosse, Wisconsin the largest U.S. |
130 May - June - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
Cooperative capital: the very words cause the eyes of some co-op members to glaze over with disinterest or even distrust. Why? It’s not merely aversion to numbers or money. |
129 march - april - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
For a business or household, disaster preparation is more than a necessary form of planning or insurance. |
128 January - February - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
Is your cooperative selling local salad greens and prominently telling people about it? |
127 November - December - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
At this year’s food co-op leadership conference, Bernice Johnson Reagon spoke movingly about holding steady by centering yourself around values. |
126 September - October - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
This mid-year edition is highlighted by annual reports on food co-op practice and prospects. |
125 July - August - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
Gathered in Atlanta for the annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) conference, over 400 managers, staff, board members, trainers, and other allies from |
125 July - August - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
This edition’s report on general manager compensation provides some striking data highlighting food cooperative practices. |
124 May - June - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |