Mark Mulcahy

Author's Articles
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Suggestions for avoiding "fatigue brought about by devotion to a cause, a way of life, or a relationship that failed to produce the expected reward."Neil Young's anthem on  | 
                      086 January - February - 2000 | January 8, 2004 | 
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                      091 November - December - 2000 | January 8, 2004 | 
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 I once saw a bumper sticker that said, "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance".  | 
                      087 March - April - 2000 | January 8, 2004 | 
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 What aspect of most produce departments is not given enough time or resources, yet can have the greatest impact on your crew's efficiency and positive attitude?  | 
                      090 September - October - 2000 | January 8, 2004 | 
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 Do you have the AM/PM blues in your store's produce section?  | 
                      093 March - April - 2001 | January 8, 2004 | 
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 By Mark Mulcahy  | 
                      094 May - June - 2001 | January 8, 2004 | 
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 Seek ye the diamond in the rough.             The economy slows down, and produce departments start looking for answers to boost business and gain new customers.  | 
                      097 November - December - 2001 | January 8, 2004 | 
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 Have you read the latest news stories on food bioterrorism in the US and around the world?             Taliban fighters sneak growth hormone into milk supply.  | 
                      099 March - April - 2002 | January 7, 2004 | 
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                      100 May - June - 2002 | January 7, 2004 | 
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 Let's see if this sounds familiar: You set a great produce stand, so beautiful people don't want to touch it.  | 
                      101 July - August - 2002 | January 7, 2004 | 
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 Do you sample in your produce department? Not just occasionally, when a customer asks or when you think of it, but on a regular basis? Why not? Too busy? Too busy to increase your sales?  | 
                      103 November - December - 2002 | January 7, 2004 | 
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 Local produce programs have come a long way in the past few years. Nearly every department I work with these days has some sort of local grower program in place.              | 
                      104 January - February - 2003 | January 7, 2004 | 
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 Janet Zeller of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op and I recently led a workshop at the Ecological Farming Conference in California.  | 
                      105 March - April - 2003 | January 7, 2004 | 
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Planning for Productivity - Part 1: Numbers, accountability, and quality control in the produce section
   
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                      107 July - August - 2003 | January 7, 2004 | 
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 Last time, I talked about how we are judged by margin in our departments and how you could improve your margin by paying attention to specific areas (training, quality control, and accountability)  | 
                      108 September - October - 2003 | January 7, 2004 | 
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                      110 January - February - 2004 | December 29, 2003 | 
