Caselot Sale!
Date: October 9-11, 2008
At the Co-op, our storied history is a vital part of what makes us unique. In January of 1936, 17 Hanover and Norwich residents formed the Hanover Consumer’s Club. Initially, members of the fledgling co-op pooled orders for potatoes, oranges, and maple syrup and arranged for discounts of gasoline and fuel oil with local suppliers. A year later, Co-op members incorporated as the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society and opened a small retail store in a basement on Hanover’s Main Street. Annual sales that year reached $11,404. Today, our yearly sales top $67 million.
Each October, one of the ways we celebrate Co-op Month is to honor our founders’ courage and vision with our annual Caselot sale. This year’s sale will be held at the Lebanon Co-op food store on October 9-11, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. We’ll be discounting the case prices on hundreds of items, including your favorite foods, household, and pet products. A complete list of sale items will be available October 6. Pick it up in-store or stay tuned to our website for more information. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Fine Florists for your Wedding
We’ve all heard the stories: You have a once-in-a-lifetime event such as a wedding or major anniversary, you plan everything a year in advance, and something still goes wrong with the flowers. Our professionals in the Floral Department make sure that doesn’t happen. The Co-op not only has florist-quality flowers, but we offer them with our usual commitment to the best customer service and quality around. If you’re looking for flowers, gift baskets (216K), or speciality gifts, visit the pros in our Floral Departments in either the Hanover or Lebanon food stores. You can also call us at 603-643-2667.
Meet Vicki Grilli
Vicki Grilli samples Fair-Trade coffee during an in-store tasting and demo event. What is Fair Trade? We asked Vicki the same thing and she explained it like this: When you spend money on food, only a small percentage actually reaches the people who work hard to grow and produce the food itself. Particularly in developing countries, many food producers labor for long hours on small plots of land far removed from markets—especially if those markets are in the West. The Fair Trade movement shortens the path from farm to table, reducing the amount of high-priced middlemen in-between and providing a living wage for the farmer. Fair Trade started with individual companies called Alternative Trade Organizations (ATOs), who made a commitment to work directly with indigenous peoples and to market their products directly to consumers. Want to know more? Ask Vicki!
