Situated in the Toronto Metro area, Bruno's Fine Foods is a full-service grocery store located in the heart of an upscale neighborhood. ECRS caught up with store manager Al McMurray, who talked with us about how he's using CATAPULT to streamline operations at Bruno's... Read More
Berkshire Co-op Market located in Great Barrington, MA, is the area’s source for natural and organic products served up in a friendly, farmer’s market style environment. The cooperative has 3400 active Owners, which represents about 7000 people (Owners are allowed Associates). They are also open to the general public. Berkshire Co-op Market stocks over 10,000 products and they process around 1000 sales transactions per day. Fifty-four percent of all sales come from Owners. The goal is to achieve a 70% Owner-Sales ratio through strategic marketing, as well as, the use of technology to understand buying habits and trends. In 2009, the Berkshire Co-op Market Management team began the search for a new retail automation solution to replace their antiquated point-of-sale system.... Read More
2 J's Fresh Market is a unique cross-over grocery store that has served the Great Falls, Montana community since 1986. While emphasis is placed on natural and organic products, 2 J's also offers traditional grocery items within their 10,000 square foot retail space. They work closely with area farmers and ranchers to provide the freshest, highest quality products for their customers. Their formula seems to be working as they have experienced significant growth over the past few years fueled by consumers seeking healthier options... Read More
Bi-Rite community grocery store has been in the same location in San Francisco since 1940 and has been under the ownership of the Mogannam family since 1964. Owner Sam Mogannam and his brother have been owners since late 1997, at which point they gutted the space, redid it and opened back up in the middle of 1998. According to Mogannam, they strive to emulate the great neighborhood markets of Manhattan. Bi-Rite focuses on a lot of sustainable products, predominately organic produce, sustainable meats, and fish. With a grocery and health food concentration, Bi-Rite searches out the best of what it can find to provide to its clientele. The store is just two blocks away from Mission Dolores, a historical landmark that has one of the best views of San Francisco and the downtown skyline... Read More
Highland Country Market is a vertically integrated grocery retailer in Stoney Creek, Ontario that specializes in meats, but which carries a wide selection of produce, deli, and bakery items as well. Highland Country Market is the retail aspect of its parent company, Highland Packers, Ltd. Highland owns and processes its own meats, from the livestock all the way to the final retail product. We caught up with accountant Margaret Escanilla and customer service manager Roxanne Walker who took time from their busy schedules to tell us about how Highland Country Market is using CATAPULT to manage its retail operation... Read More
Pacific Mercantile Company is a regionally renown oriental market on Lawrence Street in Denver, CO located in the high-commerce area known as LODO (lower downtown). Situated among restaurants, antique shops, bookstores, and professional offices, the 10,000 sq. ft. market is just three blocks away from the Coors Baseball Stadium. Pacific Mercantile provides a wide variety of grocery, deli, culinary, and gift items to a culturally diverse clientele, and is very popular among the city's Asian food enthusiasts. Among its marks of distinction, Pacific Mercantile was named "The Best Oriental Market" by Westward Magazine, and was named "One ofthe Top Six Businesses in Downtown Denver" for 2002. We recently caught up with co-owner Jolie Noguchi, who told us how CATAPULT is helping modernize the nearly 60-year-old family business... Read More
Pasquale Iavarone, originally from Naples, Italy, was one of the over 22 million immigrants to pass through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924 in pursuit of the American dream. With four of his friends from back home, Iavarone opened the first Italian pork shop in Brooklyn on the corner of President and Columbia Streets... Read More
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