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Today we had a remarkable experience working our monthly shift at The People’s Supermarket in Holburn. It was warm, inviting and enabled creative energy to really be apart of a community and get some things accomplished. The market was busy from the moment we opened at 8am, all the way until we left at 12. People came in, they asked questions and they joined in the fun with figuring out pricing!

After today, however, we finally have updated signage and price points that matter. Our goal is to continue to refine this and the ‘members package’ that will help make the operation smoother.

For those that have never participated in a co-op market, it works by spending less money on staff and more money on the food. Typically local companies are the main sourcing for food stuffs. Members are essentially owners of the company and they act as 1 vote on a board. In this case, I haven’t gotten to their meetings yet, so we will see what comes of it. We do get 10% off all groceries, though! And they have everything that I can eat. Sweet!

It was fun to be creative in a space and really make something. Utilizing the existing branding of the organization, I used chalk pens in white and yellow on black board to write out the product prices. We think it is (overall) a huge improvement for visibility and hopefully should increase sales!

Join us on Thursday, September 2nd for a full day at the market. Buy groceries and more and see us in action working magic with the signage.