A Letter from the North Country Board of Directors

After 37 years, North Country Coop to close it's doors on November 4th, 2007.

It is with great sadness that we write to inform you of the decision to close North Country Cooperative Grocery. On October 22, 2007 at the General Membership Meeting (GMM) of North Country Co-op (NCC) the members voted to support the Board’s intent to close the doors of North Country Cooperative Grocery store. The Board explored this option with the Membership last spring, and at that time decided it was premature to make the decision to close. In late June NCC entered into a 6 month agreement with Mississippi Market to provide part-time interim store management, and received assistance from the National Co-op Grocer’s Association in preparing financial projections and in reviewing product mix. Unfortunately NCC has run out of time. Sales have continued to decline and without at least modest increases in sales it is just not tenable to remain open. We will sell out the remaining inventory and plan to close the store no later than November 4th. The building and other assets will be sold. Upon completion of selling of the assets including the building the Board will work with council to meet all our financial and legal obligations. At this point we will have GMM to decide the future on North Country Co-op. We would like to thank you for your support over our long history. It is sad to see NCC close. With its 37 year her/history on the West Bank it was the oldest co-op grocery store in the Twin Cities. The Board is committed to proceeding in such a way as to honor the history of NCC. We hope you will continue to stop in and take advantage of these final days to help us clear out our inventory and say your farewells. If you have any questions the board can be reached at Nccbod@northccountrycoop.com or call Marvin at 612-871-7920. Sincerely, North Country Co-op – Board of Directors Marvin Loxterkamp – Board President; Chris Garty – Vice President; Jay Hambidge – Treasurer; Cathryn Carlis – Secretary; A.K. Vincent; Amina Watson; April Alfuth; Doug Sembla; Rhea Dykoski We want to thank the founding sisters for starting NCC so many years ago. In special memory of Deborah Shroyer’s passing September 9, 2007.

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Located in the heart of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, North Country Co-op has been providing the community with wholesome food at reasonable prices since 1971. North Country is a community of people, both members and workers, who value democracy and actively work together for a better world. Our Food Policy emphasizes whole food, organics, locally-grown food, and sustainability.

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