Merc Notes
Mark your calendar for The Merc's
General Ownership Meeting & Food Fair
Friday, June 6
at Centennial Park
6-7 PM Food Fair
7-7:30 PM Annual Meeting
We'll have lots of local foods to sample, fun for the kids, Free State Beer and other frosty beverages. Plan to join us!
The Merc will be closed on Memorial Day, May 26
2008 Owner Survey is underway
The survey is going and already response is great. If we have your e-mail address, it should be there (check your spam box, too!). If we don't, you should receive a paper one in the mail. If you receive a paper copy, please feel free to mark through your name to preserve your anonymity. We want to hear from you. Please answer the survey by May 18. Thank you!
Patronage check are coming!
What a year 2007 was! Since we knew we were financing a major renovation, we certainly weren't planning on any profits to pay patronage on, but cheerfully, we were wrong! We worked hard to keep expenses under our thumbs and staff worked hard to carefully watch labor hours and our customers worked hard to support us even when the store was pretty torn up. The result was that we ended up with a profitable year and so we are returning a portion of that back to our owners as patronage. The board determines what percentage to pay out and for 2007, they voted to pay a total of $33,000 in patronage. Checks will be going out in May along with the board of directors election materials.
T-Shirt Design Contest 2008/2009
Get your imagination going and work up an entry for the official Merc T-Shirts for 2008/2009. Contest is open to all Merc owners and their families, and Merc employees, and their families.
Winner will receive a $50 Merc Gift Card and T-Shirts for all members of their immediate family. Entries must be received by August 1, 2008. Entry forms and complete rules available here.
Check out our Owner's Bonus Buys
This is just a reminder about a new benefit for our Owners - Owner Bonus
Buys - special pricing on a variety of items every month.
We offer these deals in addition to the Co-op Advantage Program (CAP) sales
that are featured every month in the full color flier that comes in your
Merc News. Look for a listing of Owner Bonus Buy savings in the Merc News,
or click the link below. And look for the Owner Bonus Buy tags throughout the
store. It's just one more way of saying "thank you" to our Owners and one
more reason for you to become a Merc Owner today!
Owner Bonus Buys
Save With Merc On-Line Coupons
Every month we'll be offering special savings on products throughout the
store with coupons you can print from the Merc's web site. Go to our
Specials page and click on the link for On-line Coupons.
Wellness Wednesday
The first Wednesday of every month
Save on all your health and body care needs.
You'll receive a 5% discount on vitamins, supplements,
body care products, bulk herbs and bulk teas.
