Daily Groceries To Change to Patronage Model
The change will allow the grocery to expand and compete, employees say.
A grocery in downtown Athens? There's already one. And if things go the way supporters hope, it will only get bigger and more competitive with the corporate stores in town. After 10 years of talking, those who run Daily Groceries Co-op are changing how the Prince Avenue institution does business. The earlier arrangement allowed people to join the co-op, and, in many cases, to volunteer in various capacities throughout the store in order to receive a discount on their purchases. According to board president Delene Porter, people will now have a chance to buy a share of the store but won't receive a discount. Each share is $100. "Having shares will increase people's involvement," Porter said. "We can reinvest the money in Daily, and in the …
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