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Community Mercantile marks 40 years of local coop roots
The Community Mercantile Co op in Lawrence began in 1974 as a member owned cooperative on the Kansas University campus and has grown into a 6700 member, 13.5 million dollar business. With loyal customers and a shift from volunteer labor to a 75 dollar one time fee, it remains a local favorite amid competition from Dillon’s Hy Vee and Whole Foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merc
Community Mercantile
Jen Humphrey
Community Mercantile Co-op
Brian Phillips
Phillips
Kansas University
Harry Kroeger
Massachusetts Street
Ninth
Iowa
Rusty
IGA
Co-Op
University of Wisconsin
United States
Lawrence
Whole Foods
Wild Oats
Dillons
Vee
Sheila Lowrie
Lowrie
The
Organic Trade Association
U.S
Rash and Spicer
Dillon’s
Katy Willson
Sunlite
Bioscience & Technology Business Center
Rence
Scott McCullough
Amy Miller
Miller
Sheila Stogsdill
Stogsdill
Cyndi Hermocillo-Legg
Go Topeka
Capital City
Hermocillo-Legg
McCullough
Wichita City
Margene Swarts
Kurt Schroeder
Wichita
Schroeder
Hermocullo-Legg