Market of Choice

Market of Choice
Market of Choice
Type Private
Industry Retail (Grocery)
Founded 1979
Headquarters Eugene, Oregon
Key people Richard Wright Sr., Founder
Products Grocery
Website marketofchoice.com

Market of Choice is a supermarket chain based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The store carries conventional groceries, as well as natural and organic products.[1]

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History

The Market of Choice stores are owned by Market of Choice, Inc. The company began in 1979 with a single store owned by Richard Wright, Sr. in Cottage Grove, Oregon.[1] As of 2011, Market of Choice has four stores in Eugene, and one each in Ashland, Portland, West Linn and Corvallis.[2] The company is now run by the founder's son Rick Wright. Rick Wright reorganized his father's company, which included Price Chopper and Thriftway stores, and created Market of Choice.[3] As part of their rebranding, Price Chopper stores transitioned to the name PC Market and finally to Market of Choice.[4]

Local recognition

Market of Choice stores were said to have the best salad bars in Lane County, in The Register-Guard's Readers' Choice awards in 2010.[5] The previous year, it won first place as Lane County's best grocery store as well as second place as its best store for natural food.[6]

Green energy

A Market of Choice store in Eugene

Market of Choice has reduced their energy consumption by about 15-20% using a variety of means, including employee training, equipment maintenance, and replacing outdated refrigeration with more energy efficient equipment.[3] The Willamette Street location in Eugene produces solar energy, with a 30.8 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, which is one of the largest such systems in the city.[3] This store also composts its organic waste onsite, and the company looks for earth-friendly packaging material for its goods.[3]

In September 2008, Market of Choice removed the use of plastic shopping bags from their stores.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Market of Choice: About Us
  2. ^ "Market of Choice - Locations". http://www.marketofchoice.com/about-market-of-choice/locations. Retrieved May 20, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d "Market of Choice Manages Their Energy Right". Betterbricks. http://betterbricks.com/DetailPage.aspx?ID=946. Retrieved November 1, 2008. 
  4. ^ "A supermarket that deserves the label". The Register-Guard. March 2, 2007. http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2007/03/02/3.tk.bestgrocery.0302.p1.php?section=bestof. Retrieved November 1, 2008. 
  5. ^ "2010 Readers' Choice." The Register-Guard. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  6. ^ "Merchants & Retailers." The Register-Guard, April 11, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  7. ^ "Grocery chain cuts plastic bags". KVAL-TV. September 11, 2008. http://www.kval.com/news/28244824.html#idc-container. Retrieved November 1, 2008. 

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