Leadership gap on Aisle 3
The CEO of New Seasons Markets is quitting. It all sounds fairly amicable, but she's leaving November 2 and there's no mention of a replacement coming in until after the holidays. That seems a little odd. Is there more going on here than meets the eye?
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Comments (5)
I thought the most amusing part of the story was the Religious/Supernatural notion that "locally produced" cheese is not just tastier, but HEALTHIER than cheese made elsewhere.
Posted by ee | October 3, 2012 9:27 AM
Sorry. That bit was in the Oregonian article on the matter
http://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/index.ssf/2012/10/new_seasons_ceo_leaving_to_cre.html#incart_river_default
Money quote:
"She envisions a chain of small neighborhood stores stocked with healthy options, such as locally cured salami instead of Slurpees and gourmet cheese instead of the liquid variety"
No word on why cheese (and salami!) made locally constitutes a "healthy option."
Posted by ee | October 3, 2012 9:46 AM
New Seasons-like convenience stores. Like going to Plaid Pantry for tabouleh and organic pears. Sure, that’ll work. Prices are sure to be low as well.
Posted by BobM | October 3, 2012 10:45 AM
"Healthy" in this context refers to gross margins. As for a new CEO for New Seasons, surely there is someone who can do that job working out of North Carolina.
Posted by Allan L. | October 3, 2012 12:46 PM
New Seasons-like convenience stores. Like going to Plaid Pantry for tabouleh and organic pears. Sure, that’ll work. Prices are sure to be low as well.
This may be an attempt to address Portland's dire problem of "food deserts".
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | October 3, 2012 3:01 PM