Case Name :      Food Store of the Northern Lakes Cooperative

Authors :           Barry C. Foltos, Carol J. Gaumer, Amit J. Shah

Source :             North American Case Research Association (NACRA)

Case ID :            NA0076

Discipline :        Strategy

Case Length :    14 pages

Solution sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

A survival strategy was needed for the Food Store department of the Northern Lakes Cooperative. The 85-person Food Store department, one of eleven departments at the Northern Lakes Cooperative, had not been profitable for years. While not profitable, it served the needs of its Co-op members by providing a grocery service and serving as an anchor in the Co-op Mall.