Market of Choice
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| Company 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[1] based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The store carries conventional groceries, as well as natural and organic products.[2]
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.[2] By 2011, Market of Choice had seven stores, with four in Eugene and one each in Ashland, Portland, West Linn and Corvallis.[1] As of January 2015, with the opening of a store in the Portland suburb of Cedar Mill, the total had grown to nine.[3]
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.[4] As part of their rebranding, Price Chopper stores transitioned to the name PC Market and finally to Market of Choice.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
Green energy
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consumption by about 15-20% using a variety of means, including employee training, equipment maintenance, and replacing outdated refrigeration with more energy efficient equipment.[4] The Willamette Street location in Eugene produces solar energy, with a 30.8 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV)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.[4] This store also composts its organic waste onsite, and the company looks for earth-friendly packaging material for its goods.[4]
In September 2008, Market of Choice removed the use of plastic shopping bags from their stores.[8]
References
- ^ a b Nine locations listed at "Locations". Market of Choice. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Market of Choice: About Us
- ^ Vance, Miles (January 22, 2015). "New Market of Choice grocery store now open in Cedar Mill". Beaverton Valley Times. p. A3. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ a b c d "Market of Choice Manages Their Energy Right". Betterbricks. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ "A supermarket that deserves the label". The Register-Guard. March 2, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2010 Readers' Choice." The Register-Guard. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Merchants & Retailers." The Register-Guard, April 11, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Grocery chain cuts plastic bags". KVAL-TV. September 11, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2008.