CDS Consulting Co-op provides a full range of services to assist your cooperative in growing your business and in the planning and implementation of expansion/relocation projects. Our consultants will work with you to assess your store’s capacity, to develop a realistic plan and to help your co-op achieve its goals.
Our experienced consultants can provide support throughout an expansion project by assisting with any or all of the following:
(Scroll down to see associated Solutions newsletter articles and other resources.)
Orientation to Planning an Expansion/Relocation Project
Assessment
Financial Projections
Market/Site/Location Analysis
Store planning and design
Market Research
Project Management
Board and Management Training
Member Loan Toolbox by Bill Gessner, Beret Griffith and Ron Griffith, published by Food Co-op 500
Meet in the Middle – A model of support for new food co-op development Denise Chevalier. Cooperative Grocer. #128. January-February 2007.
*Relocation and Expansion Toolbox.” Bill Gessner. Click here to order this publication.
Co-op Expansions Raise the Bar. Bill Gessner and Patricia Cumbie. Cooperative Grocer. #121. November-December 2005.
Avoiding Post Expansion Burnout. Bill Gessner. Cooperative Grocer. #120. September-October 2005.
Construction Delays: Curses and Blessings. Denise Chevalier. Cooperative Grocer. #96. September-October 2001.
Location, Location, Location…and Site, Site, Site: Co-ops are Retailers Too. Peter Davis. Cooperative Grocer. #92. January-February 2001.
Conducting Member Loan Campaigns. Bill Gessner. Cooperative Grocer. #86. January-February 2000.
Clarifying Board and Management Roles in Expansion/Relocation Projects. Bill Gessner. Cooperative Grocer. #83. July-August 1999.
Project Management for Cooperatives. Bill Gessner. Cooperative Grocer. #46. May-June 1993.
Preparing for Expansion. Bill Gessner. Cooperative Grocer. #33. March-April 1991.