Market of Choice
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| Private | |
| Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
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 June 2016, with the opening of a store in Bend, the total has grown to ten.[3] In 2017, Market of Choice will open its newest store at 10th and Belmont in Portland.[4]
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.[5] As part of their rebranding, Price Chopper stores transitioned to the name PC Market and finally to Market of Choice.[6]
Local recognition
Market of Choice stores was voted the best grocery store, natural food store and salad bar in Lane County, in The Register-Guard's Readers' Choice awards in 2016. The Eugene stores were also a winner in the dessert category. [7] The Bend Market of Choice store was voted one of the Best Grocery Stores in Central Oregon in 2016 by the readers of Source Weekly.[8]
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consumption by about 15-20% using a variety of means, including employee training, equipment maintenance, and replacing outdated refrigeration with more energy efficient equipment.[5] The Willamette Street location in Eugene produces solar energy, with a 30.8 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV)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.[5] This store also composts its organic waste onsite, and the company looks for earth-friendly packaging material for its goods.[5]
In September 2008, Market of Choice removed the use of plastic shopping bags from their stores.[9]
References
- 1 2 Nine locations listed at "Locations". Market of Choice. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- 1 2 Market of Choice: About Us
- ↑ Vance, Miles (January 22, 2015). "New Market of Choice grocery store now open in Bend". s. p. A3. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ↑ http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34472658-75/market-of-choice-ready-to-open-bend-store.html.csp
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ http://readerschoice.registerguard.com/
- ↑ http://www.bendsource.com/bend/2016-best-of-central-oregon-winners/BestOf?oid=2747262
- ↑ "Grocery chain cuts plastic bags". KVAL-TV. September 11, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2008.