Photo: Choices CEO Mark Vickars with 2007 Independent Grocer Award
Photo: Choices Produce (pictured on Choices website)
“Choices Market Kitsilano was named as winner of the Canadian Independent Grocer of the Year Platinum Achievement Award, for TEN consecutive years of Award of Merits signifying superior achievements in the Canadian Independent Grocer of the Year Awards.”
For those who don’t already know about Choices Markets, here’s what Wikipedia says:
“Choices Market is a Vancouver-based supermarket chain that is Western Canada’s largest retailer of natural and organic food. There are currently seven Greater Vancouver locations, including one Rice bakery. Choices was founded in December 1990 by brothers Wayne and Lloyd Lockhart [2]. The owners emphasize that the store caters to a range of diets, including Gluten free, vegetarian and vegan. Lockhart cites this is a guiding principle for the chain: “It’s all about providing choice.”
The company has relied on various techniques aimed at increasing customer loyalty in order to compete with larger chains in the area, such as providing customers with loyalty cards and providing an in-house nutritionist to help advise customers. The Kelowna Store was added recently to Choices Market to make eight store locations. Like all the other stores it has the great variey and customer loyalty as well as amazing staff.”
Hey, thanks for this! I’d been going to Capers Kitsalano for so many years I’d totally forgotten about Choices Market! Maybe all is NOT LOST with the Whole Foods “make over” of Capers downtown stores. I’m headed now for 16th street and Choices!
You’re welcome! I’m on my way to the Yaletown Choices Market tomorrow, myself. I’ve never been there before. Kitsalano’s, yes, but not yet Yaletown’s. A new adventure!