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Dear South Sound Membership,

Our search for a new location to serve our Tacoma members is underway! As your member-based, volunteer board we take our decision-making responsibility very seriously, including our decisions about our next long-term home in Tacoma. In the interest of making the most of our decisions, we consider member feedback a crucial part of our governing process.

In the summer, we launched a series of survey questions to help get input about our new store in Tacoma. This survey has combined those questions to make the experience more user-friendly. If you have already answered this series of questions, we have already received your feedback, and you do not need to take the survey again.

Participating in processes like this is an important part of being a member of a co-op. We invite you to share with your friends and neighbors too!

Our membership is filled with creative thinkers with lots of opinions and we want to hear from you! Thank you for playing an important role in the progress toward our new store.

Central Co-op Board of Trustees

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* 1. What features and services would you most like to see at the new location? (Choose your top five.)

A Fresh Deli

A Bakery

Fresh Meat & Seafood Counter

Salad/Hot Bar

Pizza Oven

Seating Area

Coffee Bar

Made to Order Sandwiches

Growler Station

Kids Play Area

Classroom Community Space

Garden Center/Nursery

Liquor

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What sustainability features would excite you most at the new store? (Choose your top three.)

Solar Power

Rain Gardens

Salmon Safe Certification

LEED Certification

Built Green Certification

Pollinator Gardens

Electric Car Chargers

Recycled Materials

On-site Composting System

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please rank the following in their order of importance to you when you shop for groceries, with '1' being most important and '9' least important.

Certified Organic Products

Low Prices

Customer Service

Independent Ownership (as opposed to being a part of a larger corporation/publicly traded)

Gives back to the Community

Pet Supplies

Local Products

Conventional Groceries

Sundries, e.g. batteries, OTC medicines, etc.

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* 4. During the past 6 months where have you spent most of your grocery dollars? (check one)

Whole Foods

Marlene's

Metropolitan Market

Trader Joe's

Thriftway

Safeway

Fred Meyer

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How important is each of the following to you when choosing where to shop for groceries?

	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important	No Opinion
Product Selection/Variety	Product Selection/Variety Very Important	Product Selection/Variety Important	Product Selection/Variety Somewhat Important	Product Selection/Variety Not Important	Product Selection/Variety No Opinion
Knowledgeable Staff	Knowledgeable Staff Very Important	Knowledgeable Staff Important	Knowledgeable Staff Somewhat Important	Knowledgeable Staff Not Important	Knowledgeable Staff No Opinion
Prices	Prices Very Important	Prices Important	Prices Somewhat Important	Prices Not Important	Prices No Opinion
Location of Store/Convenience	Location of Store/Convenience Very Important	Location of Store/Convenience Important	Location of Store/Convenience Somewhat Important	Location of Store/Convenience Not Important	Location of Store/Convenience No Opinion
Hours of Operation	Hours of Operation Very Important	Hours of Operation Important	Hours of Operation Somewhat Important	Hours of Operation Not Important	Hours of Operation No Opinion
Availability of Parking	Availability of Parking Very Important	Availability of Parking Important	Availability of Parking Somewhat Important	Availability of Parking Not Important	Availability of Parking No Opinion
Traffic around Location	Traffic around Location Very Important	Traffic around Location Important	Traffic around Location Somewhat Important	Traffic around Location Not Important	Traffic around Location No Opinion
Proximity to Public Transportation	Proximity to Public Transportation Very Important	Proximity to Public Transportation Important	Proximity to Public Transportation Somewhat Important	Proximity to Public Transportation Not Important	Proximity to Public Transportation No Opinion
Atmosphere/Ambience of Store	Atmosphere/Ambience of Store Very Important	Atmosphere/Ambience of Store Important	Atmosphere/Ambience of Store Somewhat Important	Atmosphere/Ambience of Store Not Important	Atmosphere/Ambience of Store No Opinion
Cooperative ownership	Cooperative ownership Very Important	Cooperative ownership Important	Cooperative ownership Somewhat Important	Cooperative ownership Not Important	Cooperative ownership No Opinion
Supports Your Values	Supports Your Values Very Important	Supports Your Values Important	Supports Your Values Somewhat Important	Supports Your Values Not Important	Supports Your Values No Opinion
Treatment of Workers/Benefits and Wages	Treatment of Workers/Benefits and Wages Very Important	Treatment of Workers/Benefits and Wages Important	Treatment of Workers/Benefits and Wages Somewhat Important	Treatment of Workers/Benefits and Wages Not Important	Treatment of Workers/Benefits and Wages No Opinion

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* 6. Which of these departments do you use the most when you shop for groceries? (Choose up to three.)

Deli/Prepared Foods

Butcher/Meat and Seafood

Cafe

Bakery

Produce

Grocery

Wine, Beer and Liquor

Supplements/ Health & Beauty

Bulk

Dairy

Frozen foods

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* 7. What is your zipcode?

98403

98405

98406

98407

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What is your primary mode of transportation?

Car

Bus

Bike

Walk

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What distance do you travel for the grocery store you use the most?

1 mile or less

1 to 2 miles

2 to 4 miles

4 to 6 miles

More than 6 miles