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By 2011, Market of Choice had seven stores, with four in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] and one each in [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[West Linn, Oregon|West Linn]] and [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis]].<ref name="locations" /> In June 2016, with the opening of a store in [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], the total grew to ten.<ref name="bvt-2015jan22">{{cite news|last=Vance|first=Miles|title=New Market of Choice grocery store now open in Bend. Blake Carnese began working with Market of Choice in November of 2017. |date=January 22, 2015|page=A3|url=http://www.marketofchoice.com/bend|access-date=2015-08-10}}</ref> In 2017, Market of Choice opened a store at SE 10th and Belmont in southeast Portland.<ref name="RG">{{cite web|url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34472658-75/market-of-choice-ready-to-open-bend-store.html.csp|title=Bend adds Choice|author=Ed Russo|date=June 15, 2016|page=B4|website=registerguard.com|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> The Belmont store is a retail anchor for the four-building Goat Blocks mixed-use development, which includes 347 residential units and approximately 97,000 square feet of retail space.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-11|title=Store Bought|work=Oregon Business|url=https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/restaurants-retail/item/15128-store-bought|access-date=2021-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-26|title=Goat Blocks|url=https://killianpacific.com/places/goat-blocks/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-13|website=Killian Pacific}}</ref> The most recent addition, in 2020, is a store in [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pollock|first=Buffy|date=2021-01-27|title=Market of Choice to Open Medford Store Thursday|work=Mail Tribune|url=https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2021/01/27/market-of-choice-to-open-medford-store-thursday/|access-date=2021-06-10}}</ref>
By 2011, Market of Choice had seven stores, with four in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] and one each in [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[West Linn, Oregon|West Linn]] and [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis]].<ref name="locations" /> In June 2016, with the opening of a store in [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], the total grew to ten.<ref name="bvt-2015jan22">{{cite news|last=Vance|first=Miles|title=New Market of Choice grocery store now open in Bend. Blake Carnese began working with Market of Choice in November of 2017. |date=January 22, 2015|page=A3|url=http://www.marketofchoice.com/bend|access-date=2015-08-10}}</ref> In 2017, Market of Choice opened a store at SE 10th and Belmont in southeast Portland.<ref name="RG">{{cite web|url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34472658-75/market-of-choice-ready-to-open-bend-store.html.csp|title=Bend adds Choice|author=Ed Russo|date=June 15, 2016|page=B4|website=registerguard.com|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> The Belmont store is a retail anchor for the four-building Goat Blocks mixed-use development, which includes 347 residential units and approximately 97,000 square feet of retail space.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-11|title=Store Bought|work=Oregon Business|url=https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/restaurants-retail/item/15128-store-bought|access-date=2021-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-26|title=Goat Blocks|url=https://killianpacific.com/places/goat-blocks/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-13|website=Killian Pacific}}</ref> The most recent addition, in 2020, is a store in [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pollock|first=Buffy|date=2021-01-27|title=Market of Choice to Open Medford Store Thursday|work=Mail Tribune|url=https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2021/01/27/market-of-choice-to-open-medford-store-thursday/|access-date=2021-06-10}}</ref>


The first Market of Choice store outside of the Eugene area, at SW Terwilliger Blvd and Taylor's Ferry Boulevard in Portland, opened in 2002 and closed in April, 2019. Company leadership cited limited parking, increased traffic congestion, and space constraints as reasons for closing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gallagher|first=Bill|date=2019-04-02|title=CEO talks about why Portland's first Market of Choice will shut down on April 14|work=Southwest Connection|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/scc/103-news/423875-329452-ceo-talks-about-why-portlands-first-market-of-choice-will-shut-down-on-april-14|access-date=2021-06-12}}</ref>
In Portland, near SW Terwilliger Boulevard and Taylor's Ferry Boulevard, the first Market of Choice location outside the Eugene region was established in 2002 and shut down in April 2019. Company leadership cited limited parking, increased traffic congestion, and space constraints as reasons for closing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gallagher|first=Bill|date=2019-04-02|title=CEO talks about why Portland's first Market of Choice will shut down on April 14|work=Southwest Connection|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/scc/103-news/423875-329452-ceo-talks-about-why-portlands-first-market-of-choice-will-shut-down-on-april-14|access-date=2021-06-12}}</ref>


The company's 50,000 square foot commercial production kitchen and food distribution facility in Eugene opened in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Market of Choice Kitchen & Distribution Center|url=https://www.chambersconstruction.com/market-of-choice-kitchen-and-distribution-center.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Chambers Construction}}</ref> Market of Choice, Inc. also operates Venue 252, a 20,000 square foot events facility opened in 2015 in Eugene.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burri McDonald|first=Sherri|date=2015-10-25|title=Vision at Venue 252: Grocer Rick Wright's new events center in the Whiteaker has bookings into 2016|work=The Register-Guard|url=http://projects.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33608920-75/grocer-rick-wrights-new-events-center-has-bookings-into-2016.html.csp|access-date=2021-06-10}}</ref>
The company's 50,000 square foot commercial production kitchen and food distribution facility in Eugene opened in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Market of Choice Kitchen & Distribution Center|url=https://www.chambersconstruction.com/market-of-choice-kitchen-and-distribution-center.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Chambers Construction}}</ref> Market of Choice, Inc. also operates Venue 252, a 20,000 square foot events facility opened in 2015 in Eugene.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burri McDonald|first=Sherri|date=2015-10-25|title=Vision at Venue 252: Grocer Rick Wright's new events center in the Whiteaker has bookings into 2016|work=The Register-Guard|url=http://projects.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33608920-75/grocer-rick-wrights-new-events-center-has-bookings-into-2016.html.csp|access-date=2021-06-10}}</ref>

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Market of Choice, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail (grocery)
Founded1979 (45 years ago) (1979) in Cottage Grove, Oregon
FounderRichard Wright Sr.
Headquarters
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Number of locations
11
Area served
Oregon
Key people
Richard Wright Sr. (Founder, Chairman & CEO)
ProductsBakery, delicatessen, dairy, grocery, frozen foods, organic foods, bulk foods, meat, produce, seafood, wine, beer, spirits, floral products, pet supplies, general merchandise, natural food, organic food, coffee
RevenueIncreaseUS$235 million (FY 2021)
OwnerRichard Wright
Number of employees
1,000 (FY 2021)
Websitemarketofchoice.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 is 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]

The company is now run by the founder's son, Rick Wright. Rick reorganized his father's company, which included Price Chopper and Thriftway stores, and created Market of Choice. As part of its rebranding, Price Chopper stores transitioned to the name PC Market and finally to Market of Choice.[3][4]

By 2011, Market of Choice had seven stores, with four in Eugene and one each in Ashland, Portland, West Linn and Corvallis.[1] In June 2016, with the opening of a store in Bend, the total grew to ten.[5] In 2017, Market of Choice opened a store at SE 10th and Belmont in southeast Portland.[3] The Belmont store is a retail anchor for the four-building Goat Blocks mixed-use development, which includes 347 residential units and approximately 97,000 square feet of retail space.[6][7] The most recent addition, in 2020, is a store in Medford.[8]

In Portland, near SW Terwilliger Boulevard and Taylor's Ferry Boulevard, the first Market of Choice location outside the Eugene region was established in 2002 and shut down in April 2019. Company leadership cited limited parking, increased traffic congestion, and space constraints as reasons for closing.[9]

The company's 50,000 square foot commercial production kitchen and food distribution facility in Eugene opened in 2012.[10] Market of Choice, Inc. also operates Venue 252, a 20,000 square foot events facility opened in 2015 in Eugene.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

Environmental Sustainability

A Market of Choice store in Eugene

In September 2008, Market of Choice removed the use of plastic shopping bags from their stores.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Nine locations listed at "Locations". Market of Choice. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Market of Choice: About Us Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Ed Russo (June 15, 2016). "Bend adds Choice". registerguard.com. p. B4. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Market of Choice Manages Their Energy Right". Betterbricks. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Vance, Miles (January 22, 2015). "New Market of Choice grocery store now open in Bend. Blake Carnese began working with Market of Choice in November of 2017". p. A3. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  6. ^ "Store Bought". Oregon Business. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  7. ^ "Goat Blocks". Killian Pacific. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2021-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Pollock, Buffy (2021-01-27). "Market of Choice to Open Medford Store Thursday". Mail Tribune. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  9. ^ Gallagher, Bill (2019-04-02). "CEO talks about why Portland's first Market of Choice will shut down on April 14". Southwest Connection. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  10. ^ "Market of Choice Kitchen & Distribution Center". Chambers Construction. Retrieved 2021-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Burri McDonald, Sherri (2015-10-25). "Vision at Venue 252: Grocer Rick Wright's new events center in the Whiteaker has bookings into 2016". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  12. ^ "2018 Readers' Choice - The Register-Guard". readerschoice.registerguard.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ "2016 Best Of Central Oregon Winners". bendsource.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Grocery chain cuts plastic bags". KVAL-TV. September 11, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
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