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Gordon Thornhill became manager in 1962,” said Alan Stokes, Rappahannock member of the store’s board of directors. Thornhill was the manager of the Rappahannock store for 36 years until he retired in April.
Smith said he knew this was a hard time for farmers with the drought and low cattle prices, but he follows store policy and prices are established not by him but at the Culpeper central headquarters.
Each Friday a price list for the following week is sent to the branches, said Ted Gore, executive vice-president and general manager of the central headquarters. He added, managers did have some flexibility within the company’s policies when dealing with customers ordering large quantities.
The Co-op has a number of boqking programs with a guaranteed low price for feed in quantities as small as two tons over a six-month period. In order to participate in these programs, customers are required to sign contracts stating the terms, said Eric Holter, retail purchasing and merchandising manager. Programs are available for a variety of prod
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