This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Community:

Give the gift of local food, a vibrant downtown and the vision of a sustainable future for Alamance County.

What better way to express your support to a loved one than to invite them to join the Company Shops Market family. Company Shops is offering gift memberships which can be mailed directly to your recipient with a personalized message letting them know who sent the gift.

Give the gift of Company Shops Market to a friend or family member this holiday season. Oh, and don’t forget to tell others if you want a membership for your holiday treat.

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Interesting Tidbits:

Eric Henry Joins Burlington Downtown Corp. Board of Directors

The Burlington Downtown Corp. Board of Directors recently endorsed four new board members. If you know how active he is in the community, you wont be surprised to hear that Company Shops Market Boardmember Eric Henry is one of them. The BDC Board also announced the addition of Dan Anderson of Elon University, Tara Jones-LeGros of J&L Bicycle Co. and Zack Touloupas of Zack's Hotdogs

Long Sleeve Tees Now Available

Show your support by wearing the latest swag from Company Shops Market. We have brand new long sleeve t-shirts that will be available starting this Friday night. Stop by the Holiday Magic event from 6-9pm and be the first to get one. $20 each.

In The News: "New Burlington businesses hope for success as downtown changes"

Check out the Nov 28th, 2009 Burlington Times-News for an article on the new local business coming to downtown Burlington, including mention of the growing buzz surrounding Company Shops Market. Read the article in the Times-News Website

Investment Update: $4000 invested over the Thanksgiving Holiday

Sharon Dent is happy to announce that we have received $314,000 in investment notes from the community so far. From people like you.

Thank you to those of you who have already ‘voted with your wallets’ to bring a locally owned, locally run, and locally financed grocery store to downtown Burlington and the greater Alamance community.

The  Numbers:

1,480	$316,000
Owners	Community Investment

Community investments are rolling in. We have received $314,000 in investment note loans so far. We're growing every day! Please join us in bringing Company Shops Market Co-op Grocery to Alamance County.

Community Investment Notes

The skinny (why we want you as an investor):

Why a loan to the co-op?

• Community investment notes will assist with and complement traditional bank financing by affirming the commitment of our owners and our community.
   

• Our notes will pay you up to 5%, which not only keeps the interest within our community, but reduces the amount of interest paid to finance the construction and up-fit.
   

• The proceeds of your loans will remain segregated from general start-up operating funds and will not be utilized until such time that the board determines it is feasible to move forward with renovation and upfit

So when are YOU going to open the coop?

Please visit the Become An Investor Page for more.

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Nathan Perry & Sarah Cook
Co-Managers of Communications and Brand Management