DENVER (KDVR) — The King Soopers union member strike slated to start on Thursday won’t solely impression workers and buyers but additionally Lady Scouts who promote their cookies on the entrances of shops throughout the metro space.
Lady Scouts of Colorado CEO Leanna Clark tells FOX31 that 470 troops raised greater than $2 million final yr and handle each step concerned in gross sales and advertising and marketing.
“We definitely notice that the strike is greater than us and than Lady Scout cookies but it surely does have a major impression on our women,” stated Clark.
Lady Scouts cookie cubicles won’t seem between Feb. 6 and 20 the place strikes happen at King Soopers shops. Greater than 2,500 scouts in Colorado earn a big portion of their income from promoting cookies on Tremendous Bowl weekend.
“I talked to a troop that’s elevating cash to do a service venture for refugee children in order that’s the sort of factor that’s impacted,” stated Clark.
The scouts are looking for different enterprise places to host their gross sales tables, together with Safeway and ARC shops. Companies with excessive foot site visitors inquisitive about internet hosting a Lady Scout Cookie sales space can contact GSCO buyer care at 877-404-5708.
Prospects can even purchase cookies on-line the place a digital cookie sales space map will present up to date details about places.
King Soopers informed FOX31 shops in a number of cities together with Brighton, Citadel Rock, Erie, Firestone, Ft. Collins, Greeley, Longmont, Loveland and others won’t be impacted by the strike.
Clark stated that whereas trying to find new places to promote cookies is a troublesome activity, the state of affairs presents a beneficial studying expertise.
“They’re actually and actually making an attempt to run a small enterprise after they promote cookies, so a strike is a actuality proper of working a enterprise; so we’re making an attempt to show them what’s a strike, what’s the historical past behind them, why do individuals strike, so it’s past the frustration,” stated Clark.
