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...Coop president acknowledged that a difficult retailing environment wasn't the only factor in the company's lackluster performance. Customers disappointed by several years of declining returns simply might have decided to shop elsewhere, he said...
...Murphy said any such effect was "not dramatic," since sales to the Coop's more than 134,000 members declined by only about 1percent...
Despite the low returns, Murphy said the lastyear has seen progress at the Coop. The companyhas spruced up its stores, extended its hours andintroduced a new, computerized inventory system,he said...
Meanwhile, though, he would not rule out afurther decrease in the Coop refund, or even theelimination of the company's rebate structurealtogether, although he called the latterpossibility unlikely...
...that prospect that left several shoppersat the Coop's flagship Harvard Square storeexpressing frustration last night...