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Through careful planning, focusing on training and development, and managing costs, the 80-year old employee-owned grocery chain that operates in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and has been able to bypass layoffs and continue its expansion plan, opening new stores in 2010. Even when stores undergo remodeling, associates are offered transfers to nearby locations. "Our challenge is to ensure that there is enough work and that productivity isn't compromised," a spokesman said.
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Last updated January 24 2011: 2:57 PM ET