Stew Leonard's
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The quirky grocery store chain has never had layoffs. If a position is no longer needed, the employee is reassigned to a suitable job within the company. If a position is not immediately available, special projects are assigned, such as repainting machinery in the receiving department. In slow economic times, management turns to employees for their help in controlling costs, and they cite the workforce as the source of many of its best ideas.
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Last updated January 24 2011: 2:57 PM ET
