Getting To Know You: Angie Buffetta

This month we would like to introduce Angie Buffetta, Cash and Carry Supervisor in our Portland Warehouse! Angie started at Houston’s in August of 2002 as the weekend shift Warehouse Supervisor, and continued in the position for eleven years. Angie now works days, and has been the Cash and Carry Supervisor for the past four…

Merchandising set at a Cash & Carry store in Springfield, Oregon (Image: Geoff Dann)

Our Roots: Merchandising

Northwest Grocery was an early customer of Houston’s who distributed their product to local grocery stores that belonged to their co-op. They also owned and operated numerous Cash and Carry stores. Northwest Grocery later changed their name to United Grocers. The Merchandising Division began in 1984 as a direct result of Relationship Selling. Greg Dann,…