Bridgehead, Fair Trade, and Corporate Social Responsibility
Bridgehead’s steady expansion from one outlet in 2000 to nine in 2008 came after the original Bridgehead closed. A profile of Bridgehead’s post-Oxfam management in the Ottawa Citizen claimed that Oxfam Canada's Bridgehead ultimately failed in the mid-1990s due in part a “lack of sound business practices." Tracey Clark bought the Bridgehead Trading Company in 2000, including its trademarks and customer lists for $30,000. Clark originally relied on financing from family and friends, but by 2002, Bridgehead was owned by 30 investors.
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