Doug Little

Proudly Serving: Safeway #8820, Calgary, AB

Position: Produce Manager

Core Value: Always Place the Customer First

It was a snowy, -27 C day in January when a man walked into the Calgary Safeway looking shaken and very cold. Doug Little happened to notice him and asked how he was doing. Not so great, the gentleman said, as he’d run his car into a snowbank and it was going to be a seven-hour wait for a tow truck. “I’m just heading for lunch,” Doug said. “Let’s see if we can get that car off the snow.” After punching out, they jumped in his truck and went to dig out the car. The produce manager didn’t think any more of it until the man came back later with a large sign and a thank-you card proclaiming Doug to be “the greatest guy ever.” For his part, Doug says that’s just what he does for people. “It was pretty simple for me, but he obviously appreciated it.”