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Kansas “gets” importance of grocery stories
April 14th, 2009 by Mike Knutson
The Kansas Sampler Foundation not only “gets” rural culture, but they also get the importance or rural grocery stores.
In response to a call from a resident from a rural town (pop. 1100) that lacks a grocery store, Marci Penner called for the establishment of a two-day Midwest Small Grocery symposium. The idea being we need to “reimagine” how rural grocery stores operate. Couldn’t agree more!
We’ve talked about a few retail models (here, here, and here) that have emerged in the upper Midwest. We’d love to hear other stories from around the country.
Tags: Buy Local, grocery stores, Kansas, retail
Posted in Economic Development, In the News, Rural | Comments (
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April 15th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Sad to see another rural grocery store with a closing sign on the door. Went through Toronto in Deuel county last Saturday and the sign read “closing on April 30th”.