IowaHawkeyeState t1_j5o9xc7 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 12:33 PM Reply to Dollar stores were the fastest-growing food retailers by household expenditure share between 2008 to 2020 according to Tufts University. While they still represent a small fraction of national household food purchases, they play an increasingly prominent role for disadvantaged and rural communities. by shiruken And they’re actually terrible for the community. Most Rural communities can only afford to have one grocery store. Dollar Generals swoop in and put the Ma and Pa shop out of business and don’t circulate that money in the community. Permalink 1
IowaHawkeyeState t1_j5o9xc7 wrote
Reply to Dollar stores were the fastest-growing food retailers by household expenditure share between 2008 to 2020 according to Tufts University. While they still represent a small fraction of national household food purchases, they play an increasingly prominent role for disadvantaged and rural communities. by shiruken
And they’re actually terrible for the community. Most Rural communities can only afford to have one grocery store. Dollar Generals swoop in and put the Ma and Pa shop out of business and don’t circulate that money in the community.