"Even as Sears, Macy’s, and other traditional chains close stores – perhaps 3,500 this year in what some are calling a “retail apocalypse" – grocery chains are opening new outlets. And the fastest growth is happening, not in wealthy suburbia, but in low-income neighborhoods where access to fresh food is often limited. From Kansas City, Mo., to Philadelphia, Chicago to Birmingham, Ala., partnerships of risk-taking entrepreneurs and public officials are quietly solving the nation’s “food desert” problem.
In 2010, there were 8,959 food deserts – low-income census
tracts where a significant portion of the population was more than a
mile from a large grocery store or supermarket (or more than 10 miles in
rural areas). By 2015, there were 9,245 low-income, low-access census
tracts, a 3 percent increase, according to the US Department of
Agriculture."
Source: The Christian Science Monitor, 4/11/17, Read More >
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