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Rural Grocery Challenges and Best Practices

 

Rural Grocery Challenge One - Competition with Chain Grocery Stores

Challenge One discusses competition with "big box" chain grocery stores. If you are a grocer and have any additional "best practices" that we do not address, please post them using our rural grocers' forum.

Rural Grocery Challenge Two - Coping with the High Costs of Energy

Challenge Two discusses dealing with the high costs of energy. If you are a grocer and have any additional "best practices" that we do not address, please post them using our rural grocers' forum.

Rural Grocery Challenge Three - Meeting Minimum Buying Requirements

Challenge Three discusses the issue of the minumum buying requirments that food distributors are placing on rural grocery stores. If you are a grocer and have any additional "best practices" that we do not address, please post them using our rural grocers' forum.

Rural Grocery Challenge Four - Dealing with Labor Issues

Challege Four discusses the challege of finding quality labor in a rural community. If you are a grocer and have any additional "best practices" that we do not address, please post them using our rural grocers' forum.

Rural Grocery Challenge Five - Dealing with Community Support

Challenge Five discusses the lack of community support that rural grocery stores face. For studies about the value of shopping locally, please see the following articles:

Rural Grocery Challenge Six - Models of Ownership

Challenge Six discusses different models of ownership for rural grocery stores. For related articles and different types of store ownership, please see the following: