Events
Rural Grocery Store Summit
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
At the Kansas Sampler Foundation, Inman, Kan.
Summary Minutes of the Rural Grocery Store Summit (doc)
Rural Grocer Summit: Overview (ppt)
Rural Grocer Summit: Survey Report (ppt)
Overview
Kansas Sampler Center in Inman, Kan.
Kansas State University's Center for Engagement and Community Development and its partners, the Kansas Sampler Foundation and the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development are hosting a Kansas Rural Grocery Store Summit on the afternoon of June 1, 2008, at the Kansas Sampler Foundation in Inman, Kansas.
The purpose of this summit is to reveal the results of a statewide rural grocer survey and the results of rural grocery customer preference survey.
This summit is also an opportunity for rural grocery owners and partners to come together and talk about the business of running a rural grocery store. We will talk about what rural grocers are doing, the challenges they face, and ideas for addressing those challenges. Ideas will be shared about what customers look for in a grocery store and explore ways to bring them into your stores. The summit is also a chance for you to connect and talk with other store owners. Finally, we will talk about possible resources available for your store needs.
Together we can all figure out how to improve business for Kansas small town grocery stores.
The project and summit are possible through the generous support of the USDA Kansas Rural Development office.