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pipoman

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4. IIRC this area isn't devoid of food stores because of

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 03:14 PM

Oct 2013

urban decay, more the city followed the trend of moving these mega centers to the burbs and now the stores are targeting these areas because people who work and reside there will buy there instead of traveling 20 miles to the suburbs..

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New Store Targets St. Louis Food Desert [View all] Sherman A1 Oct 2013 OP

Wish I could rec this twice! Wait Wut Oct 2013 #1

Happy to pass it along Sherman A1 Oct 2013 #2

IIRC this area isn't devoid of food stores because of pipoman Oct 2013 #4

Agreed Sherman A1 Oct 2013 #6

There are certainly areas that could use an option like this more than others. Wait Wut Oct 2013 #5

Indeed Sherman A1 Oct 2013 #7

Just following the grocery store trend pipoman Oct 2013 #3

Is the store unionized? leveymg Oct 2013 #8

at this point I don't know Sherman A1 Oct 2013 #9

It's been a major issue with Wal*Mart's attempt to enter the DC market. leveymg Oct 2013 #10

It is likewise important to me as well Sherman A1 Oct 2013 #11

Just shopped there today, knew it was open, decided to stop by and see what it was about... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #12

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