The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival.

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Why Opening Grocery Stores Alone Doesn’t Solve Food Deserts
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Cool, there's two dollar generals there already that sell groceries.

What a supermarket would do is be a vanity project.

Cool, dollar general only sells dry goods and not enough of a variety to cover basic food groups. There are no vegetables, proteins, or dairy products unless you include hot pockets.

Rural American should be able to access more than frozen meals and junk food so stop being a prick. None should suffer from malnutrition and elevated crime rate.

Pretty sure DG sells dairy products... theres also DG markets, they are more inline with a small supermarket.

But DG is shit and only exist because they pushed everything else out or gobbled up the left over from walmart.

Yeah, we have four in my town and none of them sell dairy products. I've heard they've been pressured to provide healthier options with some success.

I avoid shopping at DG, but i checked my local one's online catalogs... they all sell dairy stuff, but like 90% are out of stock. Lmao

Ever been to a dollar general that sells groceries? The ones near me frequently sell out of 25-30% of the groceries they offer, and then don't get restocked for a couple of weeks. And we have traditional grocery stores nearby and a Walmart 10 miles away. I wouldn't trust DG Market to reliably provide groceries for a community if no other options were available.