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Chicago is losing its supermarkets. Does a small Kansas town have the answer?
Chicago is losing its supermarkets. Does a small Kansas town have the answer?
ERIE, Kan.—As Chicago explores the possibility of becoming the first major city to open a municipally owned grocery store, it will look to places like this town of 1,000 for advice on how to do it.
At the moment, things are not going particularly well. The Erie market, which the city took over in 2021, is losing money almost every month due to fierce competition from a Walmart 15 miles away and a Dollar General on the other side of the street. The store slashed prices, emptied shelves of expired items and installed a salad bar to try to attract more people.
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