Keeping Groceries Alive

Webinar 2: Understanding Grocery Ownership Models

The options for grocery store ownership are numerous. For many years, the family-owned grocery store was king, but alternative forms of grocery ownership, including shared ownership models, are becoming more common. Often, alternative models are the right fit for rural communities. This webinar will explore why it’s helpful to consider shared ownership models when transitioning grocery ownership and describe the basic characteristics of rural grocery shared ownership models.

PowerPoint slides (pdf)
Q&A summary (pdf)

Additional materials:

• Food Co-op Initiative Resource Library
• Rural Grocery Toolkit
• Rural Grocery Success Stories
  • Hired Man's Grocery & Grill, Conway Springs, KS (pdf)
  • Garden of Eden, Little River, KS (pdf)
  • St. Paul Supermarket, St. Paul, KS (pdf)
• Business Entity Comparison Chart, Nebraska Cooperative Development Center (pdf)
• Grand Avenue Market Timeline (pdf)
• Now That’s Rural, Leon, KS