Chicago considers emulating city-owned grocery markets that compete with stores like WMT and DGIndustry

via WSJ: Last month, Chicago, population 2.7 million, launched a study on the feasibility of opening a municipally-owned grocer to get more fresh foods and spur economic development in a number of mostly low-income neighborhoods. Chicago, which has lost six groceries on its South and West sides in the past two years alone, aims to …

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