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Home » Mind the Gap LR6

Mind the Gap LR6

Click here to explore the Grocery Gap Atlas. This project is a collaboration between Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) and the Open Spatial Lab at the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago.

Further Resources:

Why Opening Grocery Stores Alone Doesn’t Solve Food Deserts — ProPublica

As Food Prices Soar, New Report Details Vast Grocery Industry Consolidation Crisis — Food & Water Watch

The Grocery Cartels — Food & Water Watch

Planned  Divestiture Store, Distribution  Center, and Plant Locations — Kroger-Albertsons

What Kroger-Albertsons merger trial with FTC means for your grocery store — The Washington Post

The Real Root of High Food Prices: Corporate Greed and Consolidation — Food & Water Watch

Healthy Food Financing Initiative — USDA

RAFI/HEAL Comment on Competition in Food Retail

How Big Food Corporations Take Advantage of SNAP — Union of Concerned Scientists

Running (Away) with the Land: A (Super) Market Problem — Georgetown Law

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