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Experimenting with different rural grocery store models

Rural grocery stores in the Midwest have been trying different business models to keep their doors open.

Calen Moore of the Kansas News Service reports on the closure of a new store that tried and failed, proving how challenging it can be to provide food to small towns.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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