Denise G<p>Study shows <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebraska</span></a>'s small town <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/grocery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grocery</span></a> stores are struggling while dollar stores swamp small towns</p><p>“Rural grocery stores have faced significant challenges for the last three decades. From low profit margins, aging facilities and changes in the food retail market,” said Carlie Jonas, a policy associate for the Center for Rural Affairs.</p><p>The Center for Rural affairs has been looking into <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/smalltowngrocers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smalltowngrocers</span></a> and <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/foodaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodaccess</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/smalltown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smalltown</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/grocerystore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grocerystore</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/dollarstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dollarstore</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.3newsnow.com/northeast-nebraska/new-study-shows-nebraskas-small-town-grocers-are-struggling-while-dollar-stores-swamp-small-towns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">3newsnow.com/northeast-nebrask</span><span class="invisible">a/new-study-shows-nebraskas-small-town-grocers-are-struggling-while-dollar-stores-swamp-small-towns</span></a></p>