Non-Profit Store to Open in Pa. Food Desert
PHILADELPHIA Hunger relief organization Philabundance here has retained retail design consultancy CBX to design a prototype for Fare & Square, a not-for-profit grocery store slated to open this summer in Chester, Pa.
Fare & Square, a 13,000-square-foot store, will sell nutritious food staples with a focus on fresh produce, meats, dairy, seafood and frozen foods at everyday low prices. It will give residents of Chester one of the 35 food deserts in the Delaware Valley according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture easy access to fresh foods for the first time since the towns last full-scale grocer closed in 2001. Philabundance recently purchased the towns former grocery building.
Under its not-for-profit grocery store model, Fare & Square will offer a customer-focused shopping experience and will partner with local organizations and businesses to provide a range of services to the community.
One aspect of the overall design is that it will reflect the hopeful and respectful nature of Philabundances goal to serve Chester residents through a store that could look at home in any community, said Joseph Bona, president of CBX branded environments, in a statement. Ultimately, were designing a neighborhood store that will have the look and feel of a traditional supermarket in that it's clean, well lit, convenient and friendly, but also a place that the community can call their own, instilling a sense of optimism, pride and connection.
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