"South
Dakota
Town
Creates
Community-Owned Variety Store"
New Rules Project, May 20 2009
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Chadron
Record, Oct 16, 2010
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"Community-owned
Grocery
is
the
Hub of a Small Town"
The Destin log.com, Oct. 4, 2009
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"Investing
in
a
Community-Owned
Store"
The Coudersport Mercantile
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Community
Owned Stores on the Rise
The Epoch Times
July 21, 2009
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Thinking Outside the Big Box
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"Retail
in
the
Coming
Storm"
On Point, NPR radio discussion about the future of retail stores and
what will survive the economic crisis.
Oct. 23, 2008
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Institute for Local Self Reliance
Strengthening Communities
for more than 30 Years
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"Community Owned Stores
New Anchors for Older Main Streets"
National Trust for Historic Preservation
May/June 2008
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The Hometown
Advantage
Reviving Locally Owned Business
"Community
Owned
Stores
Provide
an
Alternative to Chains"
Slide Show: Buy
Local
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"Outside
the
box:
community-owned
department
stores an alternative to big-box
chain store"
|
Community
Development Institute
"Testing
the
Waters
for
a
Possible Trend"
Info on Powell, WY. & Greenfield, MA
|
"Investing
in
Cooperative
Retail"
|
"Community
Owned
Store
Looking
to
Expand"
|
"Why
Local
Matters:
The
Importance of Doing Business Locally"
Homegrown El Paso
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Saranac
Lake Chamber of Commerce |
| "Powell
Mercantile
Serves
as
a
Model for Others" |
S.A.G.A.
Sound Adirondack Growth Alliance |
"Powell
Pulls
Together"
(CBS
News
Story,
2005) |
Save Saranac Lake Coalition |
| "Making
Merc Work" |
"Community
Stores
Can
Cut
the
Mustard for the Holidays" |
| "Small
Town Determination Pays Off" |
Livingstone
Mercantile
Livingstone, Montana
|
| "For
Sale
By
Owners" |
Community-Owned
Department
Stores
Replace
Chains
|
| "Success
Story:
Community-owned
Mercantiles
Lead
the Way" |
"
Community-Owned Stores Provide an Alternative to Chains"
|
| "When
Major Retailer Calls it Quits, Town Opts to Open Own Shop - Ely, NV" |
"Communities
Create Their Own Stores" |
"Using
the
Cooperative
Model
to
Provide Basic Community Services in Rural
Areas: A Feasibility Study"
(pdf file - discusses
several variations of community owned stores, including an assessment
of the Powell store) |
"Torrington
Eyes
Community-Owned
Clothing
Store" |
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