Community-Owned Stores: New Anchors for Older Main Streets
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/community-owned-stores-anchors-older-main-streets/The success of the Powell Mercantile has inspired at least half a dozen other towns in Wyoming, Montana, and Nevada—all too small and remote to interest national or regional chains—to open their own department stores. The concept is now spreading to the much more populous Northeast, where local residents are seeking community-focused alternatives to big-box retailers. Continue reading




