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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Member co-op grocery stores used to be cheaper than the private, corporate stores, but they came with that barrier to entry that kept many people away. And the corporate stores continued to build capital, so they could afford better locations, more convenient parking, etc. Now, co-ops are niche, and need to operate as specialty stores because they were squeezed out of the market.

We could have affordable grocery co-ops again, but it would take a lot of blood, sweat, and tears at this point.

[–] balootgaloot@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

While we're at it, let's add more housing co-ops.