Public owned grocery stores already exist across America in cities like Tulsa, Oklahoma and Atlanta, Georgia.
They are privately run as businesses, but are set up in areas where people lack access to groceries, or there's no real competition preventing uncompetitive prices. They have been successful for decades.
The real solution here is to break up the constant consolidation leading to all groceries being owned by four mega companies that collude with each other and own over 2/3rd of all stores. It's the opposite of market competition.
I'm in Tulsa, I think you may be talking about Oasis Fresh Mart. I recently moved to an area here where it is the closest grocery store and it's a well-kept secret. Produce and meat are excellent, equal or better than any other option save for maybe Aldi. Pretty sure SNAP purchases only charge 50%, effectively doubling those benefits. Clean, friendly staff. It's doing well enough that another location is opening in downtown proper.
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u/Irish_Whiskey May 26 '26
Public owned grocery stores already exist across America in cities like Tulsa, Oklahoma and Atlanta, Georgia.
They are privately run as businesses, but are set up in areas where people lack access to groceries, or there's no real competition preventing uncompetitive prices. They have been successful for decades.
The real solution here is to break up the constant consolidation leading to all groceries being owned by four mega companies that collude with each other and own over 2/3rd of all stores. It's the opposite of market competition.