Appalachian Store Owners' and Managers' Perspectives on the Role of Their Store in the Community and in Providing Healthier Food to the Community.

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Appalachian communities have lower access to healthier food sources like grocery stores. Through semi-structured interviews with owner/managers of convenience stores in Appalachian communities, this qualitative study explored perceived roles and business practices of small food retailers using a grounded theory approach. Five themes emerged including strong relationships between stores and customers, the role of the store in community, food and beverage stocking decisions, store owner/managers' perceived demand for healthier options, and federal food assistance program participation. The themes provide insight to store owner/manager perspectives on community-focused and business-focused priorities in Appalachian convenience stores and can inform healthy retail interventions.
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Authors Anderson Steeves, Elizabeth T;McElrone, Marissa;Grier-Welch, Adeline;Zimmer, Meghan C;Daves, Phillip;
Journal ecology of food and nutrition
Year 2019
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10.1080/03670244.2019.1661839
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supply chain appalachia convenience store healthy food retail store owner

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