Quote Originally Posted by eastjohn View Post
Detroit hasnt had a major grocery store in the city or a major retailer in the Downtown for years yet we seem to accept that as "normal." The standards we set for our city as "normal" would be labeled as "terminal" for others.
I don't think there is anything particularly wrong, on the face of it, with not having chain grocery stores. The problem is the lack of access to high-quality, nutritious food, and chain grocery stores are just one of a range of possible solutions to that problem.