Supermarket Blackout

The lack of major food retailers is devastating African American communities. It's time to use your dollars to fill the gap.

by Monique R. Brown Posted: July 1, 1999

102

Rice

16.17

19.18

19

Flour

8.51

11.16

31

Source: Target Market News, Chicago, and the U.S. Department of Commerce

Demand in Selected Cities
Supermarkets miss $714 million in potential sales by shunning these inner cities

 

Atlanta*

Boston

Chicago

New York

Miami**

Oakland

Total

Available Consumer Dollars for Food $373~ $313~ $1,330~ $398~ $288~ $294~ $2,996~
Value of Available Food Supply*** 505 236 821 216 336 168 2,282
Missed Opportunity (132) 77 509 182 (48) 126 714
*Atlanta may show excess due to the impact from the 1996 Olympics.
**Miami may show excess due to high influx of tourists. In this case, there are more food suppliers than available food dollars, since tourists aren’t high consumers of groceries.
***Based on total revenue of all the food suppliers in the specified inner-city area.
~In millions.
Source: Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
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