Equal Exchange May Purchase Two City Feed and Supply Stores in Jamaica Plain

A co-op that recently closed its coffee shop in Boston's North Station area could be returning to the retail scene, as it is looking to buy a couple of neighborhood food stores in another part of the city.

Universal Hub is reporting that Equal Exchange is nearing an agreement to purchase the two City Feed and Supply stores in Jamaica Plain, with City Feed owners Kristine Cortese and David Warner saying that "The deal is not yet complete but is progressing towards completion....We will start meeting with neighborhood groups to seek approval for transferring licensing." Equal Exchange, which shut down its 11-year-old cafe on Causeway Street in September, is a cooperative that works with cafes and food retailers, and whose headquarters are in West Bridgewater. (The two City Feed outlets that could be taken over by Equal Exchange are located on Centre Street and Boylston Street.)

Jamaica Plain had been home to another retail outlet of a cooperative (the Harvest Co-op) until it closed down last year.

[Earlier Article]
Equal Exchange Cafe in Boston's North Station Area Is Closing

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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