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.
[November 22 update: The Jamaica Plain News indicates that any potential changeover might not happen anytime soon, as the sale is not expected to become official until sometime in 2020. The article also says that Equal Exchange is not expected to make many changes to the products sold at the stores.]
[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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