Store Development
Location
Our store will be situated at 10th & Post St.
Footprint
The building will be between 6,000 and 8,000 square feet.
Retail Space
The shopping area of the store will be 4,000 square feet.
Product Mix
Produce, dairy, meat, seafood, frozen items, groceries, and more.
A Place For Us,
Created By Us
Our store will feature a full line of grocery offerings.
The 6000-8000 SF space will be carefully designed to reflect our black community in Wilmington and the Northside neighborhood.
Where Are We Now?
Completed
- Business feasibility
- Financial planning
- Site secured
- Project partners
Continuous Work
- Building membership
- Fundraising
- Community input
Next Steps
- Business planning
- Store design
- Operational readiness
- Store opening!?
Meet Our
Consultants
seven roots is a retail grocery development group with a focus on independent community-focused stores and cooperatives.A collaborative team, the group pools varied specialties and backgrounds for each project, including store operations, store planning and design, organizational governance, grocery marketing, and community engagement. Their work in the retail grocery industry spans over several decades and hundreds of stores. seven roots was founded in 2017 by colleagues working in the grocery support industry. Collective project total is over 700 stores throughout the US and Canada.
Project/client highlights: Detroit People’s Food Co-op (Detroit, MI), SunCoast Market Co-op (Imperial Beach, CA), GreenTree Co-op (Mount Pleasant, MI), IMAN GoGreen Market (Chicago, IL), Bethlehem Co-op Market (Bethlehem, PA), Seward Food Co-op (Minneapolis, MN), Harvest Market (Hockessin, DE), Flatbush Food Co-op (Brooklyn, NY), Urban Greens Co-op Market (Providence, RI), Dill Pickle (Chicago, IL)