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Arthur tries to get his big idea started, but worries that a big name supermarket will grab the premises he's got his eye on. He manages to buy the building but does not have enough money to fully stock the shelves, and reactions from local residents are mixed.
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The People's Supermarket was opened May 2010, designed to enable healthy food to be supplied to an inner city urban community at affordable prices and inspired by peoples' willingness to exchange their time for other value. It was founded as a
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For its innovative approach to food, community involvement and local development, the venture has won several awards, including Future Minds Award for Innovation (2011) and an Observer Ethical Award (2011).
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are required to pay a £25 annual fee and contribute four hours of their time every four weeks to working in the store. In return, members receive a 20% discount off their shopping in-store.
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The supermarket faces closure and Arthur's dream of a not-for-profit shop that is run for and by the people may well be over. It's time for him to take his biggest risk so far.
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with regeneration advisor/entrepreneur David Barrie and retail specialist Kate Wickes-Bull, supported by a team of supporters and professional advisors, in
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whose stated aim is to provide the local community with good cheap food that is fair to consumers and producers. It was founded in May 2010 by
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Arthur is struggling to keep the supermarket afloat. He decides to open a kitchen. But will people eat food destined for the bin?
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Arthur comes up with a guerrilla-style marketing campaign to persuade shoppers from nearby Sainsbury's to switch.
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The story of its development and a detailed description of its operating and business model has been published by
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The venture was supported at start-up by many organisations, including the London Borough of
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visits the supermarket to discuss the concept and the progress being made with
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documentary series which followed chef and eco-restaurateur
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and changed its legal status in September 2013 to a
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Supermarket
London
www.thepeoplessupermarket.org
community interest company
Arthur Potts Dawson
Lamb's Conduit Street
Holborn
Great Ormond Street Hospital
food co-operative
Park Slope Food Coop
Park Slope
Brooklyn
New York City
social enterprise
cooperative
community interest company
Holborn
Lamb's Conduit Street
Holborn
J.Crew
Camden
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Fredericks Foundation
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
David Cameron
Big Society
Channel 4
Channel 4

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