KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Merc Co+op, a community-owned grocery store that opened in August 2020 in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, says it will permanently close the location at the end of 2025.
Located at 501 Minnesota Ave., the grocery store opened to help fill a food desert that had burdened the area for years.
KSHB attended theDowntown KCK grocery store, years in the making, celebrates opening
Operators said they notified officials at the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, in a letter Monday, June 30, that they planned to terminate their operating agreement as of Dec. 30, 2025.
KSHB 41 News has reached out to UG officials for a comment. This story will be updated when one is available.
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