The People's Supermarket (2011)

Genre

documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show follows a group in London who start a community-run supermarket. Members pay a fee and work shifts to keep the store going and get discounts on their groceries.

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What happens

The People's Supermarket is a community interest company 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 Arthur Potts Dawson with regeneration advisor/entrepreneur David Barrie and retail specialist Kate Wickes-Bull, supported by a team of supporters and professional advisors, in Lamb's Conduit Street, Holborn, London, England, near Great Ormond Street Hospital. As of February 2012 it had 1000 members. Based upon the concept of the food co-operative and inspired in part by the Park Slope Food Coop in the Park Slope neighbourhood of Brooklyn in New York City, members of the social enterprise 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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