Fair Market

Sioux Falls launched a grocery store on wheels. Here’s who’s shopping there

By Pigeon605 Staff | February 28, 2024

The first few months have led to lots of learning for the city’s mobile market, which welcomes any shopper, regardless of budget.

In underserved neighborhood, more affordable food helps fill critical gap

By Pigeon605 Staff | March 22, 2023

“We had people in the store with tears in their eyes. They were like, ‘Oh my gosh, you can’t believe how hard it’s been. We didn’t have anything.’”

Organization buys reduced-price grocery store with plans to expand locations

By Jill Callison | July 25, 2022

A nonprofit group is taking action to reduce the number of food deserts in Sioux Falls. Empower Sioux Falls announced today that it has purchased the reduced-price grocery store Fair Market and will use its […]

Children, adults face increasingly difficult access to food in Sioux Falls

By Jill Callison | July 13, 2022

Sioux Falls residents of all ages are finding it harder to access food.

Milestone shopping spree leads to fitting winner

By Jill Callison | January 31, 2022

Eight-year-old Lily had her strategy planned out long before she gripped the handle of a shopping cart Saturday. Technically, it was her father, Steve Whitman, who had won the three-minute shopping spree at Fair Market. […]

Effort gains traction to restore grocery store to west-side neighborhood

By Jodi Schwan | January 10, 2022

Somewhere between Rice and 10th streets from Kiwanis to West avenues, Rich Merkouris hopes a building exists that will become the home of a new grocery store. The idea is to find a space up […]

Pop-up grocery store to bring affordable options to diverse community

By Jill Callison | January 10, 2022

A pop-up grocery store will bring inexpensive products to the public while helping reduce waste in the local landfill. Fair Market, a reduced-price food store, and the Multi-Cultural Center at 515 N. Main Ave. are […]

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