Jess Carson

Monday, March 22, 2021
An elderly woman loads groceries into her trunk

Courtesy of the Concord Monitor

In a state that has an increasing number ways to get our food, from farm stands to specialty markets to home delivery, do we still need 100,000-square-foot buildings full of every conceivable type of grocery item stuck in the middle of big parking lots? According to Jess Carson, research assistant professor at the Carsey School, the answer is yes.