Hy-Vee's struggles in Des Moines reflect broader struggle for downtown supermarkets
The downtown Des Moines Hy-Vee has hit a rough patch. It's not alone. Why downtown grocery stores across the US have struggled since the pandemic:
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The downtown Des Moines Hy-Vee has hit a rough patch. It's not alone. Why downtown grocery stores across the US have struggled since the pandemic:
Civic Skinny Food fight at Fongâs. Registerâs circulation drops again. Court okays Dico-city deal. Ernst lines up with Hawley. 3/3/2021 Print circulation of The Des Moines Register continues to plummet. Reported digital circulation is holding more or less steady, but at a low level, but internal numbers show it rising nicely. Executives canât explain that discrepancy. In the six months ended Sept. 30, the latest period for which figures are available, print circulation of the Sunday Register averaged 53,274. Daily print circulation averaged 33,077. A year earlier, in the third ...