# Small-Format Food Shopping Stockbox Neighborhood Grocery Attempts to Provide Access By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-06-14 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stockbox-neighborhood-grocery References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stockboxgrocers) & [stockboxgrocers](http://stockboxgrocers.com/) Based in Seattle, Washington, Stockbox Neighborhood Grocery, through what they call "small-format" stores, attempts to provide fresh product access to those communities that are in need, that is, in this case, primarily urban food deserts. Its founders -- Carrie Ferrence and Jacqueline Gjurgevich -- were 2012 Echoing Green Fellows last year in the Food and Agriculture category. "Stockbox Grocers believes that every community should have access to good food, to promote healthful living, social equity, and economic vibrancy," they write on their Echoing Green Profile. "We improve this access by placing small-format neighborhood grocery stores throughout urban communities, to offer fresh produce, meal solutions, and grocery staples." **Contact Information** Stockbox Neighborhood Grocery [website](http://stockboxgrocers.com/) Stockbox on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stockboxgrocers) Stockbox on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/stockboxgrocers) Stockbox on LinkedIn Stockbox on Pinterest ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Small-format Food Shopping:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating small-format neighborhood grocery stores to provide fresh produce and grocery staples in urban communities. - **Community Access to Good Food:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Finding innovative solutions to improve access to good food in communities, promoting healthful living and social equity. - **Urban Food Deserts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Addressing the issue of urban food deserts by delivering fresh products and meal solutions to communities in need. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Grocery Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Redefining the traditional grocery retail model by focusing on small-format stores in urban areas with limited access to fresh and healthy food options. - **Social Impact:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leveraging innovative approaches to tackle social inequalities, such as food deserts, and promote economic vibrancy within communities. - **Food and Agriculture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Discovering new ways to address challenges in the food and agriculture sector, specifically related to food access and improving health outcomes in underserved communities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hybrid Community Supermarkets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-after-market.md) - [Affordable Grocery Store Subscriptions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-grocery-store.md) - [Ethnic Grocer Delivery Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lastmile-delivery-platform.md) - [30-Minute Grocery Pickup Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-street.md) - [Mobile Produce Markets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grow-on-the-go.md) - [Hybrid Autonomous Grocery Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nourish-bloom-market.md) - [Emerging Food Brand Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerging-food-brand.md) - [Fee-Free Grocer Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kroger-grocery-connect.md) - [Online Grocery Equity Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/broulims-fresh-foods.md)