Farm-supply cooperative [Southern States](http://www.southernstates.com/ “Southern States Website”) has closed 115 stores (35% of its stores) in the past six years, many falling victim to the same trend that has forced some of its traditional clients (farmers) out of business – urban sprawl. Like many farm-supply stores that have changed to selling grass seed and pet food to suburbanites, the chain is dealing with a changing landscape.

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