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Rebel Ventures plans to open student-run corner store next year
Rebel Ventures plans to open student-run corner store next year
Maya Wernick
The Notebook
Monday, March 25, 2019
Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative
“Why can I buy four bags of chips at the corner store for $1, but one smoothie at the supermarket costs $4?”
The Rebels, who are primarily high school students in the School District, are planning to open the market in West Philadelphia, but do not yet have a location.
“Our goal is not only to sell what we already make, our Crumbles, but we wanted to give our future customers other healthy alternatives, such as smoothies and other good, delicious, healthy meals,” said William Chaney, a sophomore at Freire Charter School, who works on human resources and social media for Rebel.