Comments on: The return of the neighborhood grocery store? http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/04/01/the_return_of_the_neighborhood_grocery_s/ From farm to table, and all the stops along the way. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Derrick Schneider http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/04/01/the_return_of_the_neighborhood_grocery_s/#comment-76 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:06:47 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/04/01/the_return_of_the_neighborhood_grocery_s/#comment-76 Carol,<br /> <br /> I wasn't even all that aware of the hypermarket problem in Europe until Betty sent this in. I like the idea of markets that encourage community; I think they have a real chance to compete against large stores that are cloned from one model throughout the country. Carol,

I wasn’t even all that aware of the hypermarket problem in Europe until Betty sent this in. I like the idea of markets that encourage community; I think they have a real chance to compete against large stores that are cloned from one model throughout the country.

]]> by: Carol Tamblyn http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/04/01/the_return_of_the_neighborhood_grocery_s/#comment-77 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:18:36 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/04/01/the_return_of_the_neighborhood_grocery_s/#comment-77 Hello, I found Ms. Carlson's comments about the return of the small grocery store of interest. I live in Washington state in the USA and the supermarkets have really all but obliterated the small grocery store. When we visited France we were truly shocked at the size of the "hypermarkets" and it is interesting that there too there is the problem of the demise of the delightful small stores.<br /> <br /> One hardly knows where this will end as WalMart is taking over with its superstores that will make our regular supermarkets look like small grocery stores!! I wish Belgium well with their "épicerie conviviale". This sounds much more charming than Starbuck's in our local large Safeway store! I think there is one small table though--maybe it's a start. Hello, I found Ms. Carlson’s comments about the return of the small grocery store of interest. I live in Washington state in the USA and the supermarkets have really all but obliterated the small grocery store. When we visited France we were truly shocked at the size of the “hypermarkets” and it is interesting that there too there is the problem of the demise of the delightful small stores.

One hardly knows where this will end as WalMart is taking over with its superstores that will make our regular supermarkets look like small grocery stores!! I wish Belgium well with their “épicerie conviviale”. This sounds much more charming than Starbuck’s in our local large Safeway store! I think there is one small table though–maybe it’s a start.

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