We are almost in Boston! Before we get into the city, we're going to stop in the town of Quincy just south of the southernmost neighborhoods of Boston. Quincy borders the far-south neighborhoods of Neponset and Ashmont. Quincy, the birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams (and named after John Quincy , after whom John Quincy Adams was also named), is a city of about 100,000 people near the coast. In my experience, by the way, the city's name is pronounced closer to "quin-zee" than "quin-see", which I can't explain. There's a large Asian community, including a lot of Chinese American immigrants, and of course the supermarkets to match. We'll be visiting the grocery stores of Quincy from south to north (plus one random stop in Braintree just to the south) and end up in far northern Quincy just a mile from the Boston border. Also here in Quincy: the headquarters of The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, located right in Quincy Center. Tomorr...
Market Basket Opened: 2012 Owner: DeMoulas family Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 200 Westgate Dr, Brockton, MA Photographed: July 6, 2019 Time for another Market Basket! It's been a while, so let's take an extensive tour of this store, built from the ground up in 2012. It's on the southern end of the Westgate Mall, not actually attached to the indoor mall, but on the same property. It replaced a department store anchor of the mall, which was demolished for this building. The 81,000 square foot store is typical of the newer and larger Market Baskets, and is exactly what we've come to expect from the local cult-favorite chain. Dairy is in the first aisle on the right side of the store, with deli, cheese, and seafood at the back. Meat lines the back wall, with produce and frozen foods on the left side. Bakery, prepared foods, and the cafe are in the front-left corner. Inside, of course, this store looks a whole lot like every other Market ...