The Market Report

Jericho Center Country Store Opened: 1807 Owner: Valerie Sodano and Michael Blanchard Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 25 Jericho Center Cir, Jericho Center, VT Photographed: August 9, 2025 Jericho has a supermarket , but Jericho Center about four miles south has this general store. This one dates back to 1807, and calls itself Vermont's longest-running country store. Inside, there's a little of everything even today, including an  original scale and the town's historical post office . It's also a Citgo gas station these days. Tomorrow, we'll round out the week with another independent supermarket about five miles south of here!

Jericho Market Opened: 2016 Owner: Associated Grocers Northeast Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: Associated Grocers Northeast Location: 364 VT-15, Jericho, VT Photographed: August 15, 2025 While Associated Grocers Northeast -- primarily a cooperative of independent supermarkets -- does own some stores, they tend to acquire their own members or other independents when they're going out of business (see here ). But that's not the case all the time, as evidenced by this 22,000 square foot supermarket. This store was built from the ground up by AGNE in 2016, and is a beautiful store with lots of local personality. Let's check it out! Produce and bulk foods are in the first aisle, with an expanded bulk grain and spice selection like what we've seen in some of the natural food stores. Deli, bakery, and meat line the back wall, with frozen and dairy on the left side of the store. Beer and wine are then in the front-left corner. AGNE seems just as comfortable supportin...

Hanley's General Store Opened: ca. 1900 Owner:  Andrew Shaw Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: Associated Grocers Northeast Location: 30 S VT-108, Jeffersonville, VT Photographed: August 9, 2025 Vermont has a lot of general stores. Nobody tracks where the most general stores are, but it definitely feels like it would be (or should be) Vermont. These historic markets still dot the state , and some of them have become larger and closer to a small supermarket over time. That's the case just two miles west of here in Cambridge , and also true here in Jeffersonville. Hanley's General Store dates back to around 1900, and has now been expanded to around 7,000 square feet. Like Cambridge Village Market, Hanley's is supplied by Associated Grocers Northeast. Baked goods and nonfoods are up at the front near the registers (the baked goods are nice here, but not quite as good as Cambridge in my opinion). Produce and dairy are in the first aisle on the left side, with deli and...