tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48422066511587553262024-03-19T00:00:31.586-04:00The Market ReportThe World, Through Supermarkets.supermarket_fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13981021586477207157noreply@blogger.comBlogger2144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-59828546924637830322024-03-19T00:00:00.000-04:002024-03-19T00:00:00.251-04:00TOUR: Sherman Marketplace - Sherman, CT<p></p><div>Sherman Marketplace</div><div><b>Owner:</b> Mike Luzi</div><div><b>Opened:</b> 1984 under current ownership<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> IGA<b><br />Location:</b> 15 CT-39, New Fairfield, CT</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>July 9, 2021</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EJ2e-DJdAuV52RKm5mHTFeRKI-4JG9fMwGHpcdOXuCP85x1thDdvWGJb3PzzHojdphJHOO57nuGDvAvd9hZUyVe0NaBPeC6KqVFqdA_zyyIznv_Q9qBSvpVksss800u_Fxrj4Sc4zyRHhCoswDiQlFArYwpetdX5oZTI4kV6f7Aio6VEjUuvxZK0z3Cv/s4032/PXL_20210709_154742478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EJ2e-DJdAuV52RKm5mHTFeRKI-4JG9fMwGHpcdOXuCP85x1thDdvWGJb3PzzHojdphJHOO57nuGDvAvd9hZUyVe0NaBPeC6KqVFqdA_zyyIznv_Q9qBSvpVksss800u_Fxrj4Sc4zyRHhCoswDiQlFArYwpetdX5oZTI4kV6f7Aio6VEjUuvxZK0z3Cv/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154742478.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU__yyM9d_Wv-02ngABMyVqLpGhEKed4XnCzGzR62sYqWVKjYiIR0MkOrv2i5jITUaZAXQGPy2V_mGkPr0OfUMNKdYyyoP0C9qddEDwnYdjkPKcmp1pY_Rasm_L053KS6Qv19lXxIjDlcPLrSbBmsGXulNLh3ian4hAkXgV_EK4oTwA9KPwhdv8_u2kJt4/s1170/western%20ct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU__yyM9d_Wv-02ngABMyVqLpGhEKed4XnCzGzR62sYqWVKjYiIR0MkOrv2i5jITUaZAXQGPy2V_mGkPr0OfUMNKdYyyoP0C9qddEDwnYdjkPKcmp1pY_Rasm_L053KS6Qv19lXxIjDlcPLrSbBmsGXulNLh3ian4hAkXgV_EK4oTwA9KPwhdv8_u2kJt4/w400-h224/western%20ct.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U1WPkorFQD4LGIdHtZw2KvbD1lmKgvDNBGY8Y0dWmMpuQpqmQNA4rOkj7_5hf9y6J7XlFxYwQ0xR2QzR9DmWvhruR8rrQ4b1-BnTQ_-ybW3I1CC4s82IDxzmZ0wZcdVI5UVwFl373W1-10XF_FppniXtODyQTpoKHnwl0rktzoDYFEd6CZzA0mUnFHFe/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0U1WPkorFQD4LGIdHtZw2KvbD1lmKgvDNBGY8Y0dWmMpuQpqmQNA4rOkj7_5hf9y6J7XlFxYwQ0xR2QzR9DmWvhruR8rrQ4b1-BnTQ_-ybW3I1CC4s82IDxzmZ0wZcdVI5UVwFl373W1-10XF_FppniXtODyQTpoKHnwl0rktzoDYFEd6CZzA0mUnFHFe/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>This is a supermarket?! Yep, it sure is -- this rustic 7,000 square foot cabin-like building actually holds the Sherman Marketplace, an IGA-affiliated independent store. It's tucked away in a <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/fpekn5GTF9tY2hCu5" target="_blank">small, very quaint complex</a> holding the town hall, a theater, a bank, and a liquor store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrtzvnyX5nJF2R7HWRJc439_lL1SLJC-tM3VYy233ttIxenHJU2GfWS-ZQcnQ5t6lvlL4TfTK9Z74NuxKyxg8fYZz9-rOmaDwffANZX2VE8emumqphiF8a87Nydbyv3BGkwZoXg8ny_SGGEOiuhPmeMuCpe-hkl-YrtpAFcpM3ll6mS5pHT0-a25AaGcr/s4032/PXL_20210709_154815171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrtzvnyX5nJF2R7HWRJc439_lL1SLJC-tM3VYy233ttIxenHJU2GfWS-ZQcnQ5t6lvlL4TfTK9Z74NuxKyxg8fYZz9-rOmaDwffANZX2VE8emumqphiF8a87Nydbyv3BGkwZoXg8ny_SGGEOiuhPmeMuCpe-hkl-YrtpAFcpM3ll6mS5pHT0-a25AaGcr/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154815171.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And the supermarket has been here for many decades, although it's been under its current ownership since only 1984. Still, 40 years is a good long time! See some background <a href="https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Sherman-embraces-its-small-town-appeal-6205468.php" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://candlewoodlakemagazine.com/2014/11/27/mike-luzi-30-years-of-humanitarian-service-to-the-town-of-sherman/" target="_blank">here</a>. And the only signage on the outside of this store indicating that a supermarket may hide behind the stone chimney and vines is a tiny IGA sign peeking out from behind the treeline, as we see below...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIIsWMzHiAn549LfWl4uCodjI8VBkAFUhWImPGb7rnYD0RKpImfcYNMNUSeSLjvRoYjQ7q_1AdeD3afcc7MPQ2ipPCMqTfYh4XEtrysshelvtpCZa92XSC_dAdL8ZoMcKUOUTlILuKB6rnqdPdfIq2UufTOXPbD7hQTw1YNSCVLsid5JDOcLExdjEzMSx/s4032/PXL_20210709_154804302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIIsWMzHiAn549LfWl4uCodjI8VBkAFUhWImPGb7rnYD0RKpImfcYNMNUSeSLjvRoYjQ7q_1AdeD3afcc7MPQ2ipPCMqTfYh4XEtrysshelvtpCZa92XSC_dAdL8ZoMcKUOUTlILuKB6rnqdPdfIq2UufTOXPbD7hQTw1YNSCVLsid5JDOcLExdjEzMSx/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154804302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Heading inside, we find the store to be small but complete, with a wonderful small-town character. The cabin feeling continues inside with wooden beams across the store. Oh, and the chimney we see outside? That leads to a fireplace that faces the produce department.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBFjRvRlCkj1achk7AYkrocCduGkbxdS3dYAe2_Kq1PNeGhMz15ic8VfEYX1dgePRxaF3Av2mqhPRvejwZl-oAzEsq-KRZlU5l__ybcV08X40Z1lR-OQS9NbkBrf3thZWzYooCqAUxyGU8-RAwsKDJqPHRlAvS663_VA6KzgxD4EA_0yOUTOiDs0WFkHf/s4032/PXL_20210709_154443684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBFjRvRlCkj1achk7AYkrocCduGkbxdS3dYAe2_Kq1PNeGhMz15ic8VfEYX1dgePRxaF3Av2mqhPRvejwZl-oAzEsq-KRZlU5l__ybcV08X40Z1lR-OQS9NbkBrf3thZWzYooCqAUxyGU8-RAwsKDJqPHRlAvS663_VA6KzgxD4EA_0yOUTOiDs0WFkHf/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154443684.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We enter to produce in the front right corner, baked goods in the first aisle, meats on the back wall, deli in the back left corner, and dairy and frozen in the last aisle on the left side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3EUyWskupbtwhPP72jQvxv-suf5NlOLXKF9pFoRis9h4679U4mScL3NeC_bC4PMpOMgroTywqVjDkG6C2KNa3sG07rPzA-4AEmzUQyOdVJaxX7UKZe6hYULN6yoxlW31pNFtdoHHbiWP5fEHzxQECl_1RGU1tIOOH9PVcYFd3bxQnvSAjQvpgoyTE3Er/s4032/PXL_20210709_154514874.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3EUyWskupbtwhPP72jQvxv-suf5NlOLXKF9pFoRis9h4679U4mScL3NeC_bC4PMpOMgroTywqVjDkG6C2KNa3sG07rPzA-4AEmzUQyOdVJaxX7UKZe6hYULN6yoxlW31pNFtdoHHbiWP5fEHzxQECl_1RGU1tIOOH9PVcYFd3bxQnvSAjQvpgoyTE3Er/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154514874.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sorry for the blurry picture. We can get a sense of the small town feeling here, though! The meat department also has a lot of cheeses and prepared foods in the back. I believe there's more meat cases in the first aisle, but looking across the back wall of the store...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIoFVQBQ27H1gYd9HXKIq9IPID89tBnDlmffiaG4X7v8NK4-aS9ROYNbh7BhOPU7azFo5ceIhb5KAQrHO82eV0pp_pgn_tT6xvQBeLfybzHLjB_IVNJPCwzsVIQV-I-09YaZMQz8LVrVvD4FGHe2_BbVYj4q2wY8XXfPG4sJNINzsS1IsrAb0HKS9pI0G/s4032/PXL_20210709_154529149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIoFVQBQ27H1gYd9HXKIq9IPID89tBnDlmffiaG4X7v8NK4-aS9ROYNbh7BhOPU7azFo5ceIhb5KAQrHO82eV0pp_pgn_tT6xvQBeLfybzHLjB_IVNJPCwzsVIQV-I-09YaZMQz8LVrVvD4FGHe2_BbVYj4q2wY8XXfPG4sJNINzsS1IsrAb0HKS9pI0G/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154529149.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I love the look of this store! It's quaint but not outdated. It has character without being obsolete.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VFrf_l7uBa-lHVjYf28zbGZjCbeaTIVW5dX0naE3Gu3LAt2yGNu7pRfFxOLNO27QrH-TFl-EBrXLwzLOEOmLoeI4X6owRfWxk3vKovEi-IWLVSjumBaQVdA5EAnnzGoX4Pd-cYzw25mO0t-2Pxv7Kn8PM3RilNu88wZTnMs_tgVVW2_6awlKXlUFo4zg/s4032/PXL_20210709_154547149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VFrf_l7uBa-lHVjYf28zbGZjCbeaTIVW5dX0naE3Gu3LAt2yGNu7pRfFxOLNO27QrH-TFl-EBrXLwzLOEOmLoeI4X6owRfWxk3vKovEi-IWLVSjumBaQVdA5EAnnzGoX4Pd-cYzw25mO0t-2Pxv7Kn8PM3RilNu88wZTnMs_tgVVW2_6awlKXlUFo4zg/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154547149.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And the best part? You can probably spot it on the back wall of the store...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d2wsanFbYOonW6jhSVojJ5ySXF7vL9E2NQ1l7cf-4FXhyQBDoqd3jenMqusRnGB3ySo6LTIfPy5t3mgCTYZVTck3WqOhOMnuRn64NLXB5Ae22Ly-QQDc3NH7PxQrHqd2pzkIfoZA0Teucf6Gw14PT4jCquschm8ZAZ_0zXSrEHadwdBKkdQcU8XdObFF/s4032/PXL_20210709_154610132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d2wsanFbYOonW6jhSVojJ5ySXF7vL9E2NQ1l7cf-4FXhyQBDoqd3jenMqusRnGB3ySo6LTIfPy5t3mgCTYZVTck3WqOhOMnuRn64NLXB5Ae22Ly-QQDc3NH7PxQrHqd2pzkIfoZA0Teucf6Gw14PT4jCquschm8ZAZ_0zXSrEHadwdBKkdQcU8XdObFF/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154610132.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>An original IGA sign still proudly displayed! This is the oldest IGA sign I've seen (and I assume it's authentic and not a reproduction), although we've seen <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2022/11/tour-crop-fresh-marketplace-downingtown.html" target="_blank">historic IGA signs previously displayed</a>. IGA was formed by retailers in Poughkeepsie, NY and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGA_(supermarkets)" target="_blank">Sharon, CT</a>, which is just 20 miles north of Sherman. Neither Poughkeepsie nor Sharon actually have IGA stores anymore, but Sharon does have an independent called the Sharon Farm Market and Poughkeepsie has a few indies too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dkLsEH0qcbN03YowMBEFcnTaY2fD3LpB47p7wrz2_cuiEDEUwx94JfbzGksuyC8rbE96rnesrh41y0R6qyvEjDP5Hi8yAECClWpb2cFgWslW0DiFT8jVKBis4gbePTq9znjsFle1bRevICqBw72MU5FTjoWJiJ8q-YVUPzL-GMsrr6aBYsE5ouAah2If/s4032/PXL_20210709_154620551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dkLsEH0qcbN03YowMBEFcnTaY2fD3LpB47p7wrz2_cuiEDEUwx94JfbzGksuyC8rbE96rnesrh41y0R6qyvEjDP5Hi8yAECClWpb2cFgWslW0DiFT8jVKBis4gbePTq9znjsFle1bRevICqBw72MU5FTjoWJiJ8q-YVUPzL-GMsrr6aBYsE5ouAah2If/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154620551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFl9eMG73IwKtJUnhJ046rw0oYxPNO6Uc4bmtNR4TTQciD-PnAXLCRG5LeJoJe-wSf_DyIgQ8xxFnOYCS4YH4DQSBiuiPFutrWm4f4TWmDJBehLMfTmufArOqAmZnegl9BrezYcEoQfuoI4W6fa3FaMA-7DISJnWAiDNnsyI2IZ_DeE-Mm2qW_tcO_LaB/s4032/PXL_20210709_154639959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFl9eMG73IwKtJUnhJ046rw0oYxPNO6Uc4bmtNR4TTQciD-PnAXLCRG5LeJoJe-wSf_DyIgQ8xxFnOYCS4YH4DQSBiuiPFutrWm4f4TWmDJBehLMfTmufArOqAmZnegl9BrezYcEoQfuoI4W6fa3FaMA-7DISJnWAiDNnsyI2IZ_DeE-Mm2qW_tcO_LaB/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154639959.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The last aisle has frozen cases in the front and dairy cases in the back. As we can see, many of the fixtures are older, the maintenance here has clearly been excellent.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcTNHtGWRKt5ILdbxcXKBCEWWlTUdqOVvKt6PYP5AogQFhSGKO0GjROUu7cDR4C_AQ4AtPo61EUF5dcjN_GDzjEUGVH4a0tzArnenFdZi8RhjiEE7Y9qHdmMee_BfDQJzK_6PJSAfbwoEvI-F8wlIJb0pQJtdmnIqv7gcuVvzHtegn0vktMEO97p-dS2e/s4032/PXL_20210709_154655410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcTNHtGWRKt5ILdbxcXKBCEWWlTUdqOVvKt6PYP5AogQFhSGKO0GjROUu7cDR4C_AQ4AtPo61EUF5dcjN_GDzjEUGVH4a0tzArnenFdZi8RhjiEE7Y9qHdmMee_BfDQJzK_6PJSAfbwoEvI-F8wlIJb0pQJtdmnIqv7gcuVvzHtegn0vktMEO97p-dS2e/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154655410.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A look at the deli in the back corner of the store...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_pRYGjcOoRlfMtxUAuCH9SL0wMUhDVlJQJrzJ5MZ9TvRPZsYZWmzNN-SsDVTxwNGz-lirW-DacSpvXDP28BRhz0AlRF-qO1e0ObdUcGRvLv9iAkKThqpvPBictamMoP03j4A-DNEuz92RDWXiLe0NGLpBDF1Jm8uO0qIADY5HbbaGLRvZMBuNmgC39ep/s4032/PXL_20210709_154712457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_pRYGjcOoRlfMtxUAuCH9SL0wMUhDVlJQJrzJ5MZ9TvRPZsYZWmzNN-SsDVTxwNGz-lirW-DacSpvXDP28BRhz0AlRF-qO1e0ObdUcGRvLv9iAkKThqpvPBictamMoP03j4A-DNEuz92RDWXiLe0NGLpBDF1Jm8uO0qIADY5HbbaGLRvZMBuNmgC39ep/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154712457.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And a look across the front-end, which has a wonderful sloping roof of wooden beams over the registers...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQICBZiRjsbn1ozhAZHLLnuvTf3nS1FXMC0aiVzq0DyJb3ezJfeOz_-UegoNFFBqBlBiazNGkPPzEUpnm1BLagQ5yFiKzgqW7ZwSBf7MScyUHBx6zT6iR1FYoLa4mHRSBCxOfUST-6U7Hwojl31eTqNhJLAx1GlkqxDbdjYtYXvW19WJaOK0h9L78Q4I8u/s4032/PXL_20210709_154603761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQICBZiRjsbn1ozhAZHLLnuvTf3nS1FXMC0aiVzq0DyJb3ezJfeOz_-UegoNFFBqBlBiazNGkPPzEUpnm1BLagQ5yFiKzgqW7ZwSBf7MScyUHBx6zT6iR1FYoLa4mHRSBCxOfUST-6U7Hwojl31eTqNhJLAx1GlkqxDbdjYtYXvW19WJaOK0h9L78Q4I8u/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_154603761.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>That's all for this cool little store! I'm very glad I got the chance to visit it since it's unique and fun. Tomorrow we have another IGA, about seven miles northeast!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-65506104062390056302024-03-18T00:00:00.051-04:002024-03-18T00:00:00.132-04:00TOUR: Stop & Shop - New Fairfield, CTStop & Shop<br /><b>Opened:</b> 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Previous Tenants:</b> Shaw's (2003-2010)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Location: </b>125 CT-39, New Fairfield, CT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Photographed:</b> July 9, 2021</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaC5XhZiwk2iVk8MXZ19UUrLE7XOI9lYV-8JSrRH_GIA_VAbNwes_aARsZ7UrWnIqv2WYfmu_XZ-TxkpOpXnkmJgRB4_Mhc2jo5pCCDGvauQvJAxM0_CIUOCS73XrJfL_rA5ULpXFfrxyBThc05Gox9sWElopDztZkoYNgItohI0WWY-e6H0lRM8yU2K0/s4032/PXL_20210709_151525288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaC5XhZiwk2iVk8MXZ19UUrLE7XOI9lYV-8JSrRH_GIA_VAbNwes_aARsZ7UrWnIqv2WYfmu_XZ-TxkpOpXnkmJgRB4_Mhc2jo5pCCDGvauQvJAxM0_CIUOCS73XrJfL_rA5ULpXFfrxyBThc05Gox9sWElopDztZkoYNgItohI0WWY-e6H0lRM8yU2K0/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_151525288.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbAP1Qa48063LHDVuy0suM3xi9crrUzU1DMIuVj6FFKgi2iu9erlaczyFnaWxt7eine1y7HEDtXLLHKBcWwR2lYmhyphenhyphengiuX7N7icpweFq7KqhKWnV6zPswT_tzKp-_OLubYXsPWm9VPtAITBKUKrXsiYgRRzC_2ABrjd984mGQdCnOCsILhDVugNyKKQ0C/s1170/western%20ct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbAP1Qa48063LHDVuy0suM3xi9crrUzU1DMIuVj6FFKgi2iu9erlaczyFnaWxt7eine1y7HEDtXLLHKBcWwR2lYmhyphenhyphengiuX7N7icpweFq7KqhKWnV6zPswT_tzKp-_OLubYXsPWm9VPtAITBKUKrXsiYgRRzC_2ABrjd984mGQdCnOCsILhDVugNyKKQ0C/w400-h224/western%20ct.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iLF9O2XqcaUAurNNUQYBVK7YPv-r5Al94laL7K8iLuug506-HE3X7b1tutE44wT2FV4fyGOq0dvA6ZPe29g6u_GBcy5QtctAZ4H1ZrrWzNpz7jw8-0WPwF-QQ2cBx_TK2v89ZcEIsWi1do3ZMbX3N9wUohyjLqANFwoCvE8bWbkbXIPBQI7athut1nwJ/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iLF9O2XqcaUAurNNUQYBVK7YPv-r5Al94laL7K8iLuug506-HE3X7b1tutE44wT2FV4fyGOq0dvA6ZPe29g6u_GBcy5QtctAZ4H1ZrrWzNpz7jw8-0WPwF-QQ2cBx_TK2v89ZcEIsWi1do3ZMbX3N9wUohyjLqANFwoCvE8bWbkbXIPBQI7athut1nwJ/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>On Friday we saw the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/03/look-inside-new-fairfield-food-center.html" target="_blank">New Fairfield Food Center</a>, a small independent supermarket just diagonally across the street from this Stop & Shop. Although the Food Center has been there since 1969, this store was constructed in 2003 by Shaw's, which ran the store until 2010 when it was sold to Stop & Shop. As we'll see, there's still a fair amount of Shaw's left around the store, even though Stop & Shop has renovated it -- minimally.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYm6AziOUF3V7K9Y2iy93NhfUB-VHvtrZ7yucoekXdyhKOQaGiDXJbuFyhXeuRbCiz7VvtEe_m6C5tDfX-ID8qanoR5mcFaobS6GtX4Ae5uWPm-Ys5bilVV5F5ezehpfryj6qHLQn1bVHETrdL3poZfKznF-xXxXhgZziYunkQToyWjIwSJw7vHDYlBn6/s4032/PXL_20210709_152251219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYm6AziOUF3V7K9Y2iy93NhfUB-VHvtrZ7yucoekXdyhKOQaGiDXJbuFyhXeuRbCiz7VvtEe_m6C5tDfX-ID8qanoR5mcFaobS6GtX4Ae5uWPm-Ys5bilVV5F5ezehpfryj6qHLQn1bVHETrdL3poZfKznF-xXxXhgZziYunkQToyWjIwSJw7vHDYlBn6/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152251219.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We have a very standard Shaw's layout, in which we enter the 60,000 square foot store in the front left corner to produce and then prepared foods and deli in the back left corner of the store. Service seafood is at the back of the grand aisle, with meat on the rest of the back wall. The first aisle has a natural foods department. Frozen and dairy are on the right side of the store, with bakery and pharmacy in the front right corner. Stop & Shop has done very little to the store other than paint the walls and change out signage. I have to wonder, too, if they changed the lighting somehow because the produce department is noticeably too dark -- see above. I haven't noticed the same problem in equivalent Shaw's of this era, although I know Albertsons has replaced lighting in a lot of their stores lately.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneJNpt4wnEfc-IBiIg309f5QubgwAORZH5_Tet1ep_tk9jjFCkrjrczt8Q7dZ6bb6E1l_bMRAdxj4nDBz75Hztth1zcaO84oYm2uRbishxoow2Ox60PWin1rF1dKljVeIjSO_eSTOtF_untvi8CCRD_lLULA7kwLl9Z6WNDPoKfUJofznQxmHSOe7E5PL/s4032/PXL_20210709_152307168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneJNpt4wnEfc-IBiIg309f5QubgwAORZH5_Tet1ep_tk9jjFCkrjrczt8Q7dZ6bb6E1l_bMRAdxj4nDBz75Hztth1zcaO84oYm2uRbishxoow2Ox60PWin1rF1dKljVeIjSO_eSTOtF_untvi8CCRD_lLULA7kwLl9Z6WNDPoKfUJofznQxmHSOe7E5PL/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152307168.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Stop & Shop may have replaced a fixture or two here, but mostly they look pretty original. The flooring was definitely not changed. In the back corner we can see a gluten free department, which may have been where Shaw's had cheese. I'm not sure. Cold cuts and some meats are in the refrigerated cases opposite...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr20qcyvqUGhIPPMsXFA8ynAgtdM1diM7HWV95ZCpGbak6LsTUKeKCTzhIcWuf4R5pNq7VoCWbJ_DiWTZ-HGYkpq8hDNF6CvK4dgwEopbeo7XXVdX9tFYvoxpSOcJPKDzQKfWQe7GIOebbqr3ZM-YCAP_6BBguLQ8U2F_67D2sIqb5djjv4htQtZA_X1s/s4032/PXL_20210709_152311338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr20qcyvqUGhIPPMsXFA8ynAgtdM1diM7HWV95ZCpGbak6LsTUKeKCTzhIcWuf4R5pNq7VoCWbJ_DiWTZ-HGYkpq8hDNF6CvK4dgwEopbeo7XXVdX9tFYvoxpSOcJPKDzQKfWQe7GIOebbqr3ZM-YCAP_6BBguLQ8U2F_67D2sIqb5djjv4htQtZA_X1s/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152311338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Again, I'm not positive which cases are left over from Shaw's since most of the Shaw's I know have had fixtures replaced. Here's a look at what <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/16441604@N07/51444616559/in/album-72157719736599902/" target="_blank">deli</a> and <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/16441604@N07/51442820742/in/album-72157719736599902/" target="_blank">seafood</a> would've looked like in the Shaw's days. Those pictures are from the Webster Square Shaw's in Worcester, where I shopped for five years when I lived in Worcester (although they're not my own pictures). When I was last at Webster Square in November, the store was beginning a remodel but I don't know how extensive it is. We can see how Stop & Shop basically painted the walls and hung one new sign, but didn't really change anything else about the setup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FUFCB51CcWh-W3xGT-4k_Rb6E-H8sle-R9yBWTTfmnbN4GhRmaO4A05TmzGJCdFff9AOT9GRp7e4a8vsb8BZHCKOaYaiT8-d7gJliIgsSZ5HDUiiLyoOsZ9028J8BDlajAVJzm9VEB5iC2x_akTjOpNfzYN4r6wbvA5PczYeHCv04aRCD5X5U2IIHEeM/s4032/PXL_20210709_152321210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FUFCB51CcWh-W3xGT-4k_Rb6E-H8sle-R9yBWTTfmnbN4GhRmaO4A05TmzGJCdFff9AOT9GRp7e4a8vsb8BZHCKOaYaiT8-d7gJliIgsSZ5HDUiiLyoOsZ9028J8BDlajAVJzm9VEB5iC2x_akTjOpNfzYN4r6wbvA5PczYeHCv04aRCD5X5U2IIHEeM/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152321210.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Many of the CT Stop & Shops still have their service seafood departments, although many of them have been closed in NY and NJ.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwx2wvilJ8ABQwm0e52XW7fpsLmA_7fwJvgn7F-S_5JQXntD84PKaCr-SRtB20E2tvVDZbmTB3hCFeBxfLCFy5aWJfB8cUZx5kOYChesifjMrbZcsi8punDNxKE5NBFzq5SyhWkID8z8f3RPT2I7qNWL2qb7OlTAKLg1-zpd3UsaKTY6cyE-sc6GSRTI_/s4032/PXL_20210709_152326400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwx2wvilJ8ABQwm0e52XW7fpsLmA_7fwJvgn7F-S_5JQXntD84PKaCr-SRtB20E2tvVDZbmTB3hCFeBxfLCFy5aWJfB8cUZx5kOYChesifjMrbZcsi8punDNxKE5NBFzq5SyhWkID8z8f3RPT2I7qNWL2qb7OlTAKLg1-zpd3UsaKTY6cyE-sc6GSRTI_/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152326400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Shaw's flooring definitely remains in the natural foods department. My guess is Stop & Shop replaced the shelving, though, because Shaw's natural foods department would've been in the front half of the first two or three aisles, and Stop & Shop's takes up the entire first aisle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXc-HPlttL91F3pHxFiLwI9m6CnEWoc7orESUYzOzyslq0uSCo4YY3y2QPqa2FNBi97fTjgjfDofoKJXxSBKvy5AWvHYYAWEQ0ygX5iQFOcGyPQsmXYn0conhggeRMhvu2ZSM96pUgnLKTGZrw9KNZdpZ8EQPYWuWpiQc7PctN3qgp97z4CT1bC0kaJew8/s4032/PXL_20210709_152347194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXc-HPlttL91F3pHxFiLwI9m6CnEWoc7orESUYzOzyslq0uSCo4YY3y2QPqa2FNBi97fTjgjfDofoKJXxSBKvy5AWvHYYAWEQ0ygX5iQFOcGyPQsmXYn0conhggeRMhvu2ZSM96pUgnLKTGZrw9KNZdpZ8EQPYWuWpiQc7PctN3qgp97z4CT1bC0kaJew8/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152347194.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>That Webster Square Shaw's, by the way, opened in 2001 in a former Zayre replacing an older location across the mall that's now Marshalls. The older store opened in 1988 when Shaw's acquired the Worcester-based Iandoli's Supermarkets. Webster Square also had an A&P when it opened.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBywfVKN3GG3CySVtSNFCffmuVVDt9NeLHZSu6n-KmRZYbyV2aJZZwPFRQXjGoUyIkZCcVVZMKBz7O23lsyKLmuzohSR1dxtTs7Wytr9Lvw36UuN0_-1yvXPMjWgqaRKR8wNJY6n6ZlmTgiX2RpPn2koL6ujp0vIN-9FmK4yQlsD-Qhqq11YuPJwi3Jd9/s4032/PXL_20210709_152406103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBywfVKN3GG3CySVtSNFCffmuVVDt9NeLHZSu6n-KmRZYbyV2aJZZwPFRQXjGoUyIkZCcVVZMKBz7O23lsyKLmuzohSR1dxtTs7Wytr9Lvw36UuN0_-1yvXPMjWgqaRKR8wNJY6n6ZlmTgiX2RpPn2koL6ujp0vIN-9FmK4yQlsD-Qhqq11YuPJwi3Jd9/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152406103.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here we see where Shaw's natural foods department would've extended into the next aisle, but Stop & Shop has moved it all into the first aisle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMilEiCqH8esjL6mw3nPxfGA9c_WSF9s3PQ1xdI88TiAqGFop1lHlcpVNIADwEDFFb1WhBd413Goui5J5C7afBmzEZV_nLPt59fS4IvyAc8S43aCRAMmdAIhyphenhyphenakmcUDknFRb1g2aP5l2Aoit9GRzQ5KUgSBYFY0Y8-4ZC91YGl81fP6LCyzQ96n5G1Ky1N/s4032/PXL_20210709_152429780.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMilEiCqH8esjL6mw3nPxfGA9c_WSF9s3PQ1xdI88TiAqGFop1lHlcpVNIADwEDFFb1WhBd413Goui5J5C7afBmzEZV_nLPt59fS4IvyAc8S43aCRAMmdAIhyphenhyphenakmcUDknFRb1g2aP5l2Aoit9GRzQ5KUgSBYFY0Y8-4ZC91YGl81fP6LCyzQ96n5G1Ky1N/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152429780.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a question: what's this store's decor history? I didn't think this decor package was being used as early as 2010, but did this store open with this decor? Did this store use its Shaw's decor until Stop & Shop remodeled closer to 2015? Did it briefly have the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/03/snapshot-stop-shop-west-caldwell-nj.html" target="_blank">fruitbowl decor</a>? The West Caldwell location, which I linked, opened in 2009 with fruitbowl decor.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56_ZDmzQbqDP2-FZmCT2nC5c0Dxi1WUXcu8NVOtRd8EwEypznMAloPfJRNTV6WlnrkV19MRpPEXwD_Ia1Xle89M6884DhY6Chyc-B6OkL5py5atfSYlAqwl1g98pWd0oPx8wiP1q3NDNMn3vFWnMKcq2_KZep0ikIVaxWLQKXebtKpaTzoCoUolAvxhwk/s4032/PXL_20210709_152444347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56_ZDmzQbqDP2-FZmCT2nC5c0Dxi1WUXcu8NVOtRd8EwEypznMAloPfJRNTV6WlnrkV19MRpPEXwD_Ia1Xle89M6884DhY6Chyc-B6OkL5py5atfSYlAqwl1g98pWd0oPx8wiP1q3NDNMn3vFWnMKcq2_KZep0ikIVaxWLQKXebtKpaTzoCoUolAvxhwk/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152444347.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Aisle 12!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYdIG2zptTfkPqII2zZ79vV0F_l6jazLWSx4nq-K3pvM1lSWycCdU3JQdFKpOoRA-8NkAUIH4XKHHHIg68KvYrMAQUf2Ls9Oe9coOmXUmzny_OphPRlWg7kjoQOJrmmIYRE8AXIK0Gf_i7NjAntUO4lxqCfCC6evd9RTatTogfqcJRhrhIueNLZPVYQnp/s4032/PXL_20210709_152509214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYdIG2zptTfkPqII2zZ79vV0F_l6jazLWSx4nq-K3pvM1lSWycCdU3JQdFKpOoRA-8NkAUIH4XKHHHIg68KvYrMAQUf2Ls9Oe9coOmXUmzny_OphPRlWg7kjoQOJrmmIYRE8AXIK0Gf_i7NjAntUO4lxqCfCC6evd9RTatTogfqcJRhrhIueNLZPVYQnp/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152509214.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The frozen foods aisle still pretty much looks like Shaw's is in the house...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzovpZNeCCUopSFgiPRt4CYRoCqzYvp37p0_lrqkukAIaQd2p3mkC_yxsZOeKdsgndxqC5Nmz32Lr2VhOLXIfJbGah4zKB9Lxv-yEfLchLY82GkvImy4fb76Vgr1sqESmVa7QAXkeJH-F3iGUySKrcNY0eufBo1BSBiEQqyOsIiVmWwbtGz1rRynnhaXD_/s4032/PXL_20210709_152543467.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzovpZNeCCUopSFgiPRt4CYRoCqzYvp37p0_lrqkukAIaQd2p3mkC_yxsZOeKdsgndxqC5Nmz32Lr2VhOLXIfJbGah4zKB9Lxv-yEfLchLY82GkvImy4fb76Vgr1sqESmVa7QAXkeJH-F3iGUySKrcNY0eufBo1BSBiEQqyOsIiVmWwbtGz1rRynnhaXD_/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152543467.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I believe those are Stop & Shop category markers, but I think everything else is left over from Shaw's.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA7Jq35aQJ6nTLmaju4MO_J3HGZUFB_oBZHzB_AekQ8Qfvj_Vu4eLfMte9PF8Lhxp-Sl_Df7BX8NwUGD73HkVko2M371OKhsZjtJm5CbjH-nAVQPr2nZ-wm87BMXkXf2OQ8q2UJhHKLqfZ2jDquDrrze0sEZNmypuPcFhM_6LbX77mETIROZ_ulsA5pkm/s4032/PXL_20210709_152606298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA7Jq35aQJ6nTLmaju4MO_J3HGZUFB_oBZHzB_AekQ8Qfvj_Vu4eLfMte9PF8Lhxp-Sl_Df7BX8NwUGD73HkVko2M371OKhsZjtJm5CbjH-nAVQPr2nZ-wm87BMXkXf2OQ8q2UJhHKLqfZ2jDquDrrze0sEZNmypuPcFhM_6LbX77mETIROZ_ulsA5pkm/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152606298.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Dairy is in the last aisle. The Shaw's flooring is very distinctive!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyrcSioPRQon1WczkvwPTBeasLeOjfT_a2At4QNdkvgyZLfWWLdqmiAniF0OAW70ZvoqLNclTpNbvIGCfbObyBlxOT7tT_UPjJ57lkE93esd2cApfF9tTcQ6sCXxRwgGOrd3Mfg-YmazGJP-ghZ3ZWf8M2Kdy3t2Dvw08RZls4tN7Brr8aRYbcIztMuDI/s4032/PXL_20210709_152616882.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyrcSioPRQon1WczkvwPTBeasLeOjfT_a2At4QNdkvgyZLfWWLdqmiAniF0OAW70ZvoqLNclTpNbvIGCfbObyBlxOT7tT_UPjJ57lkE93esd2cApfF9tTcQ6sCXxRwgGOrd3Mfg-YmazGJP-ghZ3ZWf8M2Kdy3t2Dvw08RZls4tN7Brr8aRYbcIztMuDI/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152616882.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And so is the bakery setup. The bread in the corner is a particularly strong giveaway. We'll see quite a few Shaw's when we're up in New England, and we'll become quite familiar with this store format!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_SnHYLS8NoRc1XNCY3z_dMu5YCDgV2GbXiDwHVud5Z8t4m8evQrn8sK-kmc2JWJjf3LDBQKYa4bKHX5dANRc7Opk0oGPm24U5RVaaGoFQcS__ppH5o-NeToCd94D2buF2HsIvDReTr_KTKpGdGWahKKyx0qJ9MmfATAqUF8sKX739oQfRaQnjG1I73C8/s4032/PXL_20210709_152529767.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_SnHYLS8NoRc1XNCY3z_dMu5YCDgV2GbXiDwHVud5Z8t4m8evQrn8sK-kmc2JWJjf3LDBQKYa4bKHX5dANRc7Opk0oGPm24U5RVaaGoFQcS__ppH5o-NeToCd94D2buF2HsIvDReTr_KTKpGdGWahKKyx0qJ9MmfATAqUF8sKX739oQfRaQnjG1I73C8/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152529767.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Pharmacy and customer service, to the right of the bakery. Why do these departments get color but hardly any of the others do?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVIoppMQCodWLWWgmazg9_xqqbocHFyQMhgtYCwiRhjokW4AA8Qdn4gfiIoSxrg0kryOXq5dIEUFPNo7qNEK9LEpfqgwCVts2I8hEFTbU60z55AxFiQAKA8NIZ1IhlfKJgb39km5SkWh9MCZvr8C46H2fWhXBVV3EmEfM863DClWg7ULjqU634D5jw8RS/s4032/PXL_20210709_152641207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVIoppMQCodWLWWgmazg9_xqqbocHFyQMhgtYCwiRhjokW4AA8Qdn4gfiIoSxrg0kryOXq5dIEUFPNo7qNEK9LEpfqgwCVts2I8hEFTbU60z55AxFiQAKA8NIZ1IhlfKJgb39km5SkWh9MCZvr8C46H2fWhXBVV3EmEfM863DClWg7ULjqU634D5jw8RS/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152641207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And a look at the front end, which has been relieved of its <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/16441604@N07/51442820947/in/album-72157719736599902/" target="_blank">Shaw's thank you sign</a> (there's another panel to the left that says thank you for shopping at)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr9aIyWSeq9k7r-hW_e13ydFY4b904Pbdv00bkYNEDyiilZiHY_sbAO3qC84dPtN6MQCRTy2Elfskl48EPpKVsAIcSxWF8KBh6qzjrsSmHTdZAWfQRbdXwNrXMFiV8dA3-KAa285ekNu-awWpYwJZOfdOYJRFpxl3-Ensu9VEthmsM4ZBKK8MJHO3Au21/s4032/PXL_20210709_152230142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr9aIyWSeq9k7r-hW_e13ydFY4b904Pbdv00bkYNEDyiilZiHY_sbAO3qC84dPtN6MQCRTy2Elfskl48EPpKVsAIcSxWF8KBh6qzjrsSmHTdZAWfQRbdXwNrXMFiV8dA3-KAa285ekNu-awWpYwJZOfdOYJRFpxl3-Ensu9VEthmsM4ZBKK8MJHO3Au21/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_152230142.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That wraps up our look at this Stop & Shop, and this is our last big chain store for some time! Up next, we're headed around eight miles north to Sherman to check out their small-town supermarket -- don't miss it!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-18203422589216520932024-03-16T22:14:00.001-04:002024-03-18T17:55:59.352-04:00Special Report: Checking Back in on Stop & Shop<p>We're back with another round of Stop & Shop updates. I first posed the question of <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/03/special-report-whats-up-with-stop-shop.html" target="_blank">"what's up with Stop & Shop"</a> at the beginning of the month with a special report looking at stores in West Caldwell, Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, Lyndhurst, Carlstadt, Hackensack, Dumont, South Orange, Union, Bayonne, Staten Island, Keyport, Aberdeen, and Berkeley Heights. Now it's time to check out a few other stores I've been to more recently -- and things are decidedly not good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDyQhLyQsPb0_KiaM0rRV2st3wWB1CL0f5qnA14irJUKvImm60JmRxxFqcHYdrXaZJDKjwQn0QCITM3P6pWQ5xZs8NVG5E5ubm44qbNnlNe-VZOiAV_kKyoH2INsaFr24KWdPF2k1Zlg2Vcw-Y_nJX5jdwuqcmSLZ0DDUkdh_r5Nhja-9kQaHADePTKZo/s4032/IMG_0895.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDyQhLyQsPb0_KiaM0rRV2st3wWB1CL0f5qnA14irJUKvImm60JmRxxFqcHYdrXaZJDKjwQn0QCITM3P6pWQ5xZs8NVG5E5ubm44qbNnlNe-VZOiAV_kKyoH2INsaFr24KWdPF2k1Zlg2Vcw-Y_nJX5jdwuqcmSLZ0DDUkdh_r5Nhja-9kQaHADePTKZo/w400-h300/IMG_0895.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTCMMYzwx5HPlXhlhyphenhyphen4uzGyYqTfel-mm83ebkmCUOyidIQJ_c2Ccd0qY49M518q9e7F2oP3PsOV1OySZGN2oo-iock5iZBoRzVoKbtaeNsO05XIgLoBhJSMh24pnQf9oHW9Y5ErWKrBFVnUA0MXHFnwqjMMI-e5USXpE02eNuK-2h5c1xA0NnQfssZPNK/s500/special%20report%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTCMMYzwx5HPlXhlhyphenhyphen4uzGyYqTfel-mm83ebkmCUOyidIQJ_c2Ccd0qY49M518q9e7F2oP3PsOV1OySZGN2oo-iock5iZBoRzVoKbtaeNsO05XIgLoBhJSMh24pnQf9oHW9Y5ErWKrBFVnUA0MXHFnwqjMMI-e5USXpE02eNuK-2h5c1xA0NnQfssZPNK/w200-h200/special%20report%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't have any substantive updates since the last post I made, which I linked above, but I have visited several more stores and not only have the stock and maintenance problems continued -- they have notably gotten worse. Still, again, there's a range of store conditions, and store ages. Let's see what's going on.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkZXthFr4bV86J9lx28m8cEXz2rK50FQuVFll4x0zJedYADnICNcQvPOkXHr2SGLpRGvJHszp_l0IIZAFl_DihTTF66PFozXROX6Y0Rp1sV8XATKsS1F6XQeaWPx_Mzq98vU6T8-8kA6dLrfaAU83Z_i13UwnrtBIIsYLzWH21rYGxzXpvfA5hCzMDl50/s4032/IMG_0813%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkZXthFr4bV86J9lx28m8cEXz2rK50FQuVFll4x0zJedYADnICNcQvPOkXHr2SGLpRGvJHszp_l0IIZAFl_DihTTF66PFozXROX6Y0Rp1sV8XATKsS1F6XQeaWPx_Mzq98vU6T8-8kA6dLrfaAU83Z_i13UwnrtBIIsYLzWH21rYGxzXpvfA5hCzMDl50/w400-h300/IMG_0813%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closter, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table><div>We begin our tour of Stop & Shop in Closter, New Jersey, a small town in northeastern New Jersey. It's just about three miles inland from the Hudson River and just about as far from the New York state border to the north. A former A&P of around 44,000 square feet is just outside of the middle of town, and things are feeling an awful lot like A&P did right about 10 years ago. The store isn't that large but feels massive and desolate because they're light on merchandise and shoppers for sure. I was there on a Thursday morning and it was almost eerily empty. The Whole Foods a couple blocks away wasn't packed but definitely had steady traffic in and out.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7CS8bIPwR3ERFJLTJInuGyOPzGQ-igCwtIXKyY9IdDT5doiX914mgLsAYIiqRyQTWRs8WDOmSyMKkfJTmQ2u49xK1pglfLcnZynpUbv2N4f9sI03pOsQqQpJltpZlld7kzQtSqz40XfYbfiOl-qsGuRvw4U8sY1HjD7j_kvjfuJ8qhoKGsgi9iFG4n8z/s4032/IMG_0816%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7CS8bIPwR3ERFJLTJInuGyOPzGQ-igCwtIXKyY9IdDT5doiX914mgLsAYIiqRyQTWRs8WDOmSyMKkfJTmQ2u49xK1pglfLcnZynpUbv2N4f9sI03pOsQqQpJltpZlld7kzQtSqz40XfYbfiOl-qsGuRvw4U8sY1HjD7j_kvjfuJ8qhoKGsgi9iFG4n8z/w400-h300/IMG_0816%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closter, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Shelves were empty and sparse all around, and the store itself is looking a little dated as it's gotten no updates whatsoever since the A&P days other than a quick paintjob in the transition period from A&P to Stop & Shop. The fixtures are dated (having last been updated... probably long before A&P closed). The freezers were loudly churning and when I used the men's room, the wall literally shook when I flushed the toilet.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNqt7hPhY9bBnPy4ZbEop44dXd6Hm6BRhiOmfy0IXgKvEnmmsuaXw2uvVJWuJWxvKlekn1UwgPhNFnx4OtzTsp3DLhxg1HTgVLN_2I-hpvn1qJFi93v5Qrjf6RMjAo-10CLNGvVGyvP54Y6XRDz-ngNdwfr8OpgOmNaZpWgUyBokQSUWJ-OKYOkyh69yb/s4032/IMG_0821.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNqt7hPhY9bBnPy4ZbEop44dXd6Hm6BRhiOmfy0IXgKvEnmmsuaXw2uvVJWuJWxvKlekn1UwgPhNFnx4OtzTsp3DLhxg1HTgVLN_2I-hpvn1qJFi93v5Qrjf6RMjAo-10CLNGvVGyvP54Y6XRDz-ngNdwfr8OpgOmNaZpWgUyBokQSUWJ-OKYOkyh69yb/w400-h300/IMG_0821.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closter, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>Stock was light across the board, and <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/TPo4tj6bY6mP7iLc6" target="_blank">the decor</a> is (as we see) barebones. Notice the endcaps here in the natural food department in the front corner, where stock is light or just missing.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwSi0qpKxDE8hD-ypomoe8_boMAXRtdenlVfH-ZKpQMApIcy5WguI-nU8gqB_fdV4ZOFSKhLJqKGGVGmwcxAFe0EsEol286pxqBHfoss1Oq_ds82EcFR3BtOj0ibxGk1lQF-9woky1j6KqS06_sb37xkdMreanUugl_NnW665MybQhI0Ul6Gg4jioOEqq/s4032/IMG_0829%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwSi0qpKxDE8hD-ypomoe8_boMAXRtdenlVfH-ZKpQMApIcy5WguI-nU8gqB_fdV4ZOFSKhLJqKGGVGmwcxAFe0EsEol286pxqBHfoss1Oq_ds82EcFR3BtOj0ibxGk1lQF-9woky1j6KqS06_sb37xkdMreanUugl_NnW665MybQhI0Ul6Gg4jioOEqq/w400-h300/IMG_0829%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closter, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>Another sign that this store is doing poorly -- the pharmacy closed and is now used as a staging area for the online shopping, but as we see the conversion was done with zero effort. The sign frame remains, just with the pharmacy lettering gone.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibqx69qHqaCxZL4YVbCcmBu6CdenhFryzokOJRA5S4KUzu-qDFe0yJjnjFZGttkUGo0C6pRIaNIwsZxIJb9VEpujEe1Q_z0PRWrs5G5dwRT4YdLPzbwvxWogG3I0CHre6C9t2kepBBltnhjjsrMjpv9116Jk8TENvle1CeBo66OJemhwdOo12GW7_FNMe/s4032/IMG_0833.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibqx69qHqaCxZL4YVbCcmBu6CdenhFryzokOJRA5S4KUzu-qDFe0yJjnjFZGttkUGo0C6pRIaNIwsZxIJb9VEpujEe1Q_z0PRWrs5G5dwRT4YdLPzbwvxWogG3I0CHre6C9t2kepBBltnhjjsrMjpv9116Jk8TENvle1CeBo66OJemhwdOo12GW7_FNMe/w400-h300/IMG_0833.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closter, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a few of the stores I've been to lately that, regardless of whether anything's gonna happen to Stop & Shop, won't make it in the long term. Closter is definitely on that list. Just to the north across the border in Orangeburg, New York, we find a gorgeous store that was only built in 2013, not that long ago. Beautiful though it is, it has all the same problems all the other ones had, starting in the produce department.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag3lN4M16r12PNFdg5GuyU8I_6U2Y1vfC0Fe-5MkrhRfC1lHFtakt_NLesIzET7YCh9LwZmbMO-SlP8FR0ee7BBq2LmtJJemLmpsyyKY21K4qh-OQjaMqfvA2YUuTvkEilhS8XLOjtYbwrPctcSxPe335hdgEtxsE0dgfFs0V98LW-wi2smESBdo7hjq7/s4032/IMG_0857%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag3lN4M16r12PNFdg5GuyU8I_6U2Y1vfC0Fe-5MkrhRfC1lHFtakt_NLesIzET7YCh9LwZmbMO-SlP8FR0ee7BBq2LmtJJemLmpsyyKY21K4qh-OQjaMqfvA2YUuTvkEilhS8XLOjtYbwrPctcSxPe335hdgEtxsE0dgfFs0V98LW-wi2smESBdo7hjq7/w400-h300/IMG_0857%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orangeburg, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>Mid-morning on a weekday, we have nearly empty bakery cases. Why is this?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOazeJmOTnMZ9pW-JwrNPbtZIyAReFq9EbOQdnZCPuvxREGHlzDRhKlBjIUjlr_mDDEG_x50O3q8-bVQt8HxPgW48B3yqkuEJCvC76y3pYMf4ZNdLCFdIiTRP93uMpd0ldTmTBYBM34rzH552tCPrRqwW3BhB5R931xVXK6jaep6OlEqhe7MAxWZELEYJ/s4032/IMG_0859%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOazeJmOTnMZ9pW-JwrNPbtZIyAReFq9EbOQdnZCPuvxREGHlzDRhKlBjIUjlr_mDDEG_x50O3q8-bVQt8HxPgW48B3yqkuEJCvC76y3pYMf4ZNdLCFdIiTRP93uMpd0ldTmTBYBM34rzH552tCPrRqwW3BhB5R931xVXK6jaep6OlEqhe7MAxWZELEYJ/w300-h400/IMG_0859%20(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orangeburg, NY</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not far away in New City, the same problems come back again in the produce department.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ubVQhRiEclVBWJ9_s1QGuB0YM6Dk34a5P35QSq1sQCsAtvQ74KPYwtObgUf5AoPkIVZet4ujV7dtnrh_To_HRrKQv2jXEOX9gnNmaYXvlKcS4lRpsLsV4KuH9yjw0f-GzrS8ENn_YYu5J7qxUPVGilbImiqJzHJj1v27cFD0MPVlyKxE6GRdaO7dl27h/s4032/IMG_0881%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ubVQhRiEclVBWJ9_s1QGuB0YM6Dk34a5P35QSq1sQCsAtvQ74KPYwtObgUf5AoPkIVZet4ujV7dtnrh_To_HRrKQv2jXEOX9gnNmaYXvlKcS4lRpsLsV4KuH9yjw0f-GzrS8ENn_YYu5J7qxUPVGilbImiqJzHJj1v27cFD0MPVlyKxE6GRdaO7dl27h/w300-h400/IMG_0881%20(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New City, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>What amazes me is how consistent the problems are across all the store. Here's Peekskill, a bit farther north on the east side of the Hudson.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDLWOBSaq-ZLy6UGtZKNBbRCP8R1jhfppqB1pGwQMqP8PLSO2vWqUw_9pn5zoC8WtKzB-hH15ZASkSBr3RUlBJ7loVynwG7IDfFtoM5-4ct5wVe9vrh85MgHWn4tFBuqYP6BwYb1ZRqJRsG4NMAZmh6FG_e-LiD7SIHefjGcnSlLpZlZnFBAY9EB17aJM/s4032/IMG_0917%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDLWOBSaq-ZLy6UGtZKNBbRCP8R1jhfppqB1pGwQMqP8PLSO2vWqUw_9pn5zoC8WtKzB-hH15ZASkSBr3RUlBJ7loVynwG7IDfFtoM5-4ct5wVe9vrh85MgHWn4tFBuqYP6BwYb1ZRqJRsG4NMAZmh6FG_e-LiD7SIHefjGcnSlLpZlZnFBAY9EB17aJM/w400-h300/IMG_0917%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peekskill, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>I don't think it's that the teams in the store don't care about their own stores, I think it's that they don't have the resources to keep them up the way they should. In every store I've visited (and it's now been almost three dozen stores across two states in the last two months), they're chronically short-staffed, with barely more people than you need to keep the lights on. If the stores aren't staffed, and they're not receiving the product they need, what can you do?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3O5Pku_yItIHKKqGH5P3chi0juETqu7RvT92Z-n-Bt8iViF5yOuNjm3z1HGjzUyQV50loKr50O6MCmjdRlIe9ZFRv_tNo7xVorm6LRXROUwttpF35AZJWMDITIkaZ9639eEf7hQgM9OpRHmPcyW3tC-SF73ixQwpVfk10KPRyEQuDkJmT5K5dz6NRID4/s4032/IMG_0900%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3O5Pku_yItIHKKqGH5P3chi0juETqu7RvT92Z-n-Bt8iViF5yOuNjm3z1HGjzUyQV50loKr50O6MCmjdRlIe9ZFRv_tNo7xVorm6LRXROUwttpF35AZJWMDITIkaZ9639eEf7hQgM9OpRHmPcyW3tC-SF73ixQwpVfk10KPRyEQuDkJmT5K5dz6NRID4/w400-h300/IMG_0900%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peekskill, NY<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>In one Central Jersey store, I even overhead two department managers talking about the product shortages and, apparently, they're instructed not to face the product or fill spaces with other products (I gleaned from the brief conversation I heard, this is apparently coming from the store manager and perhaps that is coming from corporate).<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnwoSGY3fqN0zlNAlHVIBSH26IjnUn5crcaxfxHaHThwvQq0ra2Xa5DarH9hpNxEbs1Yg7vXsGNVWOau0acfluThcsQ4LC-VU3bemxbYK2gG3bY8q76Irx6aiPCgeqDTQ5LqECCneREnTNQ_qYRRExjEB1_M2r2WSFfw5_sz8-5bTfdc18CUjSDZR_-Rj/s4032/IMG_0912%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnwoSGY3fqN0zlNAlHVIBSH26IjnUn5crcaxfxHaHThwvQq0ra2Xa5DarH9hpNxEbs1Yg7vXsGNVWOau0acfluThcsQ4LC-VU3bemxbYK2gG3bY8q76Irx6aiPCgeqDTQ5LqECCneREnTNQ_qYRRExjEB1_M2r2WSFfw5_sz8-5bTfdc18CUjSDZR_-Rj/w400-h300/IMG_0912%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peekskill, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>I simply can't imagine the stores would consistently be in this bad shape without something bigger coming. In a few of the stores, it really felt like we were counting down the days.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKaO5nEge9hYDnOfH-ybVDY3qWgv2i1XNTCWIOwoDaXtS37n45SDGAOgll8hK19liWoieRXZH3PswGuSfHonceqLrF7yiSWF7-zORniMhrqWtDj9ZjGJ1RQKqd-HbIL42UToBjlUi4tc64YWTozxt2jKYQH3MxdRJ6sCxSNxJXN3zJWZ29duXriaFDQK0/s4032/IMG_0945%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKaO5nEge9hYDnOfH-ybVDY3qWgv2i1XNTCWIOwoDaXtS37n45SDGAOgll8hK19liWoieRXZH3PswGuSfHonceqLrF7yiSWF7-zORniMhrqWtDj9ZjGJ1RQKqd-HbIL42UToBjlUi4tc64YWTozxt2jKYQH3MxdRJ6sCxSNxJXN3zJWZ29duXriaFDQK0/w400-h300/IMG_0945%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baldwin Place, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>The Stop & Shop in Baldwin Place, a small town about 10 miles outside of Peekskill, is practically next door from an A&P-turned-ACME in Mahopac which was empty of customers but absolutely pristine. I wondered if it was just that Stop & Shop's sales start on Friday and I was here on a Thursday, so they hadn't put out the sale items yet, but ACME's sales also start on Friday. Plus, I've visited stores across the region on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and I'm seeing the same thing.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNRLKv-3AcIQzlX38A0x-v7cikPDyKKV_9CSGfOBTdn9lTgIeCDs3Qz3UoSsb4pglsB6tJQxolsWr2X3ilAu9jdFLp0EPHSAviTx0ZOoYqbGmbkayEfmbUMYVm0l3E7YkpeLYuMEW0dl6fRbhA9VtPRPdm0TYPrcSHfUpYkYDZeTjgqaFEXcG02NJDOER/s4032/IMG_0923%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNRLKv-3AcIQzlX38A0x-v7cikPDyKKV_9CSGfOBTdn9lTgIeCDs3Qz3UoSsb4pglsB6tJQxolsWr2X3ilAu9jdFLp0EPHSAviTx0ZOoYqbGmbkayEfmbUMYVm0l3E7YkpeLYuMEW0dl6fRbhA9VtPRPdm0TYPrcSHfUpYkYDZeTjgqaFEXcG02NJDOER/w400-h300/IMG_0923%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baldwin Place, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>Baldwin Place was in particularly bad shape, with several large displays right at the entrance almost or completely empty. What's the excuse for this? Meanwhile, we go just a little bit farther into the produce department to find...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKWYVZ5uyvszqwi5kdj6ljPi6TgXWLuUThex955LzPsS5hHwdyBJXQC3i3ZP448N6MRxcsSgdRGBV-_3K8_UOr4TA-h5peO6JYHt3WkNvUJrzJhD_dHRjb7sth9JZ94_b0_ZLa2iZUiKS-0VbvPXTvtLPH2aoNZVnOhXyicd7r8e06aWj82QdyPz-YsW6/s4032/IMG_0924%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKWYVZ5uyvszqwi5kdj6ljPi6TgXWLuUThex955LzPsS5hHwdyBJXQC3i3ZP448N6MRxcsSgdRGBV-_3K8_UOr4TA-h5peO6JYHt3WkNvUJrzJhD_dHRjb7sth9JZ94_b0_ZLa2iZUiKS-0VbvPXTvtLPH2aoNZVnOhXyicd7r8e06aWj82QdyPz-YsW6/w400-h300/IMG_0924%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baldwin Place, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>An entire produce island, almost completely empty. There's a few dips on the front and two shelves of juice in the back. Why? This is extreme, something I only see when there's a recall or a snowstorm or a holiday or the like. Why does the store look like this on an average Thursday?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr2uf1XLvKyRJuSo0EAH5BZa6mEGREGjQW1fkqvPW3c22pARiooooeQ6rjb7AfTpV1gA4kXGhUxmI2reoK-hlH9qGA2iW50qcq_NEMAFtRc2eGkvuOLe-h48Jer6mdxuKXJSMC-Y0Xtd0pbUPv6sKkJp5p1DNRtQQLHXJd6ay3DHs1QAcBvOivdIviI14/s4032/IMG_0926%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr2uf1XLvKyRJuSo0EAH5BZa6mEGREGjQW1fkqvPW3c22pARiooooeQ6rjb7AfTpV1gA4kXGhUxmI2reoK-hlH9qGA2iW50qcq_NEMAFtRc2eGkvuOLe-h48Jer6mdxuKXJSMC-Y0Xtd0pbUPv6sKkJp5p1DNRtQQLHXJd6ay3DHs1QAcBvOivdIviI14/w400-h300/IMG_0926%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baldwin Place, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>In a few of the stores in New York, I saw people from <a href="https://www.sasretail.com/en/" target="_blank">SAS Retail Services</a> doing inventory. It didn't seem they were doing anything other than counting the limited stock on the shelves, and I didn't see any evidence of a reset or something similar. I also assume this isn't a failing store, because it just got the latest renovation (which you can see a little bit in the pictures above). But the meat department was very thin in terms of stock...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FUq85ckhpyWFzA2CNcP79F0M3kCdOsMkKg3LwvWcR38mtzNAX71eakavbo-JLzVfzDjuIp2Y611AyQ5yJblXpcj-cBjODRKQR6jP-O1HaBI3dom6U0iKlavZybMTmvTqz3Ge5GcHw4FDSiGJT1U_IRRgc1ldsEL8-wJF_VTXZvBT7XePu0HgIEyDpb7S/s4032/IMG_0929%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FUq85ckhpyWFzA2CNcP79F0M3kCdOsMkKg3LwvWcR38mtzNAX71eakavbo-JLzVfzDjuIp2Y611AyQ5yJblXpcj-cBjODRKQR6jP-O1HaBI3dom6U0iKlavZybMTmvTqz3Ge5GcHw4FDSiGJT1U_IRRgc1ldsEL8-wJF_VTXZvBT7XePu0HgIEyDpb7S/w400-h300/IMG_0929%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baldwin Place, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>But talk about thin. How about this endcap?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KZgQgaxdJwhpKSUWrPfUs_WcRNuObX0zzAwAcSriQsNWpotApRvvNzDB4t0zn1D_U-THgzq2J5fqQBguMSe4zx_S5dsD_AUTbH9cfxnV5n9w-t6Atehe-JoSKwFWUydW93-HU_iyFF0XXk2t_IRLxuvYvArF_aBCK1z0ThGgd0Y-X4bnfoquH7KA_vgp/s4032/IMG_0930%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KZgQgaxdJwhpKSUWrPfUs_WcRNuObX0zzAwAcSriQsNWpotApRvvNzDB4t0zn1D_U-THgzq2J5fqQBguMSe4zx_S5dsD_AUTbH9cfxnV5n9w-t6Atehe-JoSKwFWUydW93-HU_iyFF0XXk2t_IRLxuvYvArF_aBCK1z0ThGgd0Y-X4bnfoquH7KA_vgp/w300-h400/IMG_0930%20(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baldwin Place, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>And HABA isn't looking much better. Again, it's feeling like they're having trouble filling the store, but at 64,000 square feet, this isn't exactly a massive superstore. It's large, for sure, but only 2,000 square feet larger than the ACME just up the street. It's obvious that the ACME is better-run. Neither felt particularly high-volume, though.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpWa_v3NRrNqDgw9Ys9VbXYPh7eM96fsahX-i6q2o6gulEClBXScMFnfofGbY4pSQspkK1euqp55MZL6ytCWajX41pKA6tNkP9wcAWGX0DEdi_VrZ5RJ7UVuOjbcybvGG4-jggUOAbtWzGlB9C_DsFCAFmDmATKwqSZaYBVz5YlpeXLbCp7mw6RkvqXLv/s4032/IMG_0935%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpWa_v3NRrNqDgw9Ys9VbXYPh7eM96fsahX-i6q2o6gulEClBXScMFnfofGbY4pSQspkK1euqp55MZL6ytCWajX41pKA6tNkP9wcAWGX0DEdi_VrZ5RJ7UVuOjbcybvGG4-jggUOAbtWzGlB9C_DsFCAFmDmATKwqSZaYBVz5YlpeXLbCp7mw6RkvqXLv/w400-h300/IMG_0935%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baldwin Place, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>Overall, the tiny store in the tiny town of Hopewell Junction was in excellent shape -- it was well-stocked and seemed to be taken care of rather well. But it's definitely a bad first impression...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSkj06cUAlqTzBq06xu1FkwIx4_4HvjqAVtIO5PTUTG0-mitMokLpSfSIkyj9nusjXuGGUTZJy_y1xwpK5xeFUfwaBvTswrSaIJXahii_vUA2HIeHZE_n21xE6BfB-q935_OIL0cUWnIXJVA6Z-eZVAkrHcFPinJcEIoVvCvrFXlrXlp6DAsMqeH13srQ/s2806/IMG_0966%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="2806" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSkj06cUAlqTzBq06xu1FkwIx4_4HvjqAVtIO5PTUTG0-mitMokLpSfSIkyj9nusjXuGGUTZJy_y1xwpK5xeFUfwaBvTswrSaIJXahii_vUA2HIeHZE_n21xE6BfB-q935_OIL0cUWnIXJVA6Z-eZVAkrHcFPinJcEIoVvCvrFXlrXlp6DAsMqeH13srQ/w400-h300/IMG_0966%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hopewell Junction, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>The missing and poorly-replaced l and the tilted e and both Ss certainly don't make for an impressive entrance into the store. And although the store seems to be in good shape, it's not immune to the same problems all the other ones have...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIznJptDXuvRum66eh6vtGTbK3nrw9T7nM8SECqiPwOQgj5g87lS1Gh-1jXoU3lpFlX5-3pomyqaUJHc8cjnvky-KoS5ioUUPYdkHrlsWlouEoC0jwC-msg_5-P81dbkQJDwpSi8jJHODfokNzp7JnpJQ7GRCDQNZr-2XaSsF7l_njX7cUZpNClndH8kV/s4032/IMG_0970%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIznJptDXuvRum66eh6vtGTbK3nrw9T7nM8SECqiPwOQgj5g87lS1Gh-1jXoU3lpFlX5-3pomyqaUJHc8cjnvky-KoS5ioUUPYdkHrlsWlouEoC0jwC-msg_5-P81dbkQJDwpSi8jJHODfokNzp7JnpJQ7GRCDQNZr-2XaSsF7l_njX7cUZpNClndH8kV/w400-h300/IMG_0970%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hopewell Junction, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>Farther to the north, both Poughkeepsie stores seemed to be in pretty good condition, but the South Road location is way too big, with multiple aisles of not much. But at about 68,000 square feet, there's no reason this big chain should have trouble filling the space.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEgyTgvpZtJJzcjudcpIuCLln0JO7GIHtNDji3LwUAXQmVeeF_hHiQU31kdRZAWLjXDAU9NClGrPr03BXCkmyWyiRh2sqwjWRh7d9_-zw0iz3fYXtkAb-rUxe8A3VD6Dc21uxvEOYvfayEZqbDXTAlVNvwQJCKfbUGsktLEi5Bq16gg8K6sjPcB5XCQpJ/s4032/IMG_1003%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEgyTgvpZtJJzcjudcpIuCLln0JO7GIHtNDji3LwUAXQmVeeF_hHiQU31kdRZAWLjXDAU9NClGrPr03BXCkmyWyiRh2sqwjWRh7d9_-zw0iz3fYXtkAb-rUxe8A3VD6Dc21uxvEOYvfayEZqbDXTAlVNvwQJCKfbUGsktLEi5Bq16gg8K6sjPcB5XCQpJ/w400-h300/IMG_1003%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poughkeepsie, NY - South Road</td></tr></tbody></table>This store also has the "Taste & Time" decor, and while the store is in really good shape, it's just old. The other Poughkeepsie store is newly renovated, but the renovation was minimal. A few miles to the north, the store in Hyde Park is decidedly in worse shape.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8RmBD9D0Ns9JbypL3rFsbWNLcSi-DWM_ebtVcKOtXy0ZMIZCQUUhi_y2V_TRhCrDyeDhqclox1jnzaMPwUT0Ns_D3bgWAFr8S96E3E1QxdKYqM_ST3U2m4t3_9k9RTvfvJHqJoZUaWuFl4Luw7srRHBn43eCx7YyWbHbCfIR7il_lVr9u_5OWpo0AHd-/s4032/IMG_1039%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8RmBD9D0Ns9JbypL3rFsbWNLcSi-DWM_ebtVcKOtXy0ZMIZCQUUhi_y2V_TRhCrDyeDhqclox1jnzaMPwUT0Ns_D3bgWAFr8S96E3E1QxdKYqM_ST3U2m4t3_9k9RTvfvJHqJoZUaWuFl4Luw7srRHBn43eCx7YyWbHbCfIR7il_lVr9u_5OWpo0AHd-/w400-h300/IMG_1039%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hyde Park, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>It's a shame, because the Hyde Park store is beautiful and newly renovated, if rather boring. But it was in just terrible shape stock-wise...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cIopa8lrbXWcPzSoZCq3tdRKaE9hldsTo5u-Nxsx9EZX90X59TmW4qS1SsHdBYv-98DcNgGKQGh14JfKGM8GM4KilkuuPcKRTzwWDDfpCRJifRRl6vud6w_evCtLCAM4fem7lAZJM695a3MZ4TC_cIIrAKVgnLKaDHAweiWQ5Yfdy2PN4tUzz9JGZsHo/s4032/IMG_1040%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cIopa8lrbXWcPzSoZCq3tdRKaE9hldsTo5u-Nxsx9EZX90X59TmW4qS1SsHdBYv-98DcNgGKQGh14JfKGM8GM4KilkuuPcKRTzwWDDfpCRJifRRl6vud6w_evCtLCAM4fem7lAZJM695a3MZ4TC_cIIrAKVgnLKaDHAweiWQ5Yfdy2PN4tUzz9JGZsHo/w400-h300/IMG_1040%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hyde Park, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>There's no reason the produce shelves should look like this. Dairy is similarly a problem...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzW_M6rR8b7wSmk5A1cVH__MDAtA1CjDbQ9S1aI3lDFX4pYu7ZhY9Bf4M1zhVi72BuYC_6kVH_kKJrPIYEWjp-7gAFKoMnT9bHzE_78_odx8ZR3HpeonWdGlyMd6YeAy0dywlv-cobCIPT1jKGu3ggiq1GkPIlEqBEqRHskI3Hpba6vlSlb_yi9stNPbo/s4032/IMG_1045%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzW_M6rR8b7wSmk5A1cVH__MDAtA1CjDbQ9S1aI3lDFX4pYu7ZhY9Bf4M1zhVi72BuYC_6kVH_kKJrPIYEWjp-7gAFKoMnT9bHzE_78_odx8ZR3HpeonWdGlyMd6YeAy0dywlv-cobCIPT1jKGu3ggiq1GkPIlEqBEqRHskI3Hpba6vlSlb_yi9stNPbo/w400-h300/IMG_1045%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hyde Park, NY</td></tr></tbody></table>An entire frozen coffin case was nearly empty. This end was empty, and the two sides had a single layer of frozen pizzas covering the bottom.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Vn4viZkHzdHHzsNPqzmbVZ2oIYe7s1w_8oOO-CV1FFitNn3oprTb2bRTHc2Guc_FvarHlP1EPhwXdSRTQyweeguoaOnceFAEE4X1L8CY-1g_RtvyBjppLYgicBAOGypY4y0qWG4en5IAAJ-w-ADCpJesX4tJdyNIk2xIZQO9AecwIpP3fK4YSIr4msKv/s4032/IMG_1049%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Vn4viZkHzdHHzsNPqzmbVZ2oIYe7s1w_8oOO-CV1FFitNn3oprTb2bRTHc2Guc_FvarHlP1EPhwXdSRTQyweeguoaOnceFAEE4X1L8CY-1g_RtvyBjppLYgicBAOGypY4y0qWG4en5IAAJ-w-ADCpJesX4tJdyNIk2xIZQO9AecwIpP3fK4YSIr4msKv/w300-h400/IMG_1049%20(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hyde Park, NY</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now we're jumping down to Central Jersey, where on Friday I went to four stores around New Brunswick (one of two in Edison, Piscataway, one of two in Somerset, and Kendall Park). I suspect that again, regardless of what happens to Stop & Shop big-picture, they're probably soon planning to pull out of this part of the state. In this area you have <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/10/tour-stop-shop-edison-south-nj.html" target="_blank">route 1</a> and Inman Ave in Edison, Piscataway, Easton Ave and <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/09/tour-stop-shop-franklinsomerset-nj.html" target="_blank">route 27</a> in Somerset, <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/11/tour-stop-shop-watchung-nj.html" target="_blank">Watchung</a>, East Brunswick, Kendall Park, and Monroe. Then, to the west and south, the other stores I suspect are struggling are Pennington, <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2022/02/snapshot-stop-shop-flemington-nj.html" target="_blank">Flemington</a>, and Phillipsburg. Those stores all seem to be low-volume and generally neglected, and Pennington, Flemington, and Phillipsburg are truly on the edge of Stop & Shop's market area -- although not far from Giant in Pennsylvania. Of those stores, none have the current stoplight decor seen in Baldwin Place and Peekskill, none have the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/10/tour-stop-shop-mahopac-ny.html" target="_blank">very bland decor</a> they started using in 2018, one has the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/12/tour-stop-shop-tenafly-nj.html" target="_blank">wood decor</a>, one has the colorful fruitbowl decor like <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/11/tour-stop-shop-berkeley-heights-nj.html" target="_blank">this</a>, three have the yellow and purple decor, four have <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2018/10/tour-stop-shop-union-nj.html" target="_blank">"Taste & Time"</a>, two have the Super Stop & Shop decor, and one (Piscataway) even still has Edwards decor. That means the most recent renovation happened around 2017 at the most recent, and most haven't been renovated since 2008. That, to me, feels like a region that is barely getting by. (Worth noting that just to the east, Stop & Shop seems to do just fine in the northern part of the Jersey Shore.) Meanwhile, multiple stores have closed in this region lately -- Dayton, <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/10/120-orlando-dr-raritan-nj.html" target="_blank">Raritan</a>, <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2023/04/update-stop-shop-highland-park-nj.html" target="_blank">Highland Park</a>, and <a href="https://independent.marketreportblog.com/2021/11/tour-patidar-supermarket-hillsborough-nj.html" target="_blank">Hillsborough</a> -- suggesting that the whole area is struggling. Incidentally, Dayton and Raritan are still vacant, while Highland Park is soon to become a SuperFresh. My observations in the stores is pretty consistent with that assessment...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U3GqKXxEXMvcKEAnuibJdLfspHXSr6FMuOw2U6Jq_7ovuhv-cwipTOHR4hiCRfYiWP0qYyH2wdP5SdCG4G89iaj-QZTfW7f6zW9y-TJYFl4enAizGvbWFW2__YeepoOZcG5CJQYDQ6D6KEyrBk9K-pZCYgaiRVkC6R0Au03r_8lKrdx92SyeGjLFPzmj/s4032/IMG_1526%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U3GqKXxEXMvcKEAnuibJdLfspHXSr6FMuOw2U6Jq_7ovuhv-cwipTOHR4hiCRfYiWP0qYyH2wdP5SdCG4G89iaj-QZTfW7f6zW9y-TJYFl4enAizGvbWFW2__YeepoOZcG5CJQYDQ6D6KEyrBk9K-pZCYgaiRVkC6R0Au03r_8lKrdx92SyeGjLFPzmj/w400-h300/IMG_1526%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edison, NJ - Inman Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>The Inman Avenue store is an acquired Grand Union (edit: whoops, I was wrong -- it looks like a Grand Union <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/8000112935/in/photolist-dbWERD-d5apem-2mEVYzp-2e8eedi-2o8evLe-2mudheK-2oDkkpb-HZ8sek-2nAEST6-2nA6qWW-2nxaVhm-2mETMRt-rA7e74-2oDHJYD-JmzTke-2ocsmUn-J3LamQ-JmzUCz-2n22fj1-2nAGNgm-JmzTun-2nRodTt-2nAxm15-JjoEA1-2mESuz9-2nA8WgA-Hxfmce-HzJG1e-iFiov3-2nA1jVX-2mESyuU-Hxfncv-2nA6oon-2mESyig-hN1djZ-2nRi2qT-2mEWWye-2ap39iR-4vpSPP-qYrHss-rFQGQ4-2nzCUR9-2m3p8kj-2mENqpe-2mENqos-2mEX4cp-2mEX4gn-2mENqtT-2mETMSv-2mETMQb" target="_blank">but wasn't</a>) that felt very pleasant and low-key, but definitely had stock problems. Rows of flower and plant displays outside the store were completely empty with these signs on them. Understandable, since we are just before the spring season. But the inside is sadly not that different...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2NPoQhACz3KYYd1fqixRDKjLyp8ghDwPwJRtkEITCLex_aSyg9MHp3NZ20hU864NrZewh9eFPS67y9PH4u-KZ-UjVfyrCAjpqhXgkYqaF-AjdTMMDGy-8tfnnD9m4ysOgyYEK5gfN99EZWDqUqlDubegsZwUCE6er7EEXTxe0ddphgGOvacO9UEWjjJL/s4032/IMG_1506.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2NPoQhACz3KYYd1fqixRDKjLyp8ghDwPwJRtkEITCLex_aSyg9MHp3NZ20hU864NrZewh9eFPS67y9PH4u-KZ-UjVfyrCAjpqhXgkYqaF-AjdTMMDGy-8tfnnD9m4ysOgyYEK5gfN99EZWDqUqlDubegsZwUCE6er7EEXTxe0ddphgGOvacO9UEWjjJL/w400-h300/IMG_1506.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edison, NJ - Inman Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Grapes and peppers are apparently in short supply at Stop & Shop. Now, what's interesting to note is that these problems seem to be on top of the previous problems. Grapes and peppers were low at all the Central Jersey stores I went to -- one store even had a single orange bell pepper and a single yellow bell pepper, then maybe a dozen each of green and red -- but they're also having trouble with chicken broth, toothpaste, bottled water, deodorant, leafy greens, packaged salad mixes, meat, and all the other things we've been seeing since the beginning.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FR9RKqGv2zyYyolPBTKDgVabDlSD2BVln7arlO5b9j1gFK5i5O7-vPONBvM0lq4ozfTkpqCGvPnhAgjJDAmmINM9G6rdch52MujenvzJQWxAvjslqSmSKvc2hmcd8EwahESmf6UFVJh9-WKTsboCP9-3HqigWWwqGBBMKSCyHNnhaJaG3nDpZ9v6hWMi/s4032/IMG_1507%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FR9RKqGv2zyYyolPBTKDgVabDlSD2BVln7arlO5b9j1gFK5i5O7-vPONBvM0lq4ozfTkpqCGvPnhAgjJDAmmINM9G6rdch52MujenvzJQWxAvjslqSmSKvc2hmcd8EwahESmf6UFVJh9-WKTsboCP9-3HqigWWwqGBBMKSCyHNnhaJaG3nDpZ9v6hWMi/w400-h300/IMG_1507%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edison, NJ - Inman Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Speaking of meat, the meat departments on a Friday afternoon were absolutely decimated at most of the stores I was at. I couldn't even take pictures of all the empty spaces on the shelves because there were just too many. Inman was alright, but in the other three, lots of meat and deli items were reduced for quick sale, which doesn't make me feel good about the amount of turnover they're getting.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf-5KS0dYYMV4W6JgW_I7cz5dAJCJBg7SMS9ni2_kB29rzaMbo051j2ot-nO7NUgxkVn3eznQcFNiA07MyoRuF67bpNlaLkqVOncvr43o0cW2cuHHnamv-KG3GzHtiF2utdFSsh5Xb6qUd3JLWTcxjStItSyMwJGFy0bzIdZEKRnv9NZz43cHv0t6P2fC/s4032/IMG_1516%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf-5KS0dYYMV4W6JgW_I7cz5dAJCJBg7SMS9ni2_kB29rzaMbo051j2ot-nO7NUgxkVn3eznQcFNiA07MyoRuF67bpNlaLkqVOncvr43o0cW2cuHHnamv-KG3GzHtiF2utdFSsh5Xb6qUd3JLWTcxjStItSyMwJGFy0bzIdZEKRnv9NZz43cHv0t6P2fC/w400-h300/IMG_1516%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edison, NJ - Inman Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Another bad sign in what seems to be an otherwise well-run store? The meat counter was completely empty. It's one thing to not have an employee always standing by the counter; it's another thing completely to have it entirely empty.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXzv5_z2x54VHVhzQHe6imhfGGKFUY65qrJ2bIsguOtalZXb0_UKc_3w1qOe1LAWQr7XTqZKDZbhjsBhjiyPyKPX4Ldj-nSQ74dlT4PxzcbxZ99iOBuYV4W1It-Tjeva1pLrsn_wFAFsbOJ9K1m0tIb2lWVjw1m-SPXPrBLVXt8dpBtV1nxMGT0Qz19J-/s4032/IMG_1517%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXzv5_z2x54VHVhzQHe6imhfGGKFUY65qrJ2bIsguOtalZXb0_UKc_3w1qOe1LAWQr7XTqZKDZbhjsBhjiyPyKPX4Ldj-nSQ74dlT4PxzcbxZ99iOBuYV4W1It-Tjeva1pLrsn_wFAFsbOJ9K1m0tIb2lWVjw1m-SPXPrBLVXt8dpBtV1nxMGT0Qz19J-/w400-h300/IMG_1517%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edison, NJ - Inman Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Eggs were also thin at a few of the places I visited. Here it seems to be a problem specific to certain types and brands, but I have a hard time taking it in isolation from the rest of the stock issues I see. That's the thing -- if I walked into my ACME or ShopRite or fill in the blank of another supermarket chain, and noticed that the bell peppers were pretty much cleaned out, I would chalk it up to a bad week or a drought making the crop yields too small, or whatever. But when you see these problems so consistently across the entire chain (or at least the southern parts, as I haven't been able to get to Connecticut, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts in quite some time), I find it hard to believe there isn't something bigger happening around here.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2O0VEXRJXtCe1r4bI-llBfgDVWHe7-ShUkj2oROHsoKsKsF2u9s5lIgdkZV_e8mW5GOFOA_z2rAYV-XbJ4vFtrTK8aUSRaNH5Q4dsn7qlYTb7HV-sZQCWJnCbFDVJGMJbHbGML4o3wX1VAYaozxA1abhstP285aNJZUM9P7nZTqACtdrhnGtNZXddK2yU/s4032/IMG_1524%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2O0VEXRJXtCe1r4bI-llBfgDVWHe7-ShUkj2oROHsoKsKsF2u9s5lIgdkZV_e8mW5GOFOA_z2rAYV-XbJ4vFtrTK8aUSRaNH5Q4dsn7qlYTb7HV-sZQCWJnCbFDVJGMJbHbGML4o3wX1VAYaozxA1abhstP285aNJZUM9P7nZTqACtdrhnGtNZXddK2yU/w400-h300/IMG_1524%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edison, NJ - Inman Ave</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Piscataway is just up the street from where a ShopRite is moving into a new-build store (it's right on the border, so right now the store is in <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/10/tour-shoprite-piscataway-nj.html" target="_blank">Piscataway</a> and they're moving just across to South Plainfield). I have to imagine this massive but empty store is just waiting until the ShopRite opens to close. The store retains its <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yxkWvB622BeQGn_lM_NUTOaWA7JmOSr-/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">1990s Edwards decor</a>, and is in rather bad shape. While it's clean and generally nice, the service departments are down to the bare minimum with large stretches of things that used to be service counters or refrigerators replaced with rows and rows of shelving of random items. Much of the deli case is empty and there are sale displays and small portable drink refrigerators and the like pushed up in front of the deli case.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ad3PjtL4h3acGZORQz684oiaLOYnkX_nxTQ_9qmR5yQCGi7KvYHvaSEblodNd_juKLMtE5_6ikZ76N0oCo3iVAY6OR1inYWdZ2vvMEsm5jIziU1z5nl_bjwlTy2Gcfg4DfEe1oyMnH0TY5y_6GfpwpbB_vIgkxaw3OPnfOXqTSRAlN5Swzvbe9FsDdh3/s4032/IMG_1527%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ad3PjtL4h3acGZORQz684oiaLOYnkX_nxTQ_9qmR5yQCGi7KvYHvaSEblodNd_juKLMtE5_6ikZ76N0oCo3iVAY6OR1inYWdZ2vvMEsm5jIziU1z5nl_bjwlTy2Gcfg4DfEe1oyMnH0TY5y_6GfpwpbB_vIgkxaw3OPnfOXqTSRAlN5Swzvbe9FsDdh3/w400-h300/IMG_1527%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piscataway, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>And the stock in perishables is so thin I have to assume they're not doing any business. I've been to this store twice now and both times it has been absolutely deserted. It's a shame.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yJj6LawPt00cw8wR36OUXXFdw1gU7HoSAd-4m-nanWAwk5dKcyBEhEzeqvdeSWVkvhjUBBltUuDaZNrJYrR7C-d0hUpuBDpJWZzrHH0OYh6Q6fSiuLrMaWFwiRY3T4EmaKtM2xd6ieRedPAFNxXMbR-50ItSblgXz2go-buKEWmM2h-nHpLl0xXXfxhv/s4032/IMG_1528%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yJj6LawPt00cw8wR36OUXXFdw1gU7HoSAd-4m-nanWAwk5dKcyBEhEzeqvdeSWVkvhjUBBltUuDaZNrJYrR7C-d0hUpuBDpJWZzrHH0OYh6Q6fSiuLrMaWFwiRY3T4EmaKtM2xd6ieRedPAFNxXMbR-50ItSblgXz2go-buKEWmM2h-nHpLl0xXXfxhv/w400-h300/IMG_1528%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piscataway, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>We see the same problems again and again, with the boxes of greens and the organic vegetables...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNbt-dJVBJJneuxbK3fDnLw1eqjS6RSlx8HmT2IWtH3U4OokoQdg80SHV4EC7IG8P7R5wR4gXZBsXfqfMuzVSjcKt5zuBISQ4hMKTggaIsjHhsA1yA8vBopmyL_EIPdM7Zm4jlumelVRtx8wXoKMaJrHM1HhHfHlB-6zOJglMa4NrCgZDCI1If1WQFrZ3/s4032/IMG_1529%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNbt-dJVBJJneuxbK3fDnLw1eqjS6RSlx8HmT2IWtH3U4OokoQdg80SHV4EC7IG8P7R5wR4gXZBsXfqfMuzVSjcKt5zuBISQ4hMKTggaIsjHhsA1yA8vBopmyL_EIPdM7Zm4jlumelVRtx8wXoKMaJrHM1HhHfHlB-6zOJglMa4NrCgZDCI1If1WQFrZ3/w400-h300/IMG_1529%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piscataway, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>...but we have new problems this week, too, like apparently dish soap. It was really thin in this store and in at least one other.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSDog6npSLhJOmRwE1q0zvrHBITNaQoVEPQhRYkWAiOm__gAeYONsdxmU9iCT_9v2tWOaXcHPGB4Fk30AqgUQR8gIRkAYKYsXE9WvlqfJY5qwhThiv9h2E2IAxqq2gbYmGo8ubRIJuIkL4WKWk63sHLlrX-VnQhCRjPYHWc78NH-oNKCepGc7SNxImtAT/s4032/IMG_1530%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSDog6npSLhJOmRwE1q0zvrHBITNaQoVEPQhRYkWAiOm__gAeYONsdxmU9iCT_9v2tWOaXcHPGB4Fk30AqgUQR8gIRkAYKYsXE9WvlqfJY5qwhThiv9h2E2IAxqq2gbYmGo8ubRIJuIkL4WKWk63sHLlrX-VnQhCRjPYHWc78NH-oNKCepGc7SNxImtAT/w400-h300/IMG_1530%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piscataway, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>Piscataway's meat department was empty, too. Big spaces on a lot of the shelves.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqIsOIlNVcEkjuw1SDKyLJPS6lr_iUdhXh0BND-llmKcndJLX1Q6rsuORtY-a7VJI57jAqDHdeVcCqkCiL5TIswE4-yAAvmCls2TTOwEH8-8HeR6zz937qvVXyXJr6Vk7n4lhaXu30u9W0pVlVyhnuXOsnjF497Si0oxsh8-QhCgmkh9wCvlDsY77Irre/s4032/IMG_1531%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqIsOIlNVcEkjuw1SDKyLJPS6lr_iUdhXh0BND-llmKcndJLX1Q6rsuORtY-a7VJI57jAqDHdeVcCqkCiL5TIswE4-yAAvmCls2TTOwEH8-8HeR6zz937qvVXyXJr6Vk7n4lhaXu30u9W0pVlVyhnuXOsnjF497Si0oxsh8-QhCgmkh9wCvlDsY77Irre/w400-h300/IMG_1531%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piscataway, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>Remember how I said several of those Central Jersey stores still have the "Taste & Time" decor? I actually really like that decor package, aside from the terrible slogans (they really couldn't come up with anything better than "Oven & More" for bakery?), but maintenance is just pathetic in some of those stores. The Easton Avenue store, a 75,000 square foot hulking superstore just next to an even larger abandoned Kmart, is in terrible repair and truly feels like a store about to go out of business. I mean, just look at how many lights are burnt out in the grand aisle -- which honestly otherwise is pretty attractive.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE19osg1XB4ZiBHXDZUes_4X7e8tdauN_UXG-nT033pQbRDq3YjyujaofvMs4uHOg8Jf6nKJgL2vXw5ydXrr6XWmPxbREKdgwhOKkzWFyUuJ1kwJywXcZk08lKysvrgQD_UXPmQywyWm7FSys8Shs89Dsdnr2za5orrUr4PzxlBUPELwpEw_rCzuALAKi/s4032/IMG_1535%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE19osg1XB4ZiBHXDZUes_4X7e8tdauN_UXG-nT033pQbRDq3YjyujaofvMs4uHOg8Jf6nKJgL2vXw5ydXrr6XWmPxbREKdgwhOKkzWFyUuJ1kwJywXcZk08lKysvrgQD_UXPmQywyWm7FSys8Shs89Dsdnr2za5orrUr4PzxlBUPELwpEw_rCzuALAKi/w400-h300/IMG_1535%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>It's really embarrassing that Stop & Shop has any stores looking like this, let alone dozens or more. There's simply no excuse for such a large chain to have these problems, other than the obvious explanation that they're seriously struggling and might be soon to close, sell, or otherwise rethink a large number of stores.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbExWXO6vcQbAEWaLt174ql7wyBVb5Wg9JATLTi840KpsOpnQ6NjLx6e7YvWWo1Jrp1BGpa_zuwhchwooECwBqRK6wdSiKeMhP45OVlAIDUbqKn7VHHhC3LlXSQTXYhIteTf7OmEsdQetAj4IIAk-nCUn_e5K7LxPAJMRGQupO4tech5ALNJsKZxBnyKy/s4032/IMG_1541%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbExWXO6vcQbAEWaLt174ql7wyBVb5Wg9JATLTi840KpsOpnQ6NjLx6e7YvWWo1Jrp1BGpa_zuwhchwooECwBqRK6wdSiKeMhP45OVlAIDUbqKn7VHHhC3LlXSQTXYhIteTf7OmEsdQetAj4IIAk-nCUn_e5K7LxPAJMRGQupO4tech5ALNJsKZxBnyKy/w400-h300/IMG_1541%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Most of the stores that had salad bars or the like closed them during the coronavirus and never reopened them. This one had a tiny section of the salad bar now stocked with olives, but the rest stocked with random deli items and lots of Gatorade. Again, there were too many spaces in the meat department to actually photograph them all. (Plus, this store was so deserted that four or so employees were just standing around in the grand aisle, and they had not much better to do than watch me, so I didn't want to seem too suspicious.)<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRbufQ6aUQ-0X_HpMYd62iPp1AUQmyLLfk_jdiJoOypZMDUev4yP98kbQl-Qk95uBBbS-agNRkmP46yh6hFHpfrIfyjYCxUSecxriUklN0au7xSifxXAaId3O3x2cUtG72_VqxpLPnwNVnXdb_XCX76rPDyte1qMmGKe6TLaN-gmJqC0aW7Kcv89pE9uL/s4032/IMG_1543%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRbufQ6aUQ-0X_HpMYd62iPp1AUQmyLLfk_jdiJoOypZMDUev4yP98kbQl-Qk95uBBbS-agNRkmP46yh6hFHpfrIfyjYCxUSecxriUklN0au7xSifxXAaId3O3x2cUtG72_VqxpLPnwNVnXdb_XCX76rPDyte1qMmGKe6TLaN-gmJqC0aW7Kcv89pE9uL/w400-h300/IMG_1543%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>But this store might have been in the worst shape of them all. Big sections in various aisles were just confusing, with empty spaces filled with the most random of merchandise, or nothing at all.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60Fqjaue6NWxMNznrJuF4HLAR-VVh12QXIJnAhm1XqiN1ZD2SJkeJLYgZx8sf4kAAcSlOoSXGitexEGet8tgyh1d1CQQLj6Yd_9LJEHFLGWcQri6KuMun5yhAEv54pRASiSzsJTlAGWsFojcozeQhx3s9XFy2-j3SqUWU0O0c6Wrv7I2xDpOciNSgOWZ0/s4032/IMG_1545%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60Fqjaue6NWxMNznrJuF4HLAR-VVh12QXIJnAhm1XqiN1ZD2SJkeJLYgZx8sf4kAAcSlOoSXGitexEGet8tgyh1d1CQQLj6Yd_9LJEHFLGWcQri6KuMun5yhAEv54pRASiSzsJTlAGWsFojcozeQhx3s9XFy2-j3SqUWU0O0c6Wrv7I2xDpOciNSgOWZ0/w400-h300/IMG_1545%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Bottled water is practically all gone here. You can't tell me this is simply too high volume for them to keep it in stock. The store had absolutely no customers.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtDmNvIHSsAxgUQywslPjGPtO2RkJBLCBWPkbhYkybCvWt-L8QDLVm26uwmME2Lxh1H8moDMtG7DDWnXnLdp6ipAlRoby68jAK3H1dTbYYspu9E0y_BdEbRZ7mX1v79s666hGkCHRth4xy5r9G3Mof7w1YslvtJHq7XsAVvWU3urHxQOHf4GWXzpYk9hl/s4032/IMG_1547%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtDmNvIHSsAxgUQywslPjGPtO2RkJBLCBWPkbhYkybCvWt-L8QDLVm26uwmME2Lxh1H8moDMtG7DDWnXnLdp6ipAlRoby68jAK3H1dTbYYspu9E0y_BdEbRZ7mX1v79s666hGkCHRth4xy5r9G3Mof7w1YslvtJHq7XsAVvWU3urHxQOHf4GWXzpYk9hl/w400-h300/IMG_1547%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Chicken broth remains a problem. Hard to see here, but quite a few of the rows are only one or two deep.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKWkOazWOZPWMOBSY0cYrZ3D4bHyOFWZDk9p4Nki07BAERIpCMA__STG1IIsu2mKEtOqXElPUhtpmQgYWh6btJruKFqQeVKwpiGfxTUrCWWAtegaoBpKMVlmN28c4TFd8m0YZP5n8Oz8C3YzEiPYRA5Cyn4VpvECHAVP3DjjuqEPBbWC0kMTUPluZNhGS/s4032/IMG_1550%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKWkOazWOZPWMOBSY0cYrZ3D4bHyOFWZDk9p4Nki07BAERIpCMA__STG1IIsu2mKEtOqXElPUhtpmQgYWh6btJruKFqQeVKwpiGfxTUrCWWAtegaoBpKMVlmN28c4TFd8m0YZP5n8Oz8C3YzEiPYRA5Cyn4VpvECHAVP3DjjuqEPBbWC0kMTUPluZNhGS/w400-h300/IMG_1550%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Some sections were almost laughable, such as this part of the baby and toy aisle. What the heck is there even supposed to be here?!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gO2OnzuFw7sayDNHXGOhPvVKEcZdaSMq7ahxEIPGlLgHZoTtnwErWpbChLWYR8vMCHofIlRX0Vh9r6hlgTNK0u-PDr8Jy6GzSO6VK8h6i9qEnWTv19IEQAuuHNurkQMDC8a1l4A6g-I8Hc4VMJpRLvTbdS4aG9dQmOgkR4piocZuXuww7-tgBT9h9ro0/s4032/IMG_1558%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gO2OnzuFw7sayDNHXGOhPvVKEcZdaSMq7ahxEIPGlLgHZoTtnwErWpbChLWYR8vMCHofIlRX0Vh9r6hlgTNK0u-PDr8Jy6GzSO6VK8h6i9qEnWTv19IEQAuuHNurkQMDC8a1l4A6g-I8Hc4VMJpRLvTbdS4aG9dQmOgkR4piocZuXuww7-tgBT9h9ro0/w400-h300/IMG_1558%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>The natural food department was gone too, with random snacks and such filling the space. This is the type of thing we might expect to see in a declining low-income urban store, at least stereotypically, but the irony is that the most urban store I was at recently is the one in North Elizabeth on the border between Elizabeth and Newark, and it was absolutely spotless and perfectly maintained. Meanwhile, here in Franklin Township, median household income is over $110,000.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqBwu9bSZZJdZ1G_dYFDYhNqkrA-aM6ERw0cyfMdERRTCzRMRtXFx3jF0qOE_ZFonQgztL1__lWiZGsYHsR_MkUzm9LHLkBhbN_8Hzpu7NKEnI1OMosgZ_LEcTkREy57INTpAUPshMwQpATBm0CaOOKGUn404rm2NTwRZrGTetoQtlbHvB451su_AAwno/s4032/IMG_1562%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqBwu9bSZZJdZ1G_dYFDYhNqkrA-aM6ERw0cyfMdERRTCzRMRtXFx3jF0qOE_ZFonQgztL1__lWiZGsYHsR_MkUzm9LHLkBhbN_8Hzpu7NKEnI1OMosgZ_LEcTkREy57INTpAUPshMwQpATBm0CaOOKGUn404rm2NTwRZrGTetoQtlbHvB451su_AAwno/w400-h300/IMG_1562%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>The HABA department truly resembled a store that's set to close or perhaps a store right before a major storm.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirxQdET_yYPwcz7nYI87U_EcTppGPWoS2DQcB_w7KwcmKy9LDXXeu0yBGuIcswSocu0ZQAAdqKm5WdIsGJADc0Tzu2QD69QeilUm-90qxO_-sdrzIA145TCWBavRe0-SfIT0MWiH7Wh64rqqc4Rvn7ozvXaK65-GBRrda9EPBlaUrZiGQbZrQVIddvCbt/s4032/IMG_1565%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirxQdET_yYPwcz7nYI87U_EcTppGPWoS2DQcB_w7KwcmKy9LDXXeu0yBGuIcswSocu0ZQAAdqKm5WdIsGJADc0Tzu2QD69QeilUm-90qxO_-sdrzIA145TCWBavRe0-SfIT0MWiH7Wh64rqqc4Rvn7ozvXaK65-GBRrda9EPBlaUrZiGQbZrQVIddvCbt/w400-h300/IMG_1565%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>What's ridiculous is that the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2023/12/special-report-stop-shop-west-side.html" target="_blank">Fairfield Avenue store in Bridgeport</a> was in better shape when I visited about eight weeks before it was set to close.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e4KNfu_foBxUdG3dg2H8wap_jeVLWhMyP9WyUU5SrcRgf7oSa4mdWVhAaaKhEjgVza-M5E_iUs9PYGpENhlYA9jiDVgrWvXGDnNeVxDpNuV5BtRsJ462d7d3p0hZ5tT8X4dcrXUuRYTE_8uNWRKXjIHjsw_VYIAz0Z77S27oKbA9ecHq04bVczBVGH6R/s4032/IMG_1566%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e4KNfu_foBxUdG3dg2H8wap_jeVLWhMyP9WyUU5SrcRgf7oSa4mdWVhAaaKhEjgVza-M5E_iUs9PYGpENhlYA9jiDVgrWvXGDnNeVxDpNuV5BtRsJ462d7d3p0hZ5tT8X4dcrXUuRYTE_8uNWRKXjIHjsw_VYIAz0Z77S27oKbA9ecHq04bVczBVGH6R/w400-h300/IMG_1566%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>This store is huge, and it's obvious it's too big for Stop & Shop. But I think the bigger problem is that Stop & Shop is having clear trouble running stores of any size. How much longer can this go on?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAdX9WPh_iVzkz3Ii9JeWHmt2tn1cO2cavXQXdfPQ_Hkudn0_ITncgpyDsZ5jVNQbMOTf7iw1EMuOXik9lkkc89AML7KI9eRK8nSrnxjku2eRgQpUHWlApS1_ujg3c53CJJzLnHBrmS0k9naqutjV1NlCxHL_dMiSIM77sCtQEGCpENV_ahr6vYyvdR2r/s4032/IMG_1567%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAdX9WPh_iVzkz3Ii9JeWHmt2tn1cO2cavXQXdfPQ_Hkudn0_ITncgpyDsZ5jVNQbMOTf7iw1EMuOXik9lkkc89AML7KI9eRK8nSrnxjku2eRgQpUHWlApS1_ujg3c53CJJzLnHBrmS0k9naqutjV1NlCxHL_dMiSIM77sCtQEGCpENV_ahr6vYyvdR2r/w300-h400/IMG_1567%20(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>I mused a bit on the possible fate of Stop & Shop on my last post. Would it be spun off? Would the southern region stores be sold or closed? They already pulled out of New Jersey <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/03/snapshot-stop-shop-west-caldwell-nj.html" target="_blank">once in the early 1980s</a>. But these days, they have a far bigger presence and there are way fewer competitors -- back in the 80s, ShopRite was big but not as huge as they are now, ACME was around, but so were Grand Union, Pathmark, A&P, and a far larger number of independents and small chains, including a large number of Foodtowns that would nearly all close or sell -- many of them, eventually to Stop & Shop. These days, New Jersey is ShopRite territory, with significant presence by Stop & Shop and ACME. ALDI, LIDL, and a few Save-A-Lots and Grocery Outlets have the low end of the market locked down; Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Uncle Giuseppe's, Food Bazaar, Livoti's -- they each have their niche. Urban communities have their various Key Food, Krasdale, and Retail Grocers-type stores, while operators from H Mart to Patel Brothers, 99 Ranch Market to Apna Bazar cover pretty much all of Asia. But how many mainstream supermarkets are around? ShopRite for sure, Wegmans, and more ACMEs than you can shake a stick at, but other than a few random Foodtowns, IGAs, and other independents, what else is out there? Who would be able to take on this number of stores? I'll just say this, if Stop & Shop closes any significant number of stores, we might be getting a lot more ACMEs, or maybe a surprise visit from someone like Northeast Grocery or whichever other chain appears in your wildest dreams. And Grocery Outlet will have a field day.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-SWMwYBo6BgpYCuZKQfKUzqfhfW3ZhAtPOXx5oKU1vlBVLRAPxtNKuSk0ZwoafewV06W-2pPoeRqsdoYfpgWXFcbvDexvdaiApaC4cOytdc2hWd62XHC0a53jEEi5UXXJlCANHhLU6EM7ToCn71ANhOEj0-vGBE0rfe6L5akfa7xpxt65Kg7dgDQ8oZP/s4032/IMG_1569%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-SWMwYBo6BgpYCuZKQfKUzqfhfW3ZhAtPOXx5oKU1vlBVLRAPxtNKuSk0ZwoafewV06W-2pPoeRqsdoYfpgWXFcbvDexvdaiApaC4cOytdc2hWd62XHC0a53jEEi5UXXJlCANHhLU6EM7ToCn71ANhOEj0-vGBE0rfe6L5akfa7xpxt65Kg7dgDQ8oZP/w400-h300/IMG_1569%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>But how does a store like this even survive? It's obvious something is going on here. The store's stock doesn't get this depleted by normal business and sales.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WOLTuWKbqY6SGCrogWEwVA6GdC5ckKyIuLqKydJA1wnNGiTPhUlISwctPSxsIj-nhVLT-roEpzQR4nhNHMoU80thmztsbIZSWsflVRgtCjVudqa1kvtan4G5N8cc6aOa-oUFQ1U7Lj9AYI4uNju_0oR8eH819WHzRnbq3M8pwuZhgrBsjyNQ39g57Lbz/s4032/IMG_1570%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WOLTuWKbqY6SGCrogWEwVA6GdC5ckKyIuLqKydJA1wnNGiTPhUlISwctPSxsIj-nhVLT-roEpzQR4nhNHMoU80thmztsbIZSWsflVRgtCjVudqa1kvtan4G5N8cc6aOa-oUFQ1U7Lj9AYI4uNju_0oR8eH819WHzRnbq3M8pwuZhgrBsjyNQ39g57Lbz/w400-h300/IMG_1570%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somerset, NJ - Easton Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>The Kendall Park store was in pretty good shape -- it's the only supermarket in its area -- but is way too large at over 80,000 square feet. Some category problems...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkwIDIdiYyG2mz3aJEvge46xDfwW9nRXnBedihKVWxMv2DIY-oXJ5neOwDtlNvYyLOXuvWbiOybjlc_faEFY4rIvrgSFMSt_cIOZQyV0s2mRDjsOJ6534KLe5awVte6T5w1ewFlqYOe4m88ZRuAjKmQo7vrKI0F-475mjRbVIM9nT5LY_l8nzkMfCVm0u/s4032/IMG_1599.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkwIDIdiYyG2mz3aJEvge46xDfwW9nRXnBedihKVWxMv2DIY-oXJ5neOwDtlNvYyLOXuvWbiOybjlc_faEFY4rIvrgSFMSt_cIOZQyV0s2mRDjsOJ6534KLe5awVte6T5w1ewFlqYOe4m88ZRuAjKmQo7vrKI0F-475mjRbVIM9nT5LY_l8nzkMfCVm0u/w400-h300/IMG_1599.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kendall Park, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>...and of course, the toothpaste was low. But nobody's shopping here! When I was here, there were two registers open and five self-checkouts. Other than me buying exactly two packages of cat food, there was one other customer checking out. How do these stores even stay in business?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHF5x5Z-FnQq3mbNoJg7kMVjDz1rR4IqSjtenFX4UrcpenMRKkf7bQvC1V_Ue7eHDLQtCZPGlwVF7G38SplaPS9XmSXRDCVkknBqXqRtEK17EcASRYnjoxg-dzA9R4JK90ooFpn1HdnMKG7vLxH94S_Rpe1wuT7Au1RZe0gV9t3nBD513jPoU1iJmr88cz/s4032/IMG_1596%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHF5x5Z-FnQq3mbNoJg7kMVjDz1rR4IqSjtenFX4UrcpenMRKkf7bQvC1V_Ue7eHDLQtCZPGlwVF7G38SplaPS9XmSXRDCVkknBqXqRtEK17EcASRYnjoxg-dzA9R4JK90ooFpn1HdnMKG7vLxH94S_Rpe1wuT7Au1RZe0gV9t3nBD513jPoU1iJmr88cz/w400-h300/IMG_1596%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kendall Park, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table>You can see just how large and overly spacious the store feels...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZluLU-0YO0B-3xg5RPGtjR-c-xPGGjVTZjuAbj1KErRnW1V1ziEMS-ywxOl1W1JuPGNMv7mG8FukIT9T2sbkQLGVcxVs1BgOhHNrNFJUSXolGM0XeYzmKPg0Yz__ap795W8p1b8YrpWdsrCisZHzMVWZZcfvjFTjR_-_ZBbUViEemfkqlBNGvYwpGx25P/s4032/IMG_1604.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZluLU-0YO0B-3xg5RPGtjR-c-xPGGjVTZjuAbj1KErRnW1V1ziEMS-ywxOl1W1JuPGNMv7mG8FukIT9T2sbkQLGVcxVs1BgOhHNrNFJUSXolGM0XeYzmKPg0Yz__ap795W8p1b8YrpWdsrCisZHzMVWZZcfvjFTjR_-_ZBbUViEemfkqlBNGvYwpGx25P/w400-h300/IMG_1604.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kendall Park, NJ</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I mentioned on the last post that we might find out just exactly what's going on by May, when the Ahold Delhaize CEO said there will be further public details. But in some of these stores, I feel like they'll barely be able to even make it to May. Seriously, if the stock shortages seem to be compounding week over week, how much longer will it be until the shortages are so serious people simply stop shopping at the stores? Has that already happened, judging by how empty the stores all seem to be? I know for a fact similar issues are happening in at least one Massachusetts store, and up in Trumbull, CT (near Bridgeport), residents have <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjIpZK_mvqEAxXQEFkFHbPMCJ8QFnoECFsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctpost.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2Ftrumbull-stop-and-shop-petition-18709783.php&usg=AOvVaw14WIsnk6io9Nah2AEbTdCA&opi=89978449" target="_blank">started a petition</a> for Stop & Shop to improve its operations. It's frustrating not knowing, but I don't have any magical inside information here. I wish I could tell what was going on, but my best guess this moment, if I were forced? Stop & Shop as we know it is counting down its last days. Maybe not the whole chain, but I simply can't understand how a collection of stores so obviously unprofitable and neglected as the New Jersey and southern New York stores can go on. Anyway, if you don't read RetailWatchers, you may want to check out some of the recent discussion on <a href="http://www.retailwatchers.com/viewtopic.php?t=3164" target="_blank">the Stop & Shop forum</a>. I doubt there's an impending implosion of Ahold Delhaize USA, but a big shakeup seems likely.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-56235429566641333082024-03-16T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-16T00:00:00.343-04:00Special Report: Livoti's Old World Market - Brick, NJLivoti's Old World Market<br /><b>Owner:</b> John Livoti<div><b>Opened:</b> March 7, 2024</div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> Associated Supermarket Group<div><div><b>Location:</b> 1930 NJ-88, Brick, NJ</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>March 8, 2024</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KipltuAy7Q0eIAECBBId0ticP_Ffv56Z5gDZStBXWquouH0FCC7J6Nr_r81gYI6ANZbSDDKyBiCGvsM7exEJxS2UmQQwjs8zb52vStVEhpMTx13BZy-91KiHnCKtVwQKnSI-VnCYTTH24S5Sv7a7q1jaTMF51c1AVzARTjzu2w1SWKGHfYv9xoioKblo/s3103/IMG_1061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2327" data-original-width="3103" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KipltuAy7Q0eIAECBBId0ticP_Ffv56Z5gDZStBXWquouH0FCC7J6Nr_r81gYI6ANZbSDDKyBiCGvsM7exEJxS2UmQQwjs8zb52vStVEhpMTx13BZy-91KiHnCKtVwQKnSI-VnCYTTH24S5Sv7a7q1jaTMF51c1AVzARTjzu2w1SWKGHfYv9xoioKblo/w400-h300/IMG_1061.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB5eypP5irerbT0BRR3t9urDEx4WnzuuFvoBf3EJS0RhAfKHsPAzynt5d7fkJoBnl50hSBuvThJOy083E-hN8km3GtnpuHU-wCRvt5TuBuwuWv_bUDqyrz4R8-5c0fbJoaXCHa7135ySyZwfrVWdcbGjtvRYhBfqR31rvevA8ehZVSvDAV19CDQ3CMcNZ/s500/special%20report%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB5eypP5irerbT0BRR3t9urDEx4WnzuuFvoBf3EJS0RhAfKHsPAzynt5d7fkJoBnl50hSBuvThJOy083E-hN8km3GtnpuHU-wCRvt5TuBuwuWv_bUDqyrz4R8-5c0fbJoaXCHa7135ySyZwfrVWdcbGjtvRYhBfqR31rvevA8ehZVSvDAV19CDQ3CMcNZ/w200-h200/special%20report%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Welcome to the newest Associated Supermarket Group store, and the latest location of Livoti's Old World Market, a chain of upscale Italian gourmet supermarkets! We're down the shore in Brick (about 12 miles south of Asbury Park and 50 miles north of Atlantic City) to visit the brand-new store, opened about a week and a half ago in roughly 40,000 square feet of a former Pathmark. The supermarket looks to be about 30,000 square feet of that, with the rest going to a Livoti's-owned liquor store next door.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUCQJ1GTPMs-FcweNESVbaKhEXEcm18-R13LTGzreAOfhZu5r9ndGMdNsGBKQYMuTudsYHUKOoO-cD1OES6vjLOoQweK84FL7rix3uboYuY4LqVmHki2Up6ApXTO2LKsmqN1czbp0joFsiyBPsz0H3oNLfX8bpvyD89m2CXpVEzVKupMcjyHNY6DodIJ8/s4032/IMG_1060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUCQJ1GTPMs-FcweNESVbaKhEXEcm18-R13LTGzreAOfhZu5r9ndGMdNsGBKQYMuTudsYHUKOoO-cD1OES6vjLOoQweK84FL7rix3uboYuY4LqVmHki2Up6ApXTO2LKsmqN1czbp0joFsiyBPsz0H3oNLfX8bpvyD89m2CXpVEzVKupMcjyHNY6DodIJ8/w400-h300/IMG_1060.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This supermarket has been long-awaited in this part of town since Brick's Pathmark closed in 2015 without a buyer. Eventually, North Jersey chain <a href="https://www.app.com/story/money/business/main-street/whats-going-there/2019/07/23/corrados-market-brick-laurel-square-pathmark-supermarket/1799872001/" target="_blank">Corrado's announced they'd be taking the space</a>, but after the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2023/08/update-corrado-market.html" target="_blank">chain's recent struggles</a> and closing all but two locations, <a href="https://www.app.com/story/money/business/main-street/whats-going-there/2022/06/13/corrados-in-brick-nj-laurel-square-supermarket-locked-opening/7592881001/" target="_blank">they were evicted</a>, although the exact reason remains unclear. I suspect the remaining two Corrado's locations have been sold based on a recent trip to Clifton -- which is in just as bad shape, if not worse, as when I was there before. They're now selling a combination of random Krasdale and Parade items, along with some other random storebrands from elsewhere. Back here in Brick, though, Corrado's departure made room for the local specialty market chain Livoti's to move in.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkj3ZYb6hDqR7N370Nu2iigoAzi-OhYuKK6CQN7MD6Mxi5vrfq2dOpXJHDJ1K5rPAikqdGMde2CdbD5LYFd82tOEPgTxRHa3D5pkWaybQTFnXbSxQIa6uhNmRL7bBYN2OE8OJENUBzzhyphenhyphen0309vGChtWFQpE8XFKcXQD7XIr2AQ7S3f7ug_mR7E61_oSSZ/s4032/IMG_1063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkj3ZYb6hDqR7N370Nu2iigoAzi-OhYuKK6CQN7MD6Mxi5vrfq2dOpXJHDJ1K5rPAikqdGMde2CdbD5LYFd82tOEPgTxRHa3D5pkWaybQTFnXbSxQIa6uhNmRL7bBYN2OE8OJENUBzzhyphenhyphen0309vGChtWFQpE8XFKcXQD7XIr2AQ7S3f7ug_mR7E61_oSSZ/w400-h300/IMG_1063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Livoti's dates back to 2014, when John Livoti, who previously worked for other supermarket chains in the NJ area, started his own company with a specialty market in <a href="https://independent.marketreportblog.com/2021/08/tour-livotis-old-world-market-aberdeen.html" target="_blank">half of a former ACME in Aberdeen</a>. The format took off, with new locations following in <a href="https://independent.marketreportblog.com/2021/09/tour-livotis-old-world-market.html" target="_blank">Englishtown (2014)</a>, <a href="https://independent.marketreportblog.com/2021/08/tour-livotis-old-world-market.html" target="_blank">Middletown (2017)</a>, and <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2022/09/special-report-livoti-old-world-market.html" target="_blank">Freehold (2021)</a>. In late 2022, <a href="https://brick.shorebeat.com/2022/12/specialty-supermarket-to-move-into-former-brick-pathmark-site-opening-in-2024/" target="_blank">Livoti's announced</a> they'd be moving into the Brick Corrado's location.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQjbtYHDvK1sk_0qSSr0wFlWnJDYS8sno5gCPpRc8ZOOL9UQmyjTgKo-R38MNwrg8vJ-xuyHP9N6Czvo1iaNH4QRrpUL9KmhDiD1npjxVf4ttg_T_XKomT2dVWY31at4jekeFzOPmBJZFrgG7BLVXbT2PRlEFOI-58U0nIJBLD-TiBW8FU-gMSjKk385G/s4032/IMG_1062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQjbtYHDvK1sk_0qSSr0wFlWnJDYS8sno5gCPpRc8ZOOL9UQmyjTgKo-R38MNwrg8vJ-xuyHP9N6Czvo1iaNH4QRrpUL9KmhDiD1npjxVf4ttg_T_XKomT2dVWY31at4jekeFzOPmBJZFrgG7BLVXbT2PRlEFOI-58U0nIJBLD-TiBW8FU-gMSjKk385G/w400-h300/IMG_1062.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>After what seems to have been a very extensive renovation (although I'm not clear on just how much Corrado's did before they were evicted), Livoti's has opened another stunning gourmet supermarket. It's limited on the center-store items, of course, but the perimeter is spectacular. I was there on the second day the store was in business -- a week ago yesterday -- and it was packed, but to their credit, they were more than able to handle the crowds. Looks like Livoti's will do just fine here -- and no doubt in large part because it's one of the New Jersey towns with the <a href="https://italiantribune.com/the-most-italian-american-towns-in-new-jersey/" target="_blank">highest Italian-American population</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugCfLDDJ-0vrzBDxDpoUKvn5CJcZKjxKQFxm3bsqcHZo0m1-xQxP2GfHGAQXxKfppHJCZA2eGnkA6J0mZkkFcikfmkezZp_XSzZdwFjJ7lAR-O0mQl0_fZ2tMLyyR7rE_-dIKdVPHVm9xEbNbd_7KsRh8RCeiaNxcZTbAlq9BfPSvdUOaYpu9IwA-M2K1/s4032/IMG_1099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugCfLDDJ-0vrzBDxDpoUKvn5CJcZKjxKQFxm3bsqcHZo0m1-xQxP2GfHGAQXxKfppHJCZA2eGnkA6J0mZkkFcikfmkezZp_XSzZdwFjJ7lAR-O0mQl0_fZ2tMLyyR7rE_-dIKdVPHVm9xEbNbd_7KsRh8RCeiaNxcZTbAlq9BfPSvdUOaYpu9IwA-M2K1/w400-h300/IMG_1099.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The grand aisle is on the left side (and the liquor store is to the left of that, but it's a separate storefront). Floral and bakery are on the left side of the grand aisle, with produce in the middle and on the right side. Prepared foods and deli are at the back of the grand aisle, with a massive cheese department between the grocery aisles and the back wall, where meats are. Seafood is in the back-right corner, with dairy and frozen in the last aisle on the far right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_3-LemS65BaoOL6sT9EYBIR5eJBxBfiWW0VjQBcpiOUHa_PiK93dvXwlH5lvZP9QGl9gH9S0q4Y-DEcdEpP08Hj-0iotxTEdRQAfNJYqcO0V2vZAb5HClRFL9S0NVkYkU3XrqUVeq7lq5WxdJfKFhTUkLY7H0aqBPTZcuqkOR-FNeJlXpqpgaQ7xrwoE/s4032/IMG_1064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_3-LemS65BaoOL6sT9EYBIR5eJBxBfiWW0VjQBcpiOUHa_PiK93dvXwlH5lvZP9QGl9gH9S0q4Y-DEcdEpP08Hj-0iotxTEdRQAfNJYqcO0V2vZAb5HClRFL9S0NVkYkU3XrqUVeq7lq5WxdJfKFhTUkLY7H0aqBPTZcuqkOR-FNeJlXpqpgaQ7xrwoE/w400-h300/IMG_1064.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>As we see, the store is gorgeous as well as being full-service. It looks very similar to the other Livoti's in a lot of ways, so it seems even if Corrado's was pretty much ready to open as news reports said, Livoti's still completely remodeled the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpmSWxf_-cpVLMfLxAOjvtMxuvZ5kLVfdM31-FUWHNN-dYPrU0jgJeYdY3phsG4GOOkEo3EeZV14igCI1rJy8Pkba-u2Ns5-uN60hAxpHbUnt3Lm4493uERYBfg34hDxJMNJgYhFJ9jPYfNoX7UnvXvIvzxMg4HqHbP80fN5v5vGKfEPmS5XcpG-sh8Ly/s4032/IMG_1065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpmSWxf_-cpVLMfLxAOjvtMxuvZ5kLVfdM31-FUWHNN-dYPrU0jgJeYdY3phsG4GOOkEo3EeZV14igCI1rJy8Pkba-u2Ns5-uN60hAxpHbUnt3Lm4493uERYBfg34hDxJMNJgYhFJ9jPYfNoX7UnvXvIvzxMg4HqHbP80fN5v5vGKfEPmS5XcpG-sh8Ly/w400-h300/IMG_1065.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The line for the bakery department, at times during my visit, went all the way up to the entrance. You can see it's extremely popular. And why shouldn't it be? This looks more like a bakery than a supermarket bakery department, much like we saw in Aberdeen...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKbufEVfLKLOyB91j4WfnXcRsK9TtGM5fOwIeI5jvONoN-yXCEo9XTGOqjWRUyzaN2KTGaKzF7AKJMSQ7BJJeuZBiErv6F7SVSmFUzPG6r_JP1maQ5z7iUN-C3Lpt4_4RZutrslFMoSc_ljp61jfpbJmsM-4-rohXnBcAYarcxNrczi7zjUFNtZtsFXzW/s4032/IMG_1067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKbufEVfLKLOyB91j4WfnXcRsK9TtGM5fOwIeI5jvONoN-yXCEo9XTGOqjWRUyzaN2KTGaKzF7AKJMSQ7BJJeuZBiErv6F7SVSmFUzPG6r_JP1maQ5z7iUN-C3Lpt4_4RZutrslFMoSc_ljp61jfpbJmsM-4-rohXnBcAYarcxNrczi7zjUFNtZtsFXzW/w400-h300/IMG_1067.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv8y8XEGSIo8raWc74hf1y9aw1ATYXV3OJIfg2MNks7b70_bwhVCP8pbq2GL5l8X6jZ4wNwueEorJc_0KA97NxtXkrLJJ047HhSPizxTmzIvvFfre_U_jaZX-rNIu01ZkKuLmsjc_Bn2fxkvTNS-n6Pd6iRI8tkpGYOgj7-Lu9Fz1rsFM2eoMVd_EGoEO/s4032/IMG_1068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv8y8XEGSIo8raWc74hf1y9aw1ATYXV3OJIfg2MNks7b70_bwhVCP8pbq2GL5l8X6jZ4wNwueEorJc_0KA97NxtXkrLJJ047HhSPizxTmzIvvFfre_U_jaZX-rNIu01ZkKuLmsjc_Bn2fxkvTNS-n6Pd6iRI8tkpGYOgj7-Lu9Fz1rsFM2eoMVd_EGoEO/w400-h300/IMG_1068.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm guessing the massive selection of Italian style cookies will be in high demand around here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSzsAe6dNmXjFB_VQzq1hJmWRA3Dq3PRqC1H1EI046Im1kUbQUwceSrIDQlgiPLZhj1eUfx7k2abi_ot30cnkoCiSXX5unysretCGbUPX0roiNbul8ovTwpMWPv1gZYZsRL3eGyfcl-XcvXuFWoL9s6DRgO6kS2G3EsXOV4-yxc5bXF0xpR-UmBJ1POg1/s4032/IMG_1069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSzsAe6dNmXjFB_VQzq1hJmWRA3Dq3PRqC1H1EI046Im1kUbQUwceSrIDQlgiPLZhj1eUfx7k2abi_ot30cnkoCiSXX5unysretCGbUPX0roiNbul8ovTwpMWPv1gZYZsRL3eGyfcl-XcvXuFWoL9s6DRgO6kS2G3EsXOV4-yxc5bXF0xpR-UmBJ1POg1/w400-h300/IMG_1069.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It looks like in addition to C&S via Associated Supermarket Group, Livoti's is also still supplied by Bozzuto's which they were prior to joining ASG.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZkbhoK2-fSj9z1p9rNc9PaEvw4xMUSVjr4X88AX5Lkw9upWg0jyjB3KCNsrT2BW9DQLzTDOZsGwRXJzwJxCvqR4Ubf9svQ62BH57xAmkofvkjg_dRZxrrgzMyJMO2EeSStSxHnall13DdQDQqJjPkSQXezH-3GI4Y_idBTiSiIYoui0O9EelR5re5hxJ/s4032/IMG_1066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZkbhoK2-fSj9z1p9rNc9PaEvw4xMUSVjr4X88AX5Lkw9upWg0jyjB3KCNsrT2BW9DQLzTDOZsGwRXJzwJxCvqR4Ubf9svQ62BH57xAmkofvkjg_dRZxrrgzMyJMO2EeSStSxHnall13DdQDQqJjPkSQXezH-3GI4Y_idBTiSiIYoui0O9EelR5re5hxJ/w400-h300/IMG_1066.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Looking back up towards the front of the store...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ25Bp9nX2yNHA0wUcTvT4jlhNkZ374n_4FsFRcLlL7QnX49JJgQqGsb1gQZksCFTIm7Cyk5iTxerwTp22cNuoMv0MTIlVRhxUmpakxVcYMoyEjHNn0aSTXCPzZ1rO2VHzKlSHmvLT69KGUuKKuZacq20_rkeLQivdYVsEDt3DqfjXxxWgZxp3atbPK1R/s4032/IMG_1073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ25Bp9nX2yNHA0wUcTvT4jlhNkZ374n_4FsFRcLlL7QnX49JJgQqGsb1gQZksCFTIm7Cyk5iTxerwTp22cNuoMv0MTIlVRhxUmpakxVcYMoyEjHNn0aSTXCPzZ1rO2VHzKlSHmvLT69KGUuKKuZacq20_rkeLQivdYVsEDt3DqfjXxxWgZxp3atbPK1R/w400-h300/IMG_1073.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Notice the digital price tags on the produce items. Those are becoming more popular, even among the smaller operators (I've seen them in ShopRite, Fine Fare, Food Bazaar, and others), but implementation is inconsistent. In this store, for instance, only the produce department has digital tags and the rest are regular stickers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFN2vbE-RtO3BuTGJnaAD1JhaPvK1HmJsPHkvmfTPwSHuHEnCt0soxH_BP9NfCsrM30O3wXuiUcAOJjTfSZGvVhmw67os9CV17v2vS861axkXdKj855IwjVgx9kiiEn_7309NyZClhHfBIkVYgrYfuZKMXf-ihUOOU8etLSTn47LiUWyrIm3j4L8AcqIC/s4032/IMG_1070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFN2vbE-RtO3BuTGJnaAD1JhaPvK1HmJsPHkvmfTPwSHuHEnCt0soxH_BP9NfCsrM30O3wXuiUcAOJjTfSZGvVhmw67os9CV17v2vS861axkXdKj855IwjVgx9kiiEn_7309NyZClhHfBIkVYgrYfuZKMXf-ihUOOU8etLSTn47LiUWyrIm3j4L8AcqIC/w400-h300/IMG_1070.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Pizza, packaged prepared foods, and sandwiches are in the back left corner of the store. The massive Cucina Italiana is to the right of that, with several prepared foods bars with hot and cold foods and olives in front of it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlL_AjJsjvw5J114dDh1VzWDGV9wBk6LZMFdwMHR25Y_Utc10lnfmtYZ4JFnjiUUVX79I3V0FtBFDe-Ii8Q4DTtG3l2wVkA5vB8E5TmfnVCFVPLqF_mTYf4YCNm6VW81NbUGO94Dh5SWDQpOTGLU3VyurSnDqSOHH3-nv09cBKoZ14p4f4-9IGMe8uGw8I/s4032/IMG_1072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlL_AjJsjvw5J114dDh1VzWDGV9wBk6LZMFdwMHR25Y_Utc10lnfmtYZ4JFnjiUUVX79I3V0FtBFDe-Ii8Q4DTtG3l2wVkA5vB8E5TmfnVCFVPLqF_mTYf4YCNm6VW81NbUGO94Dh5SWDQpOTGLU3VyurSnDqSOHH3-nv09cBKoZ14p4f4-9IGMe8uGw8I/w400-h300/IMG_1072.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And of course, the service deli is on the back wall. I love the wood pattern and the backlit signage here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaU4GFGAL1KV3JceT0JIaviu17_auhMfDwy8CvfgA0_GKGUZpGQxezLV6ZMtCm9L7X4xdfQLhDWDThrg8ZsEk-IHtbJwsJ1352bXD3MKRQkMW4J8dNHpr5taD4cKby9EaPFkzlGGVJZceA-dwp0wsfM3Rw8EXOYBf7P5pbP2sW8YDeEsrNpK45Ctx7oAn/s4032/IMG_1071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaU4GFGAL1KV3JceT0JIaviu17_auhMfDwy8CvfgA0_GKGUZpGQxezLV6ZMtCm9L7X4xdfQLhDWDThrg8ZsEk-IHtbJwsJ1352bXD3MKRQkMW4J8dNHpr5taD4cKby9EaPFkzlGGVJZceA-dwp0wsfM3Rw8EXOYBf7P5pbP2sW8YDeEsrNpK45Ctx7oAn/w400-h300/IMG_1071.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Not only is the store gorgeous, the merchandising and displays are consistently beautiful across the store. Admittedly, I visited on day 2 of operation, but judging by the other locations this is pretty standard for Livoti's.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5beVjmpcYt5EQfSumSVxxIwZjkr4hWWsdslk56RNgrvW-3vizoaT4c9JeioIsTOC-Lsybtiv9c9g8q0azTA5o2_4Xe5ePOUDJigSBaF4FoQwegzR4z5zm5aLpTZIa3Y47c-XqeMKww47xWs7oEPhRVUxPSXN7OnGWhCZUcIu_vdjEatU2pHfhyR2Fbuec/s4032/IMG_1087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5beVjmpcYt5EQfSumSVxxIwZjkr4hWWsdslk56RNgrvW-3vizoaT4c9JeioIsTOC-Lsybtiv9c9g8q0azTA5o2_4Xe5ePOUDJigSBaF4FoQwegzR4z5zm5aLpTZIa3Y47c-XqeMKww47xWs7oEPhRVUxPSXN7OnGWhCZUcIu_vdjEatU2pHfhyR2Fbuec/w400-h300/IMG_1087.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The deli case itself is similarly piled with prepared foods...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Edozizq_IY3zz3NRSe3bjfrghHseUWgoZh8jruB2FXao7R72-garDmO3_egKvmm3h5b54YnvS7xWcNTpqfTtF8MqOAak6ViM1iDoKlulfex_cqH-NqQf6p5EQIFtBvDyO_ed2VzoLnN74U7FOBAmK0MgtE0LQ8FORmYRkkjBC-Al2l6jow-DKT88_jD/s4032/IMG_1088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Edozizq_IY3zz3NRSe3bjfrghHseUWgoZh8jruB2FXao7R72-garDmO3_egKvmm3h5b54YnvS7xWcNTpqfTtF8MqOAak6ViM1iDoKlulfex_cqH-NqQf6p5EQIFtBvDyO_ed2VzoLnN74U7FOBAmK0MgtE0LQ8FORmYRkkjBC-Al2l6jow-DKT88_jD/w400-h300/IMG_1088.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>As we see, each department is more like a standalone business (bakery, deli, seafood market, butcher) than the supermarket department. It's very similar in style to <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2022/04/special-report-uncle-giuseppes.html" target="_blank">Uncle Giuseppe's</a>, also a member of the Associated Supermarket Group, but the closest Uncle Giuseppe's is just under 20 miles north in <a href="https://blogfinger.net/2023/05/01/incredible-dont-miss-visiting-uncle-giuseppes-marketplace/" target="_blank">Tinton Falls</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTowKqe0kgaD6dwgW6uAKZzUriERYqaC3i99DbvT10dwcwBtzK33gMlD-UaR3hgFW5Z8-vZVufBFprlpF9qVLDAL-hAPbS0PrprJk6sHx9LPEYCBgS2zQpuSRvyg5QL_hyn1MlFyK2aotlN9o8p1qXdM3fz4zkkfEBY6-d7pgENb5-gcNY_DuhlhsiOV8h/s4032/IMG_1091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTowKqe0kgaD6dwgW6uAKZzUriERYqaC3i99DbvT10dwcwBtzK33gMlD-UaR3hgFW5Z8-vZVufBFprlpF9qVLDAL-hAPbS0PrprJk6sHx9LPEYCBgS2zQpuSRvyg5QL_hyn1MlFyK2aotlN9o8p1qXdM3fz4zkkfEBY6-d7pgENb5-gcNY_DuhlhsiOV8h/w400-h300/IMG_1091.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The cheese shop is up next, and in addition to having a huge selection of cheeses, employees make mozzarella fresh in front of you. The mozzarella for sale was all warm because it was freshly made.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdVCp8Jv6n7KB96MfxlPkQKxs3oFZPwmXke4Dw8IKnwRMbcoqXkhhLahwtWU-W11JDSxJ6-7-aHUBGzZbaLDEgne2imSM8HWVSEOnOSk3V1UuD82vJ9bRtqMnAjaJfEzZ9PgJ_uZkJj8kdFn69ySB7-ZlzZmD0lCs4R_USBFJHVwrQ_n244QSsPtXoce9/s4032/IMG_1074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdVCp8Jv6n7KB96MfxlPkQKxs3oFZPwmXke4Dw8IKnwRMbcoqXkhhLahwtWU-W11JDSxJ6-7-aHUBGzZbaLDEgne2imSM8HWVSEOnOSk3V1UuD82vJ9bRtqMnAjaJfEzZ9PgJ_uZkJj8kdFn69ySB7-ZlzZmD0lCs4R_USBFJHVwrQ_n244QSsPtXoce9/w400-h300/IMG_1074.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here you can see one man pulling the mozzarella (on the left) and the other packaging it. They could barely put it out fast enough for the traffic that was there when I visited. In the above picture, you can also get a sense of the layout of the back right area of the store with meats on the back wall and seafood on the right side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRZJrnpPDYierZXM7Lk2G2erl8CD9qNh8KYWhSAdc0WG63MOCdmCP7Nm5Uj44osTiGVtTujS2xyeqo3klEpP-zMm5JekajMfEhl894I_UYKgq4EkBUIwPAEM_eEVX5Qwy4D81oJFB-HKyWnAJTOe46UCEHIpKVqve7Cn3rgbE-3d_3uzHbxA-EymiNQYf/s4032/IMG_1077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRZJrnpPDYierZXM7Lk2G2erl8CD9qNh8KYWhSAdc0WG63MOCdmCP7Nm5Uj44osTiGVtTujS2xyeqo3klEpP-zMm5JekajMfEhl894I_UYKgq4EkBUIwPAEM_eEVX5Qwy4D81oJFB-HKyWnAJTOe46UCEHIpKVqve7Cn3rgbE-3d_3uzHbxA-EymiNQYf/w400-h300/IMG_1077.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvxqII-aYljuML3VqZNDClmcoOCn9juiDD_TAsLq3lfBtCOleLFQ-Rg_Kkvr8k3SbkAeNFO5ZB75iJjxMeO9FqilMxX3cR7IO_A-Z2KoSyyRdygI0qBZVKKgiGkTisvUBNIr-Y2Ni_-qbgT-82GU_h7sHCAqga7Ae3cT6vQvv40Q_N16Vy4E5OFsxMNfj/s4032/IMG_1079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvxqII-aYljuML3VqZNDClmcoOCn9juiDD_TAsLq3lfBtCOleLFQ-Rg_Kkvr8k3SbkAeNFO5ZB75iJjxMeO9FqilMxX3cR7IO_A-Z2KoSyyRdygI0qBZVKKgiGkTisvUBNIr-Y2Ni_-qbgT-82GU_h7sHCAqga7Ae3cT6vQvv40Q_N16Vy4E5OFsxMNfj/w400-h300/IMG_1079.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here we can see some closeups of the cheese counter, which includes packaged cheeses...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe90_07uEAm4wRfs3swcoT3n8zrLyigVCohmmI1woxAsyMwNp5iysks9Mw57hLAdMOr9c6e4oFxRCpPitoeHZT-dDwEtqa0nEPs9zxw3GFIQkDe3NrUTTfTqH9USQead_lu0zmDg2KcOIhSjrnnCPzALkWB6s8sGtSKph61kutrkxH9MpxGP1ZIi6mvEaZ/s4032/IMG_1089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe90_07uEAm4wRfs3swcoT3n8zrLyigVCohmmI1woxAsyMwNp5iysks9Mw57hLAdMOr9c6e4oFxRCpPitoeHZT-dDwEtqa0nEPs9zxw3GFIQkDe3NrUTTfTqH9USQead_lu0zmDg2KcOIhSjrnnCPzALkWB6s8sGtSKph61kutrkxH9MpxGP1ZIi6mvEaZ/w400-h300/IMG_1089.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>...and fresh-made prepared items with the homemade mozzarella.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQMucNttaRG1VniUXCvh4kuU-is_zORZQVpJCFCcnOmutTj6KiNGAV1qHkNKJV4KzzxcNY25WLMMruhHEHDtg4o6wWHO2ySkyeSoQsv_OLvLvcpdCeiZLwJMJg3iwC7peQhhMDK467tYK7HoaweESQgWJNWA_-vDkTmjrO8XqCyqDoY7tZm4ooFkGjKfY/s4032/IMG_1090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQMucNttaRG1VniUXCvh4kuU-is_zORZQVpJCFCcnOmutTj6KiNGAV1qHkNKJV4KzzxcNY25WLMMruhHEHDtg4o6wWHO2ySkyeSoQsv_OLvLvcpdCeiZLwJMJg3iwC7peQhhMDK467tYK7HoaweESQgWJNWA_-vDkTmjrO8XqCyqDoY7tZm4ooFkGjKfY/w400-h300/IMG_1090.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And of course, here it is -- along with smoked mozzarellas and seasoned -- pesto and pepperoni mozzarellas!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMYGlLeGwLVcfvOqBKXf2xSBCf4LZ4GBFj9r7fpG50g3PA3FaFPVnNM1W77AMI2LXj94bbndjreGWU4JR6MzvcgMjcxsTTEGG18qEmdmXTittBCD5bF9OllGJ7e-lZNfbAto9y7SIXGafDHhG5cNx2zRiKrHXnV_AcnavUSZ5KI-FS-4JxPmr6kQFzzPQ/s4032/IMG_1092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMYGlLeGwLVcfvOqBKXf2xSBCf4LZ4GBFj9r7fpG50g3PA3FaFPVnNM1W77AMI2LXj94bbndjreGWU4JR6MzvcgMjcxsTTEGG18qEmdmXTittBCD5bF9OllGJ7e-lZNfbAto9y7SIXGafDHhG5cNx2zRiKrHXnV_AcnavUSZ5KI-FS-4JxPmr6kQFzzPQ/w400-h300/IMG_1092.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The grocery aisles angle higher-end and Italian specialty, but there's pretty much a baseline of all the regular groceries you might need. There's a small nonfoods/pet/paper and cleaning selection in the last aisle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhOfjPMngykyP96MYuUZLiw4k-M6zeRQ67nU5oklqZCjkqU4ovRb4fp24y7X7OYV87LWF1xeuyjtq8sz1RDWfuXWudv2-qXlmlZSmobOZRJeVbne5Fr8WFl08m05mKe7eNOCYqMPpOHOCxSu3GlcMIRQOGyOS1IrKjqEEsYQWsaOOxUe7O8Mx3ipb-UZf/s4032/IMG_1075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhOfjPMngykyP96MYuUZLiw4k-M6zeRQ67nU5oklqZCjkqU4ovRb4fp24y7X7OYV87LWF1xeuyjtq8sz1RDWfuXWudv2-qXlmlZSmobOZRJeVbne5Fr8WFl08m05mKe7eNOCYqMPpOHOCxSu3GlcMIRQOGyOS1IrKjqEEsYQWsaOOxUe7O8Mx3ipb-UZf/w400-h300/IMG_1075.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There are very minimal storebrand selections on the shelves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCBqABMxv_m5q18mBtbEIlOlDMySjKHXc-g9l48m4HO2gXXPcAkQ9aH0lV1vUnQ_GNLhhlEBkETSayMzTV_wKq7FYrKNHfy9zwAhQjGIJP_6WPL4eg9hCHmSBhNcL1205o1lgUIufdixv78cApV2wBnLYqOkBm7pR6eRfX3asOn3KqI-SRES0XW9hoixC/s4032/IMG_1078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCBqABMxv_m5q18mBtbEIlOlDMySjKHXc-g9l48m4HO2gXXPcAkQ9aH0lV1vUnQ_GNLhhlEBkETSayMzTV_wKq7FYrKNHfy9zwAhQjGIJP_6WPL4eg9hCHmSBhNcL1205o1lgUIufdixv78cApV2wBnLYqOkBm7pR6eRfX3asOn3KqI-SRES0XW9hoixC/w400-h300/IMG_1078.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We can see that the grocery aisles are complete but not the focus of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqO0jiQ1mySXR7l4FYDgSTXcOcqrCsEs2vB3ige9i9us-wqFmZIFf903_zm5pKu_N9qOz5fAZpBVMvxMvyTjuKf_0LK9XSDlhJWjJt5HI_uPrrTVxGYozjxUZGWetzvqmMbbr15xpkK-9xY5U0kI8w-mP7mHcZn8-KAsvDHW0vSKebM4ZG_I-3Lbfwh8B/s4032/IMG_1080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqO0jiQ1mySXR7l4FYDgSTXcOcqrCsEs2vB3ige9i9us-wqFmZIFf903_zm5pKu_N9qOz5fAZpBVMvxMvyTjuKf_0LK9XSDlhJWjJt5HI_uPrrTVxGYozjxUZGWetzvqmMbbr15xpkK-9xY5U0kI8w-mP7mHcZn8-KAsvDHW0vSKebM4ZG_I-3Lbfwh8B/w400-h300/IMG_1080.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Back to the perimeter, let's check out the butcher counter!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqW5nezQyObSIZMIdiK-wVcMjHMahmjvm8ZSiH-aRDQAEZ8ljqdQ4UQcnuiEj8PwQ-IGMYmFke83-X0wYS6zeYs3Kx9ZxPON7PLcgEmG8EPfJoX00_2pP6AvWMu7i-yONvmqbEPwAp_rWh7xhF0Q1IvYR3E0LMbJPAyTGysPTRTZMfsrDrbyjUnIrOMCP/s4032/IMG_1084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqW5nezQyObSIZMIdiK-wVcMjHMahmjvm8ZSiH-aRDQAEZ8ljqdQ4UQcnuiEj8PwQ-IGMYmFke83-X0wYS6zeYs3Kx9ZxPON7PLcgEmG8EPfJoX00_2pP6AvWMu7i-yONvmqbEPwAp_rWh7xhF0Q1IvYR3E0LMbJPAyTGysPTRTZMfsrDrbyjUnIrOMCP/w400-h300/IMG_1084.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A large case for aged beef is to the left of the service butcher...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl-iojmsz8M7KyUQCtaF5GWTdA19fYD37gbgwqEx3YDSAFQ83lOP9ye3KJGkyVrkEfsDxNc5djNSjxwqzIaEAvrcE4jnf7LL-ouhyphenhyphenu7bXvjqEsYTPp3slGHp2HXV18l9DyILx3PQLwSWVwAEItUjfGS7hgi4gdW7wQuUs7PfoFAv9y8hPgRcpgwDkexq_/s4032/IMG_1093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl-iojmsz8M7KyUQCtaF5GWTdA19fYD37gbgwqEx3YDSAFQ83lOP9ye3KJGkyVrkEfsDxNc5djNSjxwqzIaEAvrcE4jnf7LL-ouhyphenhyphenu7bXvjqEsYTPp3slGHp2HXV18l9DyILx3PQLwSWVwAEItUjfGS7hgi4gdW7wQuUs7PfoFAv9y8hPgRcpgwDkexq_/w300-h400/IMG_1093.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>...and I'm not a big steak guy, but wow...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEwQqtJGJ7ApIbo2oW_9bC0a92E4ySW6tQlxlLX1wfCvXKtWzqQ8ONOLdWVL3zablyqZ0ZKuLAQ0GOoAHBBtZG66sgQjrTYSjoHX9_G0YDGWyijLromrev6_LVAVNGJ-tv2nm7iPuW8uwEM5KtFrpSu6QP4X9PCJp_30H1GAC10Bo0alYOPygLvTHlli9/s4032/IMG_1094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEwQqtJGJ7ApIbo2oW_9bC0a92E4ySW6tQlxlLX1wfCvXKtWzqQ8ONOLdWVL3zablyqZ0ZKuLAQ0GOoAHBBtZG66sgQjrTYSjoHX9_G0YDGWyijLromrev6_LVAVNGJ-tv2nm7iPuW8uwEM5KtFrpSu6QP4X9PCJp_30H1GAC10Bo0alYOPygLvTHlli9/w400-h300/IMG_1094.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Packaged meats are on the rest of the back wall and in an island facing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHlgbl5nQRHPH_rwJLD34PnTCQT_6AsJy8Bawi3eBOeTrqmWtkwwDFbsDAK-fXisOTyZYxbpwnk2w2HehkXe9DRjQnJ_HoumvkoORDKHhlDD59aZDV1dBy6fQxkwJWGOYIuclLdguTGe-RtEnRj4tEu3Qj_P57mBNo3PWMM2Mh2jccLxr5RjS9h8XQ5BT/s4032/IMG_1083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHlgbl5nQRHPH_rwJLD34PnTCQT_6AsJy8Bawi3eBOeTrqmWtkwwDFbsDAK-fXisOTyZYxbpwnk2w2HehkXe9DRjQnJ_HoumvkoORDKHhlDD59aZDV1dBy6fQxkwJWGOYIuclLdguTGe-RtEnRj4tEu3Qj_P57mBNo3PWMM2Mh2jccLxr5RjS9h8XQ5BT/w400-h300/IMG_1083.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Even in the meat department, there's a lot of fresh-made and prepared items. Check out these!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pxP-YylT78kVNWODYKnRGZMAXJhzqpJn524eUeyvmNGIDRYjzKb3RCego8ojryhVwfQDUwo-7qnl34fzCJ5RQ4FBk-00e1VgWTURMPikmlKdqZwKy3_x3xmrp9QASNG4OCbpGtaWDa5AePxBYly4QcJIuBkyJl26Sji6N_IPsepO1FANOfkH0uzVTDdj/s4032/IMG_1085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pxP-YylT78kVNWODYKnRGZMAXJhzqpJn524eUeyvmNGIDRYjzKb3RCego8ojryhVwfQDUwo-7qnl34fzCJ5RQ4FBk-00e1VgWTURMPikmlKdqZwKy3_x3xmrp9QASNG4OCbpGtaWDa5AePxBYly4QcJIuBkyJl26Sji6N_IPsepO1FANOfkH0uzVTDdj/w400-h300/IMG_1085.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>An island for oils and vinegars is opposite the meat department. I believe you can bring your own container or use their bottle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pE86OmEpgh_36LqHkJsjtRNJv1J4sZanQiF7FrckxnxXFEHtC0u_DwbTsoFEi4hk9_25IojLUNmAKlJB-e6AZAph09H-WBfh3uA3NJvZIHsmTKBcamFlopKo6tVGmDnI6DiWHp9uUXBPIHZvIz9UgbeceGVzDj-_HdHh7hhP538rbpMpMOhrlWWLXYfv/s4032/IMG_1086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pE86OmEpgh_36LqHkJsjtRNJv1J4sZanQiF7FrckxnxXFEHtC0u_DwbTsoFEi4hk9_25IojLUNmAKlJB-e6AZAph09H-WBfh3uA3NJvZIHsmTKBcamFlopKo6tVGmDnI6DiWHp9uUXBPIHZvIz9UgbeceGVzDj-_HdHh7hhP538rbpMpMOhrlWWLXYfv/w400-h300/IMG_1086.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>For some items, I believe Livoti's has Avenue A branded storebrand items from ASG. For others, though, the products are under their own name...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj13ZP6_y012Py_77Zpqk3URi2W0BasfQDC5v9kAxnSOULLKPAyT8rhPKw24mgvIRgg3sMAUfLGesYOwQRjxT6iIMIFboSFZoZ354-oF9jNeWgnzGgcH47vmk75-PlbphDYtGP_RdEPQiBxJDhLNTobmt3JLx8q6IcI8yv9LB6iQnuK7kpqRMev9TmGFQ/s4032/IMG_1095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj13ZP6_y012Py_77Zpqk3URi2W0BasfQDC5v9kAxnSOULLKPAyT8rhPKw24mgvIRgg3sMAUfLGesYOwQRjxT6iIMIFboSFZoZ354-oF9jNeWgnzGgcH47vmk75-PlbphDYtGP_RdEPQiBxJDhLNTobmt3JLx8q6IcI8yv9LB6iQnuK7kpqRMev9TmGFQ/w400-h300/IMG_1095.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The seafood department is in the back right corner of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTdI3i0UbIvR8j4os-4drcgExl4_uQleITQcqF-ROHxZjUe0Jb8lpMJGogGOgBkHzvmW-uyrpwXsOVV08XJF4uJpU8U0tqiqqarYJ5DycrQC4OUDQqqseQA9QjZxWso0_AVtpQYqKfGLxOV4vfmzvJXJVmgXWw35ZiPj6klW9PSjNr0o52pTjurZpzVYg/s4032/IMG_1081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTdI3i0UbIvR8j4os-4drcgExl4_uQleITQcqF-ROHxZjUe0Jb8lpMJGogGOgBkHzvmW-uyrpwXsOVV08XJF4uJpU8U0tqiqqarYJ5DycrQC4OUDQqqseQA9QjZxWso0_AVtpQYqKfGLxOV4vfmzvJXJVmgXWw35ZiPj6klW9PSjNr0o52pTjurZpzVYg/w400-h300/IMG_1081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And what a seafood department! Again, this looks more like a standalone fish market than a supermarket fish counter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KPPSLG1RqKxLn7B7DHrkgJIeUYb50fLb0wUGp7SqZq4had-VdYwxMnZxcWW4JJeYfiWmFaOb6NWn9S5Sn0GqKIUgO7VsxpQV4H7Mp-iv9Z8m1bX-7MFjnvH_hFe1NDABNSHaAEmQeW-KZAoLS3xpKt38AxSJ14BcAZZIhfmzBQIBpraD-HhchBHYQAiz/s4032/IMG_1082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KPPSLG1RqKxLn7B7DHrkgJIeUYb50fLb0wUGp7SqZq4had-VdYwxMnZxcWW4JJeYfiWmFaOb6NWn9S5Sn0GqKIUgO7VsxpQV4H7Mp-iv9Z8m1bX-7MFjnvH_hFe1NDABNSHaAEmQeW-KZAoLS3xpKt38AxSJ14BcAZZIhfmzBQIBpraD-HhchBHYQAiz/w400-h300/IMG_1082.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Dairy and frozen are in the last aisle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGYc5P7mejPOvU8exQtGFb8VHaAd77Tj_rGZAr9JlWJilIfnlFo-Ye38nodIGuoX6wcjvZV59jCK9pDJRBBPXvqUc1IyqN3VXhJZOZXleSTNyTZnHmX7vmsYZdRDeyuWAS4JO4K4tRKxpS87urx9XOFY7ukBcBhg8Fswezpk5H-k6F0Jv3YNiUWISo1Xl/s4032/IMG_1096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGYc5P7mejPOvU8exQtGFb8VHaAd77Tj_rGZAr9JlWJilIfnlFo-Ye38nodIGuoX6wcjvZV59jCK9pDJRBBPXvqUc1IyqN3VXhJZOZXleSTNyTZnHmX7vmsYZdRDeyuWAS4JO4K4tRKxpS87urx9XOFY7ukBcBhg8Fswezpk5H-k6F0Jv3YNiUWISo1Xl/w400-h300/IMG_1096.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And a look across the front-end. There's a small cafe under the hanging lights you can see near the entrance at the far end of the front-end.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs3_h6i3a-gdpNlhN82ux_6Dsoz6A4qsb8qnC9Wtk89L13rdj6tcNwmogwLS1AWZlxXIAYfD7IKl9BSVMnLDv0Lqyr2-QArCPQrzzaDkBtXP9KhMHeH_OenaEKTEoTKZ_ZJh7usDYKtc5Bl_1UyMGvLVuQEmrs8Hc3W6Fq42DSAAu0JHrlQYFrFpyBA97/s4032/IMG_1098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs3_h6i3a-gdpNlhN82ux_6Dsoz6A4qsb8qnC9Wtk89L13rdj6tcNwmogwLS1AWZlxXIAYfD7IKl9BSVMnLDv0Lqyr2-QArCPQrzzaDkBtXP9KhMHeH_OenaEKTEoTKZ_ZJh7usDYKtc5Bl_1UyMGvLVuQEmrs8Hc3W6Fq42DSAAu0JHrlQYFrFpyBA97/w400-h300/IMG_1098.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>This store was a lot of fun to visit. I always like seeing a store on its first day or two of operation, but this one seems like it'll keep doing well for some time. That's all for now, and on Monday we're back to Connecticut!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-31369898981541240602024-03-15T00:00:00.000-04:002024-03-15T00:00:00.139-04:00Look Inside: New Fairfield Food Center - New Fairfield, CTNew Fairfield Food Center<br /><b>Owner:</b> Johnny Petrone<div><b>Opened:</b> 1969<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 1 Brush Hill Rd, New Fairfield, CT</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>July 9, 2021</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Qt7tiejzA64h0SA6GOHGhoAz68hzUdA2iGlVEiBrRmWNEq8kp-H8hyphenhyphen_pyxWbBlHI0txT4J3m3gTPX7lhDWjFwub2uW4yaIW7qXsLY5ds1BuSJysBhbATONjsphj1ZXWdr-UeDncDlT8QsHtUbp0uTi7eyBEOLZ3oO1rYw8VxHEMD21H7bNj0r9wg65AU/s4032/PXL_20210709_151209187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Qt7tiejzA64h0SA6GOHGhoAz68hzUdA2iGlVEiBrRmWNEq8kp-H8hyphenhyphen_pyxWbBlHI0txT4J3m3gTPX7lhDWjFwub2uW4yaIW7qXsLY5ds1BuSJysBhbATONjsphj1ZXWdr-UeDncDlT8QsHtUbp0uTi7eyBEOLZ3oO1rYw8VxHEMD21H7bNj0r9wg65AU/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_151209187.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQmpS2qB7K7G0rmqBSaz2_FXEQkZ7qAkLhWYtGlSZvSSBNrBYziNRBXFuu9LikQyN40VlAB1ngSsL3E0mr6WMRtN5-7NSqpqHm54D_u0YMHoFIHhAj6_ExOBLw955pOv0csNfaMUGG8N_L1Dv8FUwT5fcKf_GYHALdzFzwCOireB8TNJnAeDvbLa6_l2o/s1170/western%20ct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQmpS2qB7K7G0rmqBSaz2_FXEQkZ7qAkLhWYtGlSZvSSBNrBYziNRBXFuu9LikQyN40VlAB1ngSsL3E0mr6WMRtN5-7NSqpqHm54D_u0YMHoFIHhAj6_ExOBLw955pOv0csNfaMUGG8N_L1Dv8FUwT5fcKf_GYHALdzFzwCOireB8TNJnAeDvbLa6_l2o/w400-h224/western%20ct.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKznqJgH3lUcK_spiOJT8HFT62xb2dYFyj6UzCUAR4rX_6iXkRQrGUEpoiisyFoQ4123zz49lKmYCMDwqkoUc1gKSDqVZHEyiU2QwRUEXGjCs5_ROFpQtrZ-nRsE4BwLNfBDpYPoBjSRbkmoeU_dTvjF6CwYymIMxzGV4a9eRK4ihsSElJTRyGr4vJjj5/s500/Look%20Inside%20Logo%20new.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKznqJgH3lUcK_spiOJT8HFT62xb2dYFyj6UzCUAR4rX_6iXkRQrGUEpoiisyFoQ4123zz49lKmYCMDwqkoUc1gKSDqVZHEyiU2QwRUEXGjCs5_ROFpQtrZ-nRsE4BwLNfBDpYPoBjSRbkmoeU_dTvjF6CwYymIMxzGV4a9eRK4ihsSElJTRyGr4vJjj5/w200-h200/Look%20Inside%20Logo%20new.png" width="200" /></a></div>There aren't too many truly independent supermarkets out there, but this one in New Fairfield, CT has been rolling along since 1969. The small but mighty store of just 9500 square feet is not a member of a cooperative but is supplied by C&S Wholesale Grocers of Keene, NH, and uses Best Yet storebrand items.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PiZYi-6yi8-eVeGkgoAptIjr0rHiaiEvq9zke2EdEoHM6v9ifPlDBPxOnf2R0mFBITTYfewNIlvI1zeo6x7vpg1widppKI5mOGZcXbeHxJUSlFxWiCNhc0hzfgzLgNgzGu7gcAHgo0pMNR0hBY88Ob5CRjGz7tSPXbJhAXEDxmGk4Pb2F6ta6P8g2pED/s4032/PXL_20210709_150739647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PiZYi-6yi8-eVeGkgoAptIjr0rHiaiEvq9zke2EdEoHM6v9ifPlDBPxOnf2R0mFBITTYfewNIlvI1zeo6x7vpg1widppKI5mOGZcXbeHxJUSlFxWiCNhc0hzfgzLgNgzGu7gcAHgo0pMNR0hBY88Ob5CRjGz7tSPXbJhAXEDxmGk4Pb2F6ta6P8g2pED/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_150739647.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We enter the store to find the produce department in the first aisle. Meat is at the back in an expansion out the side (the store is a bit of an L-shape) and deli is on the back wall of the main supermarket. Dairy and frozen are in the last aisle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQyNL9M3DD-y6uW5oAuh9MdQnVmbl52z3semT1RcQQEDFOc6SS0QkuRSzhDg5kEmW9TvHTz-i8npkhH4Siv2s06oVpJbobis36dWZs9_i0Sjqva2UaFpgWyZ-7KvB7z_k8mJw40mifY0wsTMbwst1qlZALSladkGBOLOnHj9Zx60HAT9WVe5ODMmLVX7m/s4032/PXL_20210709_150803680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQyNL9M3DD-y6uW5oAuh9MdQnVmbl52z3semT1RcQQEDFOc6SS0QkuRSzhDg5kEmW9TvHTz-i8npkhH4Siv2s06oVpJbobis36dWZs9_i0Sjqva2UaFpgWyZ-7KvB7z_k8mJw40mifY0wsTMbwst1qlZALSladkGBOLOnHj9Zx60HAT9WVe5ODMmLVX7m/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_150803680.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The store has been around for a long time, but has been very nicely renovated with new fixtures, decor, and flooring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYNNp7Z2psg-clCH4Ma1Lh7SkVAVx4KiFH6vsMmARrXnrTAH_3xUsUNMHyMZiec5ieZUFh0xHFFwFzgC8jogf0-1d1xnD4D1tkymn6Pa35H0TOEHlosh0zH4e4UXZa8xVjVVF97KDjqeeUUBSBNEtaHauFbxiDy-GxuCeVCuQU0267yfTL2Z_Qv45X4xd/s4032/PXL_20210709_150852697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYNNp7Z2psg-clCH4Ma1Lh7SkVAVx4KiFH6vsMmARrXnrTAH_3xUsUNMHyMZiec5ieZUFh0xHFFwFzgC8jogf0-1d1xnD4D1tkymn6Pa35H0TOEHlosh0zH4e4UXZa8xVjVVF97KDjqeeUUBSBNEtaHauFbxiDy-GxuCeVCuQU0267yfTL2Z_Qv45X4xd/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_150852697.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The butcher and deli are clearly a main draw here, and the meat looked beautiful. There's also a full line of groceries, though, even though the outside doesn't exactly make it look like a large full-service supermarket.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKQhGe-x3WWjDwv7HK6hTnDGp1owvxOGtMDJWCEtvv3yHUn4TrfQv0nkO8AYi4m0TTpg2_1TQLeaeFRe40tM2s5bOBzAXMpCHU7lQJxE-XPGlvx-QCI-pdmOS3dRVoFkxnJXgYv6e2An6v8O21pIw260YbwAERMmDx55w2MmNjCx7-N3iojmlTiIZNQBj/s4032/PXL_20210709_150902185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKQhGe-x3WWjDwv7HK6hTnDGp1owvxOGtMDJWCEtvv3yHUn4TrfQv0nkO8AYi4m0TTpg2_1TQLeaeFRe40tM2s5bOBzAXMpCHU7lQJxE-XPGlvx-QCI-pdmOS3dRVoFkxnJXgYv6e2An6v8O21pIw260YbwAERMmDx55w2MmNjCx7-N3iojmlTiIZNQBj/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_150902185.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not entirely sure why, but Litchfield County -- an affluent, sparsely populated county in western Connecticut -- has remained an enclave of independent grocers. Of course, we're not actually in Litchfield County here in New Fairfield, we're in Fairfield County, but we're very close to the border. I mentioned that this is the area where IGA started long long ago, and that Bozzuto's in Cheshire, CT supplies many of the independents around here on <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/03/tour-caraluzzis-market-newtown-ct.html" target="_blank">yesterday's post</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLd74oduwsV-4GnXjdrgZALey08ArMfn2UkluDn1y103QQ9J0ebPtYkR7-C561IDA5ip1EtbraKMZBBZJ_tv5bzvBkG0CSN05_ySi-fpvtjiwnqTlRfofM5wbxOkPGei5vZ7wcGcLY6ANBSdJbm0gWf0P7zjy2rtNE5kByWpUN8CyrfC77qnXx_6bJzDk2/s4032/PXL_20210709_150916051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLd74oduwsV-4GnXjdrgZALey08ArMfn2UkluDn1y103QQ9J0ebPtYkR7-C561IDA5ip1EtbraKMZBBZJ_tv5bzvBkG0CSN05_ySi-fpvtjiwnqTlRfofM5wbxOkPGei5vZ7wcGcLY6ANBSdJbm0gWf0P7zjy2rtNE5kByWpUN8CyrfC77qnXx_6bJzDk2/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_150916051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The deli is on the back wall of the main supermarket area. Again, the fixtures look pretty new here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmnJnKjVn8EwqmXhVZh8VhuYbnI-2Ys71_xerkupRoUrWEuUtmTqsiAeKQJXt0eq66E21OgmAaDmKqe46LBCOqHhmmT3gKj9hSyon51_F6gcagoeFTMom-tpE0vB_ivfss3LuXNU6vDEZZtmwkEqCyaCvBSBPj_36DQNhXOBMRaU1r8tUgRJpI95qrnre/s4032/PXL_20210709_151028836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmnJnKjVn8EwqmXhVZh8VhuYbnI-2Ys71_xerkupRoUrWEuUtmTqsiAeKQJXt0eq66E21OgmAaDmKqe46LBCOqHhmmT3gKj9hSyon51_F6gcagoeFTMom-tpE0vB_ivfss3LuXNU6vDEZZtmwkEqCyaCvBSBPj_36DQNhXOBMRaU1r8tUgRJpI95qrnre/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_151028836.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Dairy and frozen are in the last aisle...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnAIYRzyZ6vw8GcuV4utqvrjJZjBYApay_WTBFgmcsnMlEvDpVjSNXj2ewaELoOlNU9o_VmezVHNi-d4FF0jzzz5jzZdtudi2D5p0fR1ewMb4TUuejT-bTqdsl2RXxiElWLZ_Z5f83TiAYBwPW0Viqlj3XEdIcsMwoa3mDM_zGB6OS4qn4zHJU2vjEBGm/s4032/PXL_20210709_151115967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnAIYRzyZ6vw8GcuV4utqvrjJZjBYApay_WTBFgmcsnMlEvDpVjSNXj2ewaELoOlNU9o_VmezVHNi-d4FF0jzzz5jzZdtudi2D5p0fR1ewMb4TUuejT-bTqdsl2RXxiElWLZ_Z5f83TiAYBwPW0Viqlj3XEdIcsMwoa3mDM_zGB6OS4qn4zHJU2vjEBGm/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_151115967.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>The best part of the New Fairfield Food Center? This small independent supermarket has thrived for 50+ years, even with a 60,000 square foot chain supermarket right across the street. We'll be touring that store on Monday!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-33044285856341743782024-03-14T00:00:00.000-04:002024-03-14T00:00:00.128-04:00TOUR: Caraluzzi's Market - Newtown, CT<p></p><div>Caraluzzi's Market</div><div><b>Owner:</b> Mark Caraluzzi</div><div><b>Opened:</b> unknown<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 5 Queen St, Newtown, CT</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>July 9, 2021</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJMTdGKTD6owDdw3vNpjypSN0h_dmoohFWHjjyD7ylRz4EDHi_TvX_AwCkXbVcX5w5rTRRKcAW8ll5gXppoUx0kGi5Z4V2ApyR3PhFI34EWv2M0xXaNQN9Qmagx95lgNdLGODzAej7xhx7rxaE-tZsZafbNC3lZ35svMUz_NQ2eN_jxYXSnQgq4KXzyZ7/s4032/PXL_20210709_195850415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJMTdGKTD6owDdw3vNpjypSN0h_dmoohFWHjjyD7ylRz4EDHi_TvX_AwCkXbVcX5w5rTRRKcAW8ll5gXppoUx0kGi5Z4V2ApyR3PhFI34EWv2M0xXaNQN9Qmagx95lgNdLGODzAej7xhx7rxaE-tZsZafbNC3lZ35svMUz_NQ2eN_jxYXSnQgq4KXzyZ7/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_195850415.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RgmcAJohfU7Sr24mJrQa8UkIdbJvb9R-4h2aBcMDFu-6ZRo8VaEebOJ8XJGkOviLgnqzubQzJM6SvEkdK3gXRTQ5R91d3FukJV3cbOUH2R6xP41whQdwgT-dg_TwsJ9Oti-3dbyQmvzE_oMNklKNMBGl5GglqUysGDS2HNtWNLt0oKOSHfEG-MECXkXl/s1170/western%20ct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RgmcAJohfU7Sr24mJrQa8UkIdbJvb9R-4h2aBcMDFu-6ZRo8VaEebOJ8XJGkOviLgnqzubQzJM6SvEkdK3gXRTQ5R91d3FukJV3cbOUH2R6xP41whQdwgT-dg_TwsJ9Oti-3dbyQmvzE_oMNklKNMBGl5GglqUysGDS2HNtWNLt0oKOSHfEG-MECXkXl/w400-h224/western%20ct.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kSdYV1O3UhtnROAlbVeDjRr3pPYMsA-Xyexdvgis8y4e9007gF697PQtqoV51RsK6Tf-OPoxfCrhuVXHEqoGGEMgHE53inOdcm9vepmIfizUPrXy-sLDzR1ejf_so0c6BpSwhwZNU-33EzeZH_DNwaF26cVdRDF7-qOqKWoZO18l0PqSe5Yubdwg5e5l/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kSdYV1O3UhtnROAlbVeDjRr3pPYMsA-Xyexdvgis8y4e9007gF697PQtqoV51RsK6Tf-OPoxfCrhuVXHEqoGGEMgHE53inOdcm9vepmIfizUPrXy-sLDzR1ejf_so0c6BpSwhwZNU-33EzeZH_DNwaF26cVdRDF7-qOqKWoZO18l0PqSe5Yubdwg5e5l/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Welcome to the Newtown Caraluzzi's! The 32,000 square foot store was built as a smaller store between 1955 and 1962, then expanded three times to its present size. I'm not sure if it's always been a Caraluzzi's or if there were previously other tenants here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYVGuXvPGisv75va_fnfHsS6O-YWEzoNJ84gZElusN8e81RrBJLgZi3Kcjj56cWB2IkFJxrowdwp4MVNxPhYLWimBa5hPwTpKyxOg6knKJ6lnoZz7uVsRzc2cqGW5Gft2AyPdSahTs7s3ZVK_-N_BDORCR3PL9Ufw2z-1yd_Vt-RU4EmA3dfdBuLtwYSD/s4032/PXL_20210709_195835656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYVGuXvPGisv75va_fnfHsS6O-YWEzoNJ84gZElusN8e81RrBJLgZi3Kcjj56cWB2IkFJxrowdwp4MVNxPhYLWimBa5hPwTpKyxOg6knKJ6lnoZz7uVsRzc2cqGW5Gft2AyPdSahTs7s3ZVK_-N_BDORCR3PL9Ufw2z-1yd_Vt-RU4EmA3dfdBuLtwYSD/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_195835656.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We've seen a Caraluzzi's before, the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/10/tour-caraluzzis-market-bethel-ct.html" target="_blank">stunning Bethel location</a>. There are currently four stores in the chain, with one <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/acWhLfR6cYTGMW8a8" target="_blank">recently opened in Danbury</a> that's also gorgeous. The Newtown location is definitely less flashy and modern, but it's still an impressive, well-run supermarket. Although I don't believe Caraluzzi's is a member of any cooperative, they're supplied by Bozzuto's in Cheshire, CT, and use the LifeGoods and Life Every Day brands. They also have a few items under their own brand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSBrWanPN-TY-XiOnzYs0JhV9Ikz484uRSCVF5M7IryLHPMP_luY05eElfXP833wlx9ywY04WeOHjLKHETjwkaNnJ2RQTwANjXrpLSaZZtdo_RSkpOQ9Q7fzEDU8Wvzk6vx0mw2MG12zgKTJ_DQx3wVCU6tUav32txxeDzNJLiTU1lB9aMxKprM6-8uaT/s4032/PXL_20210709_195922372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSBrWanPN-TY-XiOnzYs0JhV9Ikz484uRSCVF5M7IryLHPMP_luY05eElfXP833wlx9ywY04WeOHjLKHETjwkaNnJ2RQTwANjXrpLSaZZtdo_RSkpOQ9Q7fzEDU8Wvzk6vx0mw2MG12zgKTJ_DQx3wVCU6tUav32txxeDzNJLiTU1lB9aMxKprM6-8uaT/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_195922372.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here in Newtown, we enter to the grand aisle on the left side of the store. Floral is next to the entrance, with produce on the left side of the store. In the back part of the grand aisle is deli and prepared foods in the back left corner, with a cheese island opposite that and bakery on the back wall. Meat runs along the back wall, with a butcher and seafood counter in the back right corner. Dairy and frozen are also on the right side of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM-RNv4Qx9n0SUOuDfnLQjLZsEsDtu0X03rfsTjkcBBYI6I_aVPicr8zrYv_Fqnfx2_C1r6fWhl-r-qE_IHOg26JHTtFWwSd0mi_7m6GyZ_XAq6LIsY9StjEeAwo7R9y-p8YZQbw3BQ6oIppAciJoXGLSLRAmaaX0yJDUn1LWj2FzpfocV25QluypOBp0/s4032/PXL_20210709_195918123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM-RNv4Qx9n0SUOuDfnLQjLZsEsDtu0X03rfsTjkcBBYI6I_aVPicr8zrYv_Fqnfx2_C1r6fWhl-r-qE_IHOg26JHTtFWwSd0mi_7m6GyZ_XAq6LIsY9StjEeAwo7R9y-p8YZQbw3BQ6oIppAciJoXGLSLRAmaaX0yJDUn1LWj2FzpfocV25QluypOBp0/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_195918123.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As we see, the store is higher-end in its design but also definitely older than Bethel and Danbury. I haven't been to Danbury or Georgetown.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq0dYfTupdi82WBuhEdVLr7-a0zl9Jh_6wr6GreYgDBS-uQjtlEkO8vUzO8Y923z80FPRZzAxpEz3F_OgdhevbEX-haRb5oSeaLu9A6DCzSN6wvMkWWwWlkLHMeRbyJ7JIcixRV5eEyAAF79yEEdD-9bl37Gd0t9D2qv0e4K2h272kvbLMx-fLXWKqI0z/s4032/PXL_20210709_195926212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq0dYfTupdi82WBuhEdVLr7-a0zl9Jh_6wr6GreYgDBS-uQjtlEkO8vUzO8Y923z80FPRZzAxpEz3F_OgdhevbEX-haRb5oSeaLu9A6DCzSN6wvMkWWwWlkLHMeRbyJ7JIcixRV5eEyAAF79yEEdD-9bl37Gd0t9D2qv0e4K2h272kvbLMx-fLXWKqI0z/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_195926212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here we see where produce (to the left, behind the chip shelving) transitions into deli and cheese.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10Tk7ZA8KzIX_pMaomsUlGqpTL9OIngsRLDJNV5ulDA6O6d-3zcOSzTmP9wRQpIPMp2bwraJhsx2b5CPogjkF4rOzlCootq12FPhPYZJEyPKu9cYx_OYTCWioqy6Iuu2cyVztti3p7rzEVrU8OazkREz3DiOSsMGmi_HEyBzRWBxsuaLkNYaKJG94I-Q0/s4032/PXL_20210709_195933954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10Tk7ZA8KzIX_pMaomsUlGqpTL9OIngsRLDJNV5ulDA6O6d-3zcOSzTmP9wRQpIPMp2bwraJhsx2b5CPogjkF4rOzlCootq12FPhPYZJEyPKu9cYx_OYTCWioqy6Iuu2cyVztti3p7rzEVrU8OazkREz3DiOSsMGmi_HEyBzRWBxsuaLkNYaKJG94I-Q0/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_195933954.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The service counter is on the left side. Check out that cooler for the cured meats and sausage!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSri5fmuhG6_zhCfUNl2ebdIpcPuOI-oxo-wO3ln9U5fkyFkhYr_BsreceWfu-wR2tK-uF5gJHU04QswGhhhLk0qlaJkYwnziqnzeueuHpCG3q05WlkKp_fkpZwbkj0DfXWfAcxFnF0xVTWEUBvb3_qf7QKV6Svc6OE7vsH-oZ9OIwY_XjtCibO3GZLEwY/s4032/PXL_20210709_195942657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSri5fmuhG6_zhCfUNl2ebdIpcPuOI-oxo-wO3ln9U5fkyFkhYr_BsreceWfu-wR2tK-uF5gJHU04QswGhhhLk0qlaJkYwnziqnzeueuHpCG3q05WlkKp_fkpZwbkj0DfXWfAcxFnF0xVTWEUBvb3_qf7QKV6Svc6OE7vsH-oZ9OIwY_XjtCibO3GZLEwY/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_195942657.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Baked goods are behind the cheese island, with the bakery and prepared foods service counters on the back wall. Here's a look across the back wall. I particularly like the flooring in this store...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzG041HJiK6SkZ08uRGe0ZselhdeQiSzQik4pUZEtITLTDSHJUsTWMEltO3gRUIiwuKTR3v8-GT3yeMfbjFgv5sb8_hER3Nm3UZlgZXwjn410lUwGA27Cqw8YqLiIsyJfC91ThkmjrmwG0HyrSoL3eIjH9al-np5vZnFVq3NqS0LAcVA29iV8o1GsB53D/s4032/PXL_20210709_200040862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzG041HJiK6SkZ08uRGe0ZselhdeQiSzQik4pUZEtITLTDSHJUsTWMEltO3gRUIiwuKTR3v8-GT3yeMfbjFgv5sb8_hER3Nm3UZlgZXwjn410lUwGA27Cqw8YqLiIsyJfC91ThkmjrmwG0HyrSoL3eIjH9al-np5vZnFVq3NqS0LAcVA29iV8o1GsB53D/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200040862.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The grocery aisles are pretty straightforward, but the selection leans a little higher-end.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTDfRP5qzJR4_MS_r4W_RlkaVD-FOgtfilHyFWRLcC6LqviDkH2zJtJgJgpC179QsM9bXx1boOZI8jbgePFGfGdkrdiZ_2T5bLLJTzWUcfzYcZiN-QGr4YA5XT3hFyPn6geSMFJ8mazWQnRfBDg8uthMIU6bE2MUZVrebC1rIZpACsFXtwWsPCLrU5B8y/s4032/PXL_20210709_200001293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTDfRP5qzJR4_MS_r4W_RlkaVD-FOgtfilHyFWRLcC6LqviDkH2zJtJgJgpC179QsM9bXx1boOZI8jbgePFGfGdkrdiZ_2T5bLLJTzWUcfzYcZiN-QGr4YA5XT3hFyPn6geSMFJ8mazWQnRfBDg8uthMIU6bE2MUZVrebC1rIZpACsFXtwWsPCLrU5B8y/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200001293.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Much of western Connecticut has a lot of independent or small-chain supermarkets, which I believe is in part because Bozzuto's is located here, which supplies many of them, and I suspect also because IGA originated in this area (near the NY/CT border). The IGA stores in this area -- of which we'll see quite a few -- are supplied by Bozzuto's. Caraluzzi's is supplied by Bozzuto's, but is not IGA.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyp-2Y4u_zCyGJJDjPFvfTEgeiC7x4xXyaIWYj7ijqfkqwir-dzVXLoV7b5oA_0Ipmy4wRdX8vy-QIl0TpFMXOe4YazGVtAwmffuAvS-pYz1_WIL_VW6Jg210H1L-8-txmsRkr86q6WEaShYqvZ6-WEBRbuPf5wL39rSTlAahdMrj3IsyFdjVxOVrD3aA-/s4032/PXL_20210709_200022893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyp-2Y4u_zCyGJJDjPFvfTEgeiC7x4xXyaIWYj7ijqfkqwir-dzVXLoV7b5oA_0Ipmy4wRdX8vy-QIl0TpFMXOe4YazGVtAwmffuAvS-pYz1_WIL_VW6Jg210H1L-8-txmsRkr86q6WEaShYqvZ6-WEBRbuPf5wL39rSTlAahdMrj3IsyFdjVxOVrD3aA-/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200022893.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the meat and seafood service counters in the back right corner of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oijMq8AdmnkrYBDDc-FX1MVD8Ovv3nZ9VY50OTGERJR5lntta3KknuyXGRjXteib_nqpKXVNR-nuo2_Ukl3CzhZimXSeiaZXnT98x-hHmrrypVlFlSVdhqn_k5G_MdO03oFSMgCsmhHfKIJ1zn_btAfFfLlvlOEFAiPr2GxBgz55WXkIUaXBuitFZ8a1/s4032/PXL_20210709_200054582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oijMq8AdmnkrYBDDc-FX1MVD8Ovv3nZ9VY50OTGERJR5lntta3KknuyXGRjXteib_nqpKXVNR-nuo2_Ukl3CzhZimXSeiaZXnT98x-hHmrrypVlFlSVdhqn_k5G_MdO03oFSMgCsmhHfKIJ1zn_btAfFfLlvlOEFAiPr2GxBgz55WXkIUaXBuitFZ8a1/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200054582.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Dairy and frozen are at the far right side of the store. These fixtures are older, but in excellent condition. As we can see, the entire store is immaculate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6paSldgF3OVwSNRHOfa7yz2elXH9Uhv3bYWe5kmP4ZwaxLVBxHYbO5AkOQfdn6qog9rByv1T9mSf8EZQP00ptACR9RWGlAjkuACvZJoDFp1DXp11aSA02MgMmo6KQUFf4HtbYtLUkvY6lUzYUrUikhVabfKrDtTh-l5xZ48c-c7z_G1Q0G_pmeKfM36FZ/s4032/PXL_20210709_200111053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6paSldgF3OVwSNRHOfa7yz2elXH9Uhv3bYWe5kmP4ZwaxLVBxHYbO5AkOQfdn6qog9rByv1T9mSf8EZQP00ptACR9RWGlAjkuACvZJoDFp1DXp11aSA02MgMmo6KQUFf4HtbYtLUkvY6lUzYUrUikhVabfKrDtTh-l5xZ48c-c7z_G1Q0G_pmeKfM36FZ/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200111053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I don't mind the lower ceiling here because it doesn't make the store feel overly cramped.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzG2Pqx0cYHlwK_5bJiDnfIpDcWK9B8VHbATOhqBdHWMatoYcQI4vQW9sezDeK4smeZpj4yuDLK7aG6HAC0PY0DU9bAjUSTBkzpmjVmSv-MHdJj5IngYZ5l_5cAiifOjKsGIT6xz2EAPa06wg0HooGdjhp27mPoaS1tTHvg5YWo9PdLPb3_dCFW8gTbqL/s4032/PXL_20210709_200123691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzG2Pqx0cYHlwK_5bJiDnfIpDcWK9B8VHbATOhqBdHWMatoYcQI4vQW9sezDeK4smeZpj4yuDLK7aG6HAC0PY0DU9bAjUSTBkzpmjVmSv-MHdJj5IngYZ5l_5cAiifOjKsGIT6xz2EAPa06wg0HooGdjhp27mPoaS1tTHvg5YWo9PdLPb3_dCFW8gTbqL/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200123691.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The frozen foods continue onto the front wall of the store. Since the deli/bakery and meat/seafood area decor doesn't quite match the rest of the store's decor, I'm wondering if those areas were renovated more recently than the rest of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAUPhcYWmG8P_ObvEfEoH2EM6VCDgxcHAGouUGb6B2mkOY_1JqcJzxJi4LB-U7VnyWjG2Zc2KeuWWMUhG_8Y7xhYIaeBefI5iyUbmLjQOCRgcA_XabIXopjA29AbzKrQsfXbIHPUIng37sRnEp9zE9DBlhcd4MJwoAbNKQuFWFTHm638IAOadpB6T_PE7/s4032/PXL_20210709_200137104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAUPhcYWmG8P_ObvEfEoH2EM6VCDgxcHAGouUGb6B2mkOY_1JqcJzxJi4LB-U7VnyWjG2Zc2KeuWWMUhG_8Y7xhYIaeBefI5iyUbmLjQOCRgcA_XabIXopjA29AbzKrQsfXbIHPUIng37sRnEp9zE9DBlhcd4MJwoAbNKQuFWFTHm638IAOadpB6T_PE7/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200137104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A look across the front-end...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-fO_JDXRknr74Ji_QXhZOw4kz5psAjl9LIVI7oEvmhzdyoNec-QEMMZ6nxH6VWMr0i87OTAvOcCj8ozxT3D_naFeVjOdDzB_hMg1BibxuAPquAK_EHhAnvFvfQlJHhbnf58loev3nHKkOZ-W2bZgfK797kA9O2lsKzLBoPyILRqdBYttxf2ULFEzRb6a/s4032/PXL_20210709_200149455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-fO_JDXRknr74Ji_QXhZOw4kz5psAjl9LIVI7oEvmhzdyoNec-QEMMZ6nxH6VWMr0i87OTAvOcCj8ozxT3D_naFeVjOdDzB_hMg1BibxuAPquAK_EHhAnvFvfQlJHhbnf58loev3nHKkOZ-W2bZgfK797kA9O2lsKzLBoPyILRqdBYttxf2ULFEzRb6a/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200149455.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And beyond the registers is a cafe under the hanging lights visible to the right below. It's a very nice setup, facing the large windows on the front of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2FrL7dweCG56I8AKFg3MY2p8ImQnkt3J6hn2QaE-DPEZ5USrv5nFnkyDcWmadG8EviLiPisynPSJbMiwVwAwdM0ZvTEYThwN6JCQLReRgmlwg3JA8xKCYWyeBCLXSzgvbn6zBAJiOrCmPoZoaCOWUxLkHeY57ac2UjGc5BqTH5umUBsJUdKeuXd7AahP/s4032/PXL_20210709_200829072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2FrL7dweCG56I8AKFg3MY2p8ImQnkt3J6hn2QaE-DPEZ5USrv5nFnkyDcWmadG8EviLiPisynPSJbMiwVwAwdM0ZvTEYThwN6JCQLReRgmlwg3JA8xKCYWyeBCLXSzgvbn6zBAJiOrCmPoZoaCOWUxLkHeY57ac2UjGc5BqTH5umUBsJUdKeuXd7AahP/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_200829072.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>That's all for Caraluzzi's, and up next we're headed just northwest of Danbury (about 10 miles northwest of here) for an independent store tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-34516110284698550812024-03-13T00:00:00.002-04:002024-03-13T00:00:00.247-04:00Snapshot: Price Rite Marketplace - Bridgeport East, CTPrice Rite Marketplace<br /><b>Opened:</b> by 2008<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Previous Tenants:</b> A&P (open by 1954, closed after 1985)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Location: </b>164 Boston Ave, Bridgeport, CT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Photographed:</b> July 9, 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijD0GZy3Mz5VhbP4attY9F7YdtOcACdb9t5009ryTGpf_43ge55o32Yuo9cLKShbB7YPvp_rvnebIeOBoY8Fd0UBzRxWMPznwcyLaYs283-9o21GaNs7aCWlN5ldhh7_ytTat1Rjj7I8Z1pw_EAUzWR4JAOWkIr7e9Hzkz5sgwpVvZ14C4XcAZ54e4vlB1/s4032/IMG_1823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijD0GZy3Mz5VhbP4attY9F7YdtOcACdb9t5009ryTGpf_43ge55o32Yuo9cLKShbB7YPvp_rvnebIeOBoY8Fd0UBzRxWMPznwcyLaYs283-9o21GaNs7aCWlN5ldhh7_ytTat1Rjj7I8Z1pw_EAUzWR4JAOWkIr7e9Hzkz5sgwpVvZ14C4XcAZ54e4vlB1/w400-h300/IMG_1823.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeNas2a76gnyHysOUWG3HpIl8dhJSD-QNVU0-Efk7RDgeTULGViqsLEcc52RnKTHxV8Rdtvak1LHp9kXCRIbjN-30oJwrKSkwk0kEhQf0Io45YkOJOjQf5eTIvTkc5ooO9o1XUAk8Wv_Zytz7mgnIq3XvRLI3BOdlRHhLWKZOwvzylnCBl2kQpGzQ7blz/s1170/western%20ct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeNas2a76gnyHysOUWG3HpIl8dhJSD-QNVU0-Efk7RDgeTULGViqsLEcc52RnKTHxV8Rdtvak1LHp9kXCRIbjN-30oJwrKSkwk0kEhQf0Io45YkOJOjQf5eTIvTkc5ooO9o1XUAk8Wv_Zytz7mgnIq3XvRLI3BOdlRHhLWKZOwvzylnCBl2kQpGzQ7blz/w400-h224/western%20ct.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD_624TJjN_zl3piR0fuVbZLtWU5eYnsnvr9kMOLZvj5gO67Ij06lNsWP3xuTFOl0Cz13iTEnQF8aIuJXl_43TdLLyyEFz5p-phnhBBDJwEZohx8oOfW9hSjTsJPP36b0Tw0V93Yo_yPrNJWBnRHieei3M4-zisTzuL2agqvLfzgzzcFCWsDo7mU0Mvy1/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD_624TJjN_zl3piR0fuVbZLtWU5eYnsnvr9kMOLZvj5gO67Ij06lNsWP3xuTFOl0Cz13iTEnQF8aIuJXl_43TdLLyyEFz5p-phnhBBDJwEZohx8oOfW9hSjTsJPP36b0Tw0V93Yo_yPrNJWBnRHieei3M4-zisTzuL2agqvLfzgzzcFCWsDo7mU0Mvy1/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today's Bridgeport stop is a roughly 44,000 square foot Price Rite, one of two here in Bridgeport. The <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/5pY1veK1ZbnGGUz2A" target="_blank">other is north of here</a> next to <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ufmnE4DHd1Yby7kG8" target="_blank">Bridgeport's sole remaining Stop & Shop</a>. (<a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2023/12/special-report-stop-shop-west-side.html" target="_blank">One recently closed</a> to make way for Food Bazaar, another closed back in 2012 and <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/TdAe9vh9QTHLvqTeA" target="_blank">remains vacant</a>.) This store was built with the rest of the strip mall in the early 1950s as an A&P, which remained until at least 1985 and was a WEO (Warehouse Economy Outlet, owned by A&P) for some of that time. I'm not sure what happened between 1985 and whenever Price Rite opened, which was before 2008, although it's likely there was at least one other tenant in there. That's all for Bridgeport this time around, but now we're going to head around 16 miles north to start a loop of mostly independent stores in and around Litchfield County. Our first stop is tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-27396814243261153262024-03-12T00:00:00.031-04:002024-03-12T00:00:00.143-04:00Snapshot: Stop & Shop - Glenville, Greenwich, CT<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Stop & Shop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Open:</b> 2001-2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Previous Tenants:</b> Grand Union (closed 2001)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Location: </b>11 Glen Ridge Rd, Glenville, Greenwich, CT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Photographed:</b> September 8, 2021</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tteNn3zliFdGW5NyGsspAYclYKxQkw_YBo-gMz4Zft2u3lDUi2WJlm6ttH8-CFr-5bzLcMH90vWBjoA4q2FuQT7EE_ZPSlqh0S2XrI5XBin04mD7d_SB2p5yrZYQh-1V6wZoler_G1jpKiK77cNqudfYkfbuDqZNA615pgan1_phYMpEmSUmhDlnSRZH/s4032/PXL_20210908_233113243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tteNn3zliFdGW5NyGsspAYclYKxQkw_YBo-gMz4Zft2u3lDUi2WJlm6ttH8-CFr-5bzLcMH90vWBjoA4q2FuQT7EE_ZPSlqh0S2XrI5XBin04mD7d_SB2p5yrZYQh-1V6wZoler_G1jpKiK77cNqudfYkfbuDqZNA615pgan1_phYMpEmSUmhDlnSRZH/w400-h300/PXL_20210908_233113243.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqnhfm6DbrniieB8ydtLr1uWwgplm7L7X1uslh2BeatuyCyGoMznSOkH3msOvqB67pVs5bs9P2rABubVaZInbawRBQA6OeGyx4cRwGMxW_nBlhRpObuLBHUGxJMWXHGGwOhE_0UtBtpBLqZpcLmA5hi1oqyKwEnFqtg-8dQJpZ87biJ9Bu1-24_wSDJhu/s1170/western%20ct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqnhfm6DbrniieB8ydtLr1uWwgplm7L7X1uslh2BeatuyCyGoMznSOkH3msOvqB67pVs5bs9P2rABubVaZInbawRBQA6OeGyx4cRwGMxW_nBlhRpObuLBHUGxJMWXHGGwOhE_0UtBtpBLqZpcLmA5hi1oqyKwEnFqtg-8dQJpZ87biJ9Bu1-24_wSDJhu/w400-h224/western%20ct.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF11Wb81Ll30KzVkgJAcRCYg_TLhIVJMiMA4t63hvMjBIIOqZie1HPbT7JEdbZE5F4Xjaqv83IKNxLhVp7RbXIwg7i5_QumqHMmGXBL5FtUgHLuIIOODY4NeJXDoCAqjBIe2VK6aa7f-HS89zBkWmawG_ejcCQaUnncE3e0PiMhLIZUbA7tJKY0CbkeQO/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF11Wb81Ll30KzVkgJAcRCYg_TLhIVJMiMA4t63hvMjBIIOqZie1HPbT7JEdbZE5F4Xjaqv83IKNxLhVp7RbXIwg7i5_QumqHMmGXBL5FtUgHLuIIOODY4NeJXDoCAqjBIe2VK6aa7f-HS89zBkWmawG_ejcCQaUnncE3e0PiMhLIZUbA7tJKY0CbkeQO/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Welcome to Connecticut! We're here in the southwestern corner of the state, just half a mile from the New York border in the Glenville section of Greenwich, to take a very quick look at the Stop & Shop. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go inside because of time constraints when I visited, but I really wish I did. It appears to have had its Grand Union decor until <a href="https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/greenwich-stop-shop-glenville-18156856.php" target="_blank">closing day</a> in June 2023. The store is around 20,000 square feet and built around an original 10,000 square foot Grand Union which Stop & Shop acquired in 2001. <a href="https://superdupermarketresearch.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/stop-shop-4/" target="_blank">Here's</a> a look inside from 2012.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SQ3S02aRJ83p-hn5agUHKEmb_L2bUr_VBceQDJaydgbiC3msHepYM2Hnu7SB4ZoZWB5C8B3OwZZAtTKNUACyZkwNVFl8n7-gOUxLUGCSzCUcpfa0efVaE7GCIKvC-RfPFkYXSLJZfndZ6sJXety9tLiOtPlaqShHnlwSr7ADXt7TDenOprdRSUPa9Jwr/s4032/PXL_20210908_233123317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SQ3S02aRJ83p-hn5agUHKEmb_L2bUr_VBceQDJaydgbiC3msHepYM2Hnu7SB4ZoZWB5C8B3OwZZAtTKNUACyZkwNVFl8n7-gOUxLUGCSzCUcpfa0efVaE7GCIKvC-RfPFkYXSLJZfndZ6sJXety9tLiOtPlaqShHnlwSr7ADXt7TDenOprdRSUPa9Jwr/w400-h300/PXL_20210908_233123317.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Apparently there is some interest in the property by other grocers, but they wanted more parking, which the <a href="https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/greenwich-stop-and-shop-parking-glenville-18550136.php" target="_blank">landlord can now add</a>. We'll see who moves in, and how well they do in the space.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIgNHUQL4zSQBMNCkvBHSiE_mtgR83ozUhSAD3gmspFcYdVCOz4Bjldm_V7wWTi-90nkTv-BuUEar09_tB2-e1TfHnUIkbl6GJy0VoWK99MNhS3LHuiv-VaUiyj_mgXLQ9a9s532j9RRynoFmnY2le66pSEDrv_fTbUbSAl7MuSWYt-PpsCJgvAs8NeJ_/s4032/PXL_20210908_233141683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIgNHUQL4zSQBMNCkvBHSiE_mtgR83ozUhSAD3gmspFcYdVCOz4Bjldm_V7wWTi-90nkTv-BuUEar09_tB2-e1TfHnUIkbl6GJy0VoWK99MNhS3LHuiv-VaUiyj_mgXLQ9a9s532j9RRynoFmnY2le66pSEDrv_fTbUbSAl7MuSWYt-PpsCJgvAs8NeJ_/w400-h300/PXL_20210908_233141683.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The signage on the storefront was updated between 2008 and 2012, but never got the updated traffic light logo. That did, however, make it onto the signage out by the street -- a little bit surprising, since like I said the interior was never updated from its Grand Union decor. There's another (slightly smaller) <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/11/snapshot-stop-shop-greenwich-ct.html" target="_blank">Stop & Shop</a> still in business at the other end of town on route 1.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbxpkU3o9xQVatcKq9P3mI5Q2ks24MqNU2Gv5aIzel7ogp2JwHF5B3V3DU4Hwz3yFczLuUwboYYd6zlrkMb-iMYbQGtinhfvt2teLZCBE8UNMYwuoEJarxeWkgCR_St_k3VsaIvikZpHA0erLyo-Ri_FzEEs8oVVCZJWegWJoKABNE1M1AkWWMqWttAbd/s4032/PXL_20210908_225743613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbxpkU3o9xQVatcKq9P3mI5Q2ks24MqNU2Gv5aIzel7ogp2JwHF5B3V3DU4Hwz3yFczLuUwboYYd6zlrkMb-iMYbQGtinhfvt2teLZCBE8UNMYwuoEJarxeWkgCR_St_k3VsaIvikZpHA0erLyo-Ri_FzEEs8oVVCZJWegWJoKABNE1M1AkWWMqWttAbd/w400-h300/PXL_20210908_225743613.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's all for this part of Connecticut, where we've been before to see several stores. Next we're going to skip around 25 miles east to Bridgeport, where we're seeing a store tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-30242374085268998522024-03-11T00:00:00.005-04:002024-03-11T00:00:00.136-04:00Coming Soon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF4jrBlBNuPgfKh7lPSaYflGNnM5jkpa1TY6upVxi31Tt2QwOJgd5_yBAX05c64AB5LEPFVAe-l-I5V5IHEQS6rW_OuBC4tRTmdR0wwl8Car-2XTxkC89pG5-UBCaZZRdWJz6vjeh0UC4udUs83lKk6gjZJoJufUjnEdTfN_akAc_a1LchIdFDwdqiUiW/s1170/western%20ct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF4jrBlBNuPgfKh7lPSaYflGNnM5jkpa1TY6upVxi31Tt2QwOJgd5_yBAX05c64AB5LEPFVAe-l-I5V5IHEQS6rW_OuBC4tRTmdR0wwl8Car-2XTxkC89pG5-UBCaZZRdWJz6vjeh0UC4udUs83lKk6gjZJoJufUjnEdTfN_akAc_a1LchIdFDwdqiUiW/w400-h224/western%20ct.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Up next we're headed into Connecticut! This is the beginning of my fairly extensive New England coverage, but my coverage here in Connecticut is a little limited. So we're going to see basically the whole state to the west of Hartford, where I have 22 stores which will take us about a month to see. You can get an idea of our stops from the (fairly crude, I know) map I made for this section. The counties are marked in the light blue, the larger cities in dark blue, and other places we're stopping in white. We'll start in Greenwich, then jump over to Bridgeport before turning north for stops in Newtown (roughly 2/3 of the way between Bridgeport and New Fairfield), New Fairfield, and Sherman, then east to Northville, Washington, Bethlehem, Watertown, and Waterbury. Then, in the greater Hartford area, we'll see Southington, Plainville, New Britain, Newington, and West Hartford, and then New Hartford to the north. There's some really interesting stores here -- some great local chains, some wonderful (and not-so-wonderful) independents, and a lot of history. I can't wait to get started, so let's begin tomorrow with a store in Greenwich!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-16835263999655576392024-03-08T00:01:00.000-05:002024-03-08T00:01:00.123-05:00325 NY-100, Somers, NY<b>Original Grocery Tenant:</b> Gristedes<br /><b>Address:</b> 325 NY-100, Somers, NY<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Opened:</b> 1974</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Closed:</b> unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Later Tenants:</b> CVS</div><b>Photographed:</b> July 9, 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEgLpqwGBA-FNSFbSW7jdkIvZPF_2_7Op2owkYSVGl4JwbDH5Zqtr5NC2JLy_rfiu7QxZTA9VMzmagTAw94MsEzSbcdelqUagm5wnpYtxJUhGXd719qG2C4Qi9tkjZVK3SEmAFreP5oCyBWJRpdjg8PjyR9LZT6QmP4DyJVnUJaTvVlXn-HpYRubdizM/s4032/PXL_20210709_141901349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEgLpqwGBA-FNSFbSW7jdkIvZPF_2_7Op2owkYSVGl4JwbDH5Zqtr5NC2JLy_rfiu7QxZTA9VMzmagTAw94MsEzSbcdelqUagm5wnpYtxJUhGXd719qG2C4Qi9tkjZVK3SEmAFreP5oCyBWJRpdjg8PjyR9LZT6QmP4DyJVnUJaTvVlXn-HpYRubdizM/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_141901349.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOyYMz7jN83GXor_2t-i5GNa3e0Afzmat8PA7lwlCDNCLzPA-mdTHM577GwUjtKa7dPhSlQQ3Xxuhmzdchwxsqa1iFs9_vMc9nRAy3AvQ4rF4KUby-069ODjJxHSQGclFeN-eQuo9i06YioludB2SYuj4vuXYZLNvMcQl2pmFPzbUW9T4H3M3ltlQF4o/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOyYMz7jN83GXor_2t-i5GNa3e0Afzmat8PA7lwlCDNCLzPA-mdTHM577GwUjtKa7dPhSlQQ3Xxuhmzdchwxsqa1iFs9_vMc9nRAy3AvQ4rF4KUby-069ODjJxHSQGclFeN-eQuo9i06YioludB2SYuj4vuXYZLNvMcQl2pmFPzbUW9T4H3M3ltlQF4o/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DfxEFdUidLutiLfK3QDDGiT2WZoJneVkYYAEqggiWVwfMKuE_cBSm4TnxBWEDOLW4iVAiUtPLKmIn8s-JRGpgn3xvpMbLlIz-CsYuZbPc5CJlc2cCfSiu1bKTX-OJysKOtB-ZHNLx5uUPwKdx1lioBY808f0vqXvBWMYy0QH7SXcKrDMoX-J8bYfp4Y/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DfxEFdUidLutiLfK3QDDGiT2WZoJneVkYYAEqggiWVwfMKuE_cBSm4TnxBWEDOLW4iVAiUtPLKmIn8s-JRGpgn3xvpMbLlIz-CsYuZbPc5CJlc2cCfSiu1bKTX-OJysKOtB-ZHNLx5uUPwKdx1lioBY808f0vqXvBWMYy0QH7SXcKrDMoX-J8bYfp4Y/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Sometimes my gut feeling leads me astray in deciding what used to be a supermarket, but this 15,000 square foot CVS just felt like a former supermarket to me. A little research shows I was right: the space was built with the rest of the strip mall in 1974 as a Gristedes. The infamously expensive New York City chain has branched out from the city on a few occasions, with their largest expansion being up to Westchester County. We've seen their former stores in <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/08/tour-manor-market-pelham-ny.html" target="_blank">Pelham</a> and <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/09/tour-seasons-supermarket-scarsdale-ny.html" target="_blank">Scarsdale</a>, too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbw8v-OK7UjYmfp9iIJxxiAdeKcOsxJrfyzaI_eGS5yu3Olr2F7FjUgqxU850U-q-aepyIT9BZwLXJDFz5C7ymvt8cIclKCVOKeWPNpvNKC-4gNKM5NZx0Jp-JVHWo9i28URg7eYQUy13JGbRqze9DMitQor4nW5gsEm0ZUotLk9w946r_buRllcLwcV4/s4032/PXL_20210709_141659681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbw8v-OK7UjYmfp9iIJxxiAdeKcOsxJrfyzaI_eGS5yu3Olr2F7FjUgqxU850U-q-aepyIT9BZwLXJDFz5C7ymvt8cIclKCVOKeWPNpvNKC-4gNKM5NZx0Jp-JVHWo9i28URg7eYQUy13JGbRqze9DMitQor4nW5gsEm0ZUotLk9w946r_buRllcLwcV4/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_141659681.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I don't know when Gristedes closed, but it was well before the 2019 opening of a new upscale supermarket just across the street. Check it out <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/03/tour-decicco-sons-somers-ny.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-16047746998125509972024-03-08T00:00:00.005-05:002024-03-08T00:00:00.235-05:00TOUR: DeCicco & Sons - Somers, NYDeCicco & Sons<br /><b>Owner:</b> Chris, John, & Joe DeCicco<div><b>Opened:</b> 2019</div><div><b>Previous Tenants:</b> none</div><div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> Krasdale Foods<b><br />Location:</b> 266 US-202, Somers, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>July 9, 2021</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DiJDlTZ9J5mLkiJiy8hqC64KdE-31XCzO3H2HckYTPe1RVOa5ng1Htl4ullqD-gNKNwuvRQt_c3L4K1bz_h5AqpvMqv8pFGJTZbGtXe8QiOjss-48jQGY-yKhCuSUAdelwrf12gVD33xLJhhIBMDyYkYm9MwAOYKLMGw9y1W6owyxLLNHqR69xLZdroB/s4032/PXL_20210709_143137009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DiJDlTZ9J5mLkiJiy8hqC64KdE-31XCzO3H2HckYTPe1RVOa5ng1Htl4ullqD-gNKNwuvRQt_c3L4K1bz_h5AqpvMqv8pFGJTZbGtXe8QiOjss-48jQGY-yKhCuSUAdelwrf12gVD33xLJhhIBMDyYkYm9MwAOYKLMGw9y1W6owyxLLNHqR69xLZdroB/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_143137009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKZyCsnSvqKj2snjChkefgjaSuhsRWeCjbMO2QWOsBlYcMqKA_3v_b3OZpmi71es7eBAQ9lhuuVJoHV4lBY69yImL1Ck3ppL3f9rZ_l2hE4TnEQRkPYbY9ShRhIGbSci6VFL5PM8dCi05PHSV7oWkxO1NBYm2Zp6cbR6JhGP95SXOIZNNjy4XK7RNObZ3/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKZyCsnSvqKj2snjChkefgjaSuhsRWeCjbMO2QWOsBlYcMqKA_3v_b3OZpmi71es7eBAQ9lhuuVJoHV4lBY69yImL1Ck3ppL3f9rZ_l2hE4TnEQRkPYbY9ShRhIGbSci6VFL5PM8dCi05PHSV7oWkxO1NBYm2Zp6cbR6JhGP95SXOIZNNjy4XK7RNObZ3/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-etQkPHQHoccCnsY5IMdawP1p1IKPx-yqhO10iI37Grn_SqJGSAhLqLf6HXapIrUU5qVyd87TXpb5i1jEcknwZRJfvqz309EYa7KJGMWumyIFWHPG0rggsAYb_PVj_SWuxT16pTNXoTdvmlfeYrJIt0IgCmMlSd5RGGIVhrlgGUD3q6Jv5TffEfv0w2s/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-etQkPHQHoccCnsY5IMdawP1p1IKPx-yqhO10iI37Grn_SqJGSAhLqLf6HXapIrUU5qVyd87TXpb5i1jEcknwZRJfvqz309EYa7KJGMWumyIFWHPG0rggsAYb_PVj_SWuxT16pTNXoTdvmlfeYrJIt0IgCmMlSd5RGGIVhrlgGUD3q6Jv5TffEfv0w2s/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>We are going out with a bang with our last Westchester County store! This was DeCicco & Sons' second new-build store, with the first being in <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/tour-decicco-sons-armonk-ny.html" target="_blank">Armonk</a>. It's almost identical to this store, except for a few cosmetic differences. We can see the exterior is a bit different, and the decor is slightly different, but the layout and offerings are nearly identical. It's clearly a winning formula, as DeCicco & Sons has grown across the Westchester County area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Uhhbik9t2GyObnd-lLgi7vk0r7Rc-_vki-_Q8ZsOEGnB6tjV8DNzEOJih-gflQC2dSF7847FFOWg2A29t3zZFSrH54blm57nBp4j9_GlnPFd1UnrhejYBEL6MnuyPq9LXLA59NEifTT0yfD9zQoCWQq0A5A1GxH9LaJ6LdnvUzFzuMrv96rrgS4h5li9/s4032/PXL_20210709_143126206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Uhhbik9t2GyObnd-lLgi7vk0r7Rc-_vki-_Q8ZsOEGnB6tjV8DNzEOJih-gflQC2dSF7847FFOWg2A29t3zZFSrH54blm57nBp4j9_GlnPFd1UnrhejYBEL6MnuyPq9LXLA59NEifTT0yfD9zQoCWQq0A5A1GxH9LaJ6LdnvUzFzuMrv96rrgS4h5li9/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_143126206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It's the only supermarket in the small village of Somers, which previously had a <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/03/325-ny-100-somers-ny.html" target="_blank">Gristedes across the street</a>. The roughly 22,000 square foot DeCicco & Sons of Somers, in my opinion, ranks right up there with the best of them -- certainly among the most beautiful supermarkets I've been to.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUn5Ub1JN3VGeqAbOMh4yNLQ0Dwkh4M5s2tT7sv2-b6aNF_VewHVlG9EVgVh5IzN-XKAzZCg-HTh-mpIEedXpZ117a84M4PriFSdBpv7sxTEjTbh6MhyQr5nb3uwQI-L9SDRzGhhBNXFhi58qPbR0725Uyj8ITD2mPaQF-OZA-gNVgWJNc_fbV1D5e4njJ/s4032/PXL_20210709_143106987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUn5Ub1JN3VGeqAbOMh4yNLQ0Dwkh4M5s2tT7sv2-b6aNF_VewHVlG9EVgVh5IzN-XKAzZCg-HTh-mpIEedXpZ117a84M4PriFSdBpv7sxTEjTbh6MhyQr5nb3uwQI-L9SDRzGhhBNXFhi58qPbR0725Uyj8ITD2mPaQF-OZA-gNVgWJNc_fbV1D5e4njJ/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_143106987.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And yes, you saw that right. There's an outdoor seating patio on the second floor under the clock tower. What a sentence to be writing about a supermarket! Let's head in...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDZ6v14zo1qSLvMu8SErUUW4nIU598n4KlK01MA9tcaM63-G350BkJ6pxe_9BuW2gho-j2lHxXdTTu71KjsOTeLk5wiCph3XKFLmeW3IGl4W6TQmoxwqFFSuNUs6RSvBbqM2P73n_U2cg9NsyrWq-xWFdTxiHs6rsA-EPGoxh6vFEYVO0GDw-ryUxk40k/s4032/PXL_20210709_142630258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDZ6v14zo1qSLvMu8SErUUW4nIU598n4KlK01MA9tcaM63-G350BkJ6pxe_9BuW2gho-j2lHxXdTTu71KjsOTeLk5wiCph3XKFLmeW3IGl4W6TQmoxwqFFSuNUs6RSvBbqM2P73n_U2cg9NsyrWq-xWFdTxiHs6rsA-EPGoxh6vFEYVO0GDw-ryUxk40k/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142630258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Wow! We can tell there's a different decor package from Armonk, with more brick and wood in this store for a more rustic look, but it's just as beautiful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOG09EH3lnrQqrt5VCQm6M9UQaxVBwGzM7iMIECPXJzKxQ-DzS9qtCdle34vg_CqqI_C666FjUP667QQ6Ef4lerdm8K-D6MGbtbYBviP01YOpYJcByCr3M9ZsDRXibNscYV0cImVE1sun7e8puTknZbhZ01rqp3Ag4FoMvCY0uUKmcHUWswQL3umI3s-k/s4032/PXL_20210709_142642056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOG09EH3lnrQqrt5VCQm6M9UQaxVBwGzM7iMIECPXJzKxQ-DzS9qtCdle34vg_CqqI_C666FjUP667QQ6Ef4lerdm8K-D6MGbtbYBviP01YOpYJcByCr3M9ZsDRXibNscYV0cImVE1sun7e8puTknZbhZ01rqp3Ag4FoMvCY0uUKmcHUWswQL3umI3s-k/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142642056.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As we can see clearly, the neutral brown coloring across the store's fixtures and decor brings out the exciting colors of the fresh products.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBpqNpmN_pdTmwCAadbUXEk0RXnY-dN1lsJaPiFOFXIKTTO2GbPYmwh2dZz3g77qYzAcAMvo6MIOb2NvTJ5hsWgwusqiGdEoUJF22Q4W4zsFlAvQHsub_wxIITChMMZcue1rcfmkfGrZlLbF2eVLD0UkNTEzbivAJBc_k_0yxMdyqIhh1sF2_YSuQpmdj/s4032/PXL_20210709_142704319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBpqNpmN_pdTmwCAadbUXEk0RXnY-dN1lsJaPiFOFXIKTTO2GbPYmwh2dZz3g77qYzAcAMvo6MIOb2NvTJ5hsWgwusqiGdEoUJF22Q4W4zsFlAvQHsub_wxIITChMMZcue1rcfmkfGrZlLbF2eVLD0UkNTEzbivAJBc_k_0yxMdyqIhh1sF2_YSuQpmdj/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142704319.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And the big seafood counter at the back of the produce department! The store is set up the same as Armonk, with meats and the service butcher in the rest of the first aisle...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4FKc4Y82oVtWC213mrnBywy2Y1R0a8nqBl-WfJwrdrg7AnuLQDlTolX08b_zCAl6mWI4QNv55BOtRldKD6OLvZTqenxY_R1wUdcT6hwU9o2G2CzvyW1qAUxpfxEcykW_FGFOAXgAoTcwsLYQ5C0FVsDvAn9OCBZjCdJo9lGCgm3PzFKermZds63uJceZ/s4032/PXL_20210709_142755427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4FKc4Y82oVtWC213mrnBywy2Y1R0a8nqBl-WfJwrdrg7AnuLQDlTolX08b_zCAl6mWI4QNv55BOtRldKD6OLvZTqenxY_R1wUdcT6hwU9o2G2CzvyW1qAUxpfxEcykW_FGFOAXgAoTcwsLYQ5C0FVsDvAn9OCBZjCdJo9lGCgm3PzFKermZds63uJceZ/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142755427.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>...and dairy lines the back of the store. Emphasis here, as with the other DeCicco & Sons, is on the perimeter, but there's also a complete grocery selection.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQm900AWdRJiAYPFNhM_jbvI2SdPeLOh68LqrYD5dfZ142l8flQcM0ASx15vL0O99RZJKBiTiAUN4jABV5GLJxD6vI7I2ItZK7jCJdIrDapFSdFmYeH2BOO8KPXEpjMyaA1NaUdFCSzp6OkR01iX9JUkc8c1WD4o1MZ1MxEJJ2dr7fvivhgi2s5tuCM3-f/s4032/PXL_20210709_142823032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQm900AWdRJiAYPFNhM_jbvI2SdPeLOh68LqrYD5dfZ142l8flQcM0ASx15vL0O99RZJKBiTiAUN4jABV5GLJxD6vI7I2ItZK7jCJdIrDapFSdFmYeH2BOO8KPXEpjMyaA1NaUdFCSzp6OkR01iX9JUkc8c1WD4o1MZ1MxEJJ2dr7fvivhgi2s5tuCM3-f/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142823032.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The grocery aisles, too, though, angle upscale. The chain is in part supplied by Krasdale Foods, but you won't find too many Krasdale storebrand items here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7X0J7dxXhYdnL6kRFqV6AA4PCRfhnywEa95W2Rl0dcsdauIRG1zEcccFTF127oMpSXsXUwiTYVrYU_EwwvWm0GTfJywELJZLaRZzRKd-PvMD_U7j0dhKlrMo7-cPCRixmV7uJSWnTGoBw-cWYgZXPZ0DNtXkepyVt3gldyj2IIsPjLgQGO0580NEOjgG/s4032/PXL_20210709_142830751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7X0J7dxXhYdnL6kRFqV6AA4PCRfhnywEa95W2Rl0dcsdauIRG1zEcccFTF127oMpSXsXUwiTYVrYU_EwwvWm0GTfJywELJZLaRZzRKd-PvMD_U7j0dhKlrMo7-cPCRixmV7uJSWnTGoBw-cWYgZXPZ0DNtXkepyVt3gldyj2IIsPjLgQGO0580NEOjgG/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142830751.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One difference between this store and Armonk: beer is on the main floor here, running straight up the middle of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPedjRd2ucEUyi_lhSeYZbjP34VI09jH0bCOnjp3krIgiF_Qg64-0OI8s0ympX2ZDoJSLzYZzFKR1YW_8jT4_FTBF6RzeWO6ebv-43VPb_U0KpA317AiGcldWNptvBTKAA9JWiZCY6-qlFh7YhudsoBOlqjBM4gDwS_mJrV-WF69Hn3oO26KuQAFwQtfn3/s4032/PXL_20210709_142850547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPedjRd2ucEUyi_lhSeYZbjP34VI09jH0bCOnjp3krIgiF_Qg64-0OI8s0ympX2ZDoJSLzYZzFKR1YW_8jT4_FTBF6RzeWO6ebv-43VPb_U0KpA317AiGcldWNptvBTKAA9JWiZCY6-qlFh7YhudsoBOlqjBM4gDwS_mJrV-WF69Hn3oO26KuQAFwQtfn3/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142850547.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And frozen foods are up next, under the second floor cafe area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMep8aqnxjbGxEULkPi2uUuPS06mfPS6XOpiU_m4Ivn0HlnjkqBfpTnUYLzmBzfkSZjra04Tof2nr7G5IVomQd23DbuD5IHAPzcURrJGm4gQsWTe8kIRklJDvnZepcAwqQdPAoBwpnGb5YtSsV0Aj9eXXaF1xi5VRnIJzfCHgZoBwuloHrM2TmAKSxVV5E/s4032/PXL_20210709_142854738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMep8aqnxjbGxEULkPi2uUuPS06mfPS6XOpiU_m4Ivn0HlnjkqBfpTnUYLzmBzfkSZjra04Tof2nr7G5IVomQd23DbuD5IHAPzcURrJGm4gQsWTe8kIRklJDvnZepcAwqQdPAoBwpnGb5YtSsV0Aj9eXXaF1xi5VRnIJzfCHgZoBwuloHrM2TmAKSxVV5E/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142854738.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IFn3f02dE6Cvn5HUmfZSp2QfpFI-Ym9H3XeGYeATnsnIU9sw0t2MW0Wr9xizKQRY2tK_9wJ6qmk7I5RH792R1VvgKbcqRq6wSho1gBO6dNknZuZkxi7OaKKNge-BVzvKuDE62B-TUkA4RZKbTVmhIXEiW6eGI66qXkYXsPqRawhFfxL73ZtfK8fJCE_6/s4032/PXL_20210709_142903499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IFn3f02dE6Cvn5HUmfZSp2QfpFI-Ym9H3XeGYeATnsnIU9sw0t2MW0Wr9xizKQRY2tK_9wJ6qmk7I5RH792R1VvgKbcqRq6wSho1gBO6dNknZuZkxi7OaKKNge-BVzvKuDE62B-TUkA4RZKbTVmhIXEiW6eGI66qXkYXsPqRawhFfxL73ZtfK8fJCE_6/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142903499.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And of course, we open up to the massive cheese island in the back right corner of the store. I love the light fixtures here!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYBD8Gbxag-b7VLdxql85zmgGfogLd-3Ge7lHIZ2lTgStLPOb12DWW_6SQYGthQGVSWv3qba-tMyvE5GMIrDxhKGfVgAJLOVKj819E9zmAHo66kvaLie3rBRNusZh6-oFmjHkMyHI0bz8bI51GCR3IlDHIfP5ZrhfLa3NG9CpNWk8Gf8NAeeQm_WC0MS6/s4032/PXL_20210709_142918374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYBD8Gbxag-b7VLdxql85zmgGfogLd-3Ge7lHIZ2lTgStLPOb12DWW_6SQYGthQGVSWv3qba-tMyvE5GMIrDxhKGfVgAJLOVKj819E9zmAHo66kvaLie3rBRNusZh6-oFmjHkMyHI0bz8bI51GCR3IlDHIfP5ZrhfLa3NG9CpNWk8Gf8NAeeQm_WC0MS6/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142918374.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is an incredibly well-designed department. It's an incredible store overall, to be sure. But of course, it's not a discount supermarket. DeCicco & Sons tends to be on the expensive side, but it's easy to tell why. It really is a gourmet market.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil42k-a9_I8PQhk1FP60FdyBTa-FSXuyRvSSaNyt85l3inNU6wDB-3cUwzm1EoPk7PyPnfn7kuQYhUlW07T1Amz3BwU5DwY2UR1UtNGH9b0CKRgYjoJ9I5hYMA4oqGvWYLEqOhTAYlc5B2Lh-Xcnas00YyyIQ7IU4cqa2qox2eefdJQpkzd3juqXEfEBa_/s4032/PXL_20210709_142930844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil42k-a9_I8PQhk1FP60FdyBTa-FSXuyRvSSaNyt85l3inNU6wDB-3cUwzm1EoPk7PyPnfn7kuQYhUlW07T1Amz3BwU5DwY2UR1UtNGH9b0CKRgYjoJ9I5hYMA4oqGvWYLEqOhTAYlc5B2Lh-Xcnas00YyyIQ7IU4cqa2qox2eefdJQpkzd3juqXEfEBa_/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142930844.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Prepared foods and the deli line the rest of the last aisle, with bakery in the front corner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWgb2zfX3agCUixLsxsl_WY4eh5ZTLIwsJY7AOuDM3-I6KovivV87HU3-B_gITPnDasHGNLiFG4u3fvEI2NdvthECuLSHwtLC0upkVyJ-LGCpanNMPPp87JG9VtRVb4Nll6uqlesCG0V1B8ZePjocQyHvFhYn5eg9Cxbv7FcdR1H4hiUN0AHOob_igtxh/s4032/PXL_20210709_142934897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWgb2zfX3agCUixLsxsl_WY4eh5ZTLIwsJY7AOuDM3-I6KovivV87HU3-B_gITPnDasHGNLiFG4u3fvEI2NdvthECuLSHwtLC0upkVyJ-LGCpanNMPPp87JG9VtRVb4Nll6uqlesCG0V1B8ZePjocQyHvFhYn5eg9Cxbv7FcdR1H4hiUN0AHOob_igtxh/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142934897.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwgJG7qBCWPQbaBbnjtM-CEn-sxY9gXdOuPtaIqOSi8zUpFvcgZBLNu4fWlDNnDZhcpMuD-gv59S0_6PYeskhAhlOtN4JLj7eMS_gCXaHxgAzbjvlRPvlxBVcVRGO7sjzCF_m-wargSwdTSggylihGzRe2XL6iG4rr7yg0HVN1xV7PR44NlKiChSTFjp1/s4032/PXL_20210709_142956916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwgJG7qBCWPQbaBbnjtM-CEn-sxY9gXdOuPtaIqOSi8zUpFvcgZBLNu4fWlDNnDZhcpMuD-gv59S0_6PYeskhAhlOtN4JLj7eMS_gCXaHxgAzbjvlRPvlxBVcVRGO7sjzCF_m-wargSwdTSggylihGzRe2XL6iG4rr7yg0HVN1xV7PR44NlKiChSTFjp1/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142956916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And the bakery directs us into the front-end, with customer service at the opposite end of the front. You can see the staircase below to the second-floor cafe, so you know where we're going next...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJ8aU-kOsUa7YwMzMdT5i_Sv3c2bxStz24_3vMnxy2wMLNxpdfExRrcs_MdIPPO4sto6EFQhmHpcbh6N4Ilu0Nk4EkjYqeNklR9-HG-Y8xGmzs8TpcVfLGbv0yTxlGHGufH4lFXQBtGSx57MkpnS-wA9PUc8Kf5EX5uId4q1PpYh6BC5TNA3FYCzPXh4r/s4032/PXL_20210709_143025560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJ8aU-kOsUa7YwMzMdT5i_Sv3c2bxStz24_3vMnxy2wMLNxpdfExRrcs_MdIPPO4sto6EFQhmHpcbh6N4Ilu0Nk4EkjYqeNklR9-HG-Y8xGmzs8TpcVfLGbv0yTxlGHGufH4lFXQBtGSx57MkpnS-wA9PUc8Kf5EX5uId4q1PpYh6BC5TNA3FYCzPXh4r/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_143025560.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Like Armonk, this store has a large cafe on the second floor with a bar. It's gorgeous! There's nobody eating here simply because I was here around 10 in the morning -- not exactly a peak meal time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg119GUGt9Sb_QrAwEimK6k3neJAccd0tS1GDspoR1GRKW2QYCCvcx602y9taAWRN3goKZG5Kxzb6vkzX9TD3ZoyRiU5EZyINxYuZh90DEGYA8m4n_vCjUSVPYG8BwT0Bnrb2HfysrqwFrB6Csqfla7FyLysn3StEplrl87reWk2vH-Aj3t16g5n6NjyhNk/s4032/PXL_20210709_142359742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg119GUGt9Sb_QrAwEimK6k3neJAccd0tS1GDspoR1GRKW2QYCCvcx602y9taAWRN3goKZG5Kxzb6vkzX9TD3ZoyRiU5EZyINxYuZh90DEGYA8m4n_vCjUSVPYG8BwT0Bnrb2HfysrqwFrB6Csqfla7FyLysn3StEplrl87reWk2vH-Aj3t16g5n6NjyhNk/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142359742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And I'm not sure too many people are looking to go out for a beer at 10 in the morning, although I know there are plenty...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS76Ql-6eYMV5fSd3YUFd5f1N4uuIdGFnH_-qn4J7DN3a48B-GC5o8iiPohbtFZmUcEf9utOaFsCLwcRF5qIEVnNrV5KTmEGqFBxZ93uEv1oxB4KplNN3uOliC4ePVNn3QilN0obsYkKA2doh2NIjVvIvVNZFWzJEs7-arHjzDuMKmf-q-qfuHLVe4USPb/s4032/PXL_20210709_142409605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS76Ql-6eYMV5fSd3YUFd5f1N4uuIdGFnH_-qn4J7DN3a48B-GC5o8iiPohbtFZmUcEf9utOaFsCLwcRF5qIEVnNrV5KTmEGqFBxZ93uEv1oxB4KplNN3uOliC4ePVNn3QilN0obsYkKA2doh2NIjVvIvVNZFWzJEs7-arHjzDuMKmf-q-qfuHLVe4USPb/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142409605.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>But the design of this area, too, is absolutely spectacular! The ceiling is high enough across the whole store that it's plenty spacious on both floors, but where there's no second floor, the ceiling doesn't feel too high.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwTTszpx2e3wbHp9Hq1mT06r8Au23I-jvHXZTg-akYGD3fp07EhdVLTShsS1AcdxQ7O4DgeYJAbPAk34JyH6CouX1nzA3NJOd1vGvLl_3wPSj6bmQB9cwrfXqkZEhczPdF1CSgpUHuhffbjMC9dAmHGESat1XJgbyy90P2ach63FtDoBRM2dG1df4d-HO/s4032/PXL_20210709_142510221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwTTszpx2e3wbHp9Hq1mT06r8Au23I-jvHXZTg-akYGD3fp07EhdVLTShsS1AcdxQ7O4DgeYJAbPAk34JyH6CouX1nzA3NJOd1vGvLl_3wPSj6bmQB9cwrfXqkZEhczPdF1CSgpUHuhffbjMC9dAmHGESat1XJgbyy90P2ach63FtDoBRM2dG1df4d-HO/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142510221.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And looking out over the supermarket's sales floor...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNC7Wn_ktXA-KD9mbiO0V4Eo4J2W7zwA-pJO8IPJmrwN7t_R0vslfTxcKdM1qrTr8rI4I11ahACWsGDaRPBSxIaIvLdpTREAgqMsqOZZZkj-Ss7_bhP1nO1sc-XNC6MzybphrD-PV116r0gosaIE0btLm0C0gP17n7b_glYj41pkpRjSiKgwLe6rMk20b/s4032/PXL_20210709_142328935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNC7Wn_ktXA-KD9mbiO0V4Eo4J2W7zwA-pJO8IPJmrwN7t_R0vslfTxcKdM1qrTr8rI4I11ahACWsGDaRPBSxIaIvLdpTREAgqMsqOZZZkj-Ss7_bhP1nO1sc-XNC6MzybphrD-PV116r0gosaIE0btLm0C0gP17n7b_glYj41pkpRjSiKgwLe6rMk20b/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142328935.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Gorgeous! How about those intense colors in the produce department?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpmHbjGqSw7uoKh1H2wOl0xHWGISr8C57-lL9BEu7GTeQLQODE6oyy2tigvO6j1UibwPUcrnbKqcwO8P0uEoyaYOjN3ttFUUmJcrvBkuhESZl2WvECNvPUIX6hyphenhyphenPiAIHbSvndpt7kAHmIQ6y8FpXt_dst_svJrrB62cFuzPxbPer2WnN0L4h4qelOR4n7/s4032/PXL_20210709_142338898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpmHbjGqSw7uoKh1H2wOl0xHWGISr8C57-lL9BEu7GTeQLQODE6oyy2tigvO6j1UibwPUcrnbKqcwO8P0uEoyaYOjN3ttFUUmJcrvBkuhESZl2WvECNvPUIX6hyphenhyphenPiAIHbSvndpt7kAHmIQ6y8FpXt_dst_svJrrB62cFuzPxbPer2WnN0L4h4qelOR4n7/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142338898.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A wonderful shot of the grocery aisles from high above!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPTfQv9iORlW-Ua0Us6kHhsbGad5GwAxn86NQ8LIY3JLOM1REaB3AA0eBh3a01zL7m53zx3EqhfPPyht1hBWG4pdX6eXdhQzUxM8KvOxHFyuveqOQ0c72B4Nwwt2mQ9wZgcKDxTYsdlNWicctP2byJvnFbEej3ml7Lvhv7SAkJdNgd-Cjy8I6xCvYCVN6/s4032/PXL_20210709_142354823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPTfQv9iORlW-Ua0Us6kHhsbGad5GwAxn86NQ8LIY3JLOM1REaB3AA0eBh3a01zL7m53zx3EqhfPPyht1hBWG4pdX6eXdhQzUxM8KvOxHFyuveqOQ0c72B4Nwwt2mQ9wZgcKDxTYsdlNWicctP2byJvnFbEej3ml7Lvhv7SAkJdNgd-Cjy8I6xCvYCVN6/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142354823.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I mean, come on! How can you not love this view?!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvVqjr0iu2_TU_76y0-rLG4NEUQVfqjrgSnelaWC3Ac9WxnW3Iwa1CQ4axOCHjwQYhv7sC-ZWPzv803VohKCeAHc4Lw86_foRjK3Jone3LyWDp1X29mLg4tNPeQ3uzTjWQl3Ya8YCaKHqYvviA6qDrFtGg7yLFr_A8NlynMHQNUvZL9RznfkxHieaHVe9/s4032/PXL_20210709_142420846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvVqjr0iu2_TU_76y0-rLG4NEUQVfqjrgSnelaWC3Ac9WxnW3Iwa1CQ4axOCHjwQYhv7sC-ZWPzv803VohKCeAHc4Lw86_foRjK3Jone3LyWDp1X29mLg4tNPeQ3uzTjWQl3Ya8YCaKHqYvviA6qDrFtGg7yLFr_A8NlynMHQNUvZL9RznfkxHieaHVe9/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142420846.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6akFlL8mkzA7hW3bhMkEiwnnzZsacR2_tNMVtWyCbTSkMVja6ai3ZlNPIE1J2UXjiPSDXZCbH2rlGmYn1zCp6xVIUyO6nzyikTJY-pmuSv4rgoszR8L-whwDg0Ob55J52Usbke0_jv7OXbnKsVeWgrqlOxjIlNIth-7S5cqm4cPzNKoiNnu2RqmOeU-Fn/s4032/PXL_20210709_142436710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6akFlL8mkzA7hW3bhMkEiwnnzZsacR2_tNMVtWyCbTSkMVja6ai3ZlNPIE1J2UXjiPSDXZCbH2rlGmYn1zCp6xVIUyO6nzyikTJY-pmuSv4rgoszR8L-whwDg0Ob55J52Usbke0_jv7OXbnKsVeWgrqlOxjIlNIth-7S5cqm4cPzNKoiNnu2RqmOeU-Fn/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142436710.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And looking at the back part of the store, where seafood, meat, and dairy are...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoO0I0hgPjJHk0I6OSE48_GEclmYjmwVZAeLggspV9B68kMs6kPA9LJwGz_DaPfcsIBPRDHGJDDb5EUNqvMgHrA4itItb-SZVBAtZoIiscf7tFQAjzDRwsmBUDA5M3_TgQKuIchNve5QWwZ6tZZt6KoETTaAKZDLbvvfWqJe7SWH0K1IUoUan0SwlQwDyp/s4032/PXL_20210709_142444320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoO0I0hgPjJHk0I6OSE48_GEclmYjmwVZAeLggspV9B68kMs6kPA9LJwGz_DaPfcsIBPRDHGJDDb5EUNqvMgHrA4itItb-SZVBAtZoIiscf7tFQAjzDRwsmBUDA5M3_TgQKuIchNve5QWwZ6tZZt6KoETTaAKZDLbvvfWqJe7SWH0K1IUoUan0SwlQwDyp/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142444320.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Again, what a view!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbZfskg8TgkMjTkrhlAb7d_itcxFhyphenhyphenrczb3fpG4drwrX3CZAFuvzN4Z4crwL91SheLLVFHce5EFzcGk-ZPfZreRqvVjaRVTeiR-TJ4Sws0O_Y5sGxD1qr3oJ6VFFzvZarTlQcT-GSl6LdxWv0aZEHgBEgq5Jig7eChDiYYxDrmjlt-rh9us7OknEAKmuf/s4032/PXL_20210709_142448358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbZfskg8TgkMjTkrhlAb7d_itcxFhyphenhyphenrczb3fpG4drwrX3CZAFuvzN4Z4crwL91SheLLVFHce5EFzcGk-ZPfZreRqvVjaRVTeiR-TJ4Sws0O_Y5sGxD1qr3oJ6VFFzvZarTlQcT-GSl6LdxWv0aZEHgBEgq5Jig7eChDiYYxDrmjlt-rh9us7OknEAKmuf/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142448358.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a look over into the dairy and cheese corner in the back right corner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmznN_Zp0Jm81gBgRmWAFKXph13HVh_BzK2esxa2oNUDSKwVsH5jYkYkhQhPLH0MDDr3uV_diDQN6I-GnSwOq0SWBLsXujwMsxzzuWGQu3etIdlTLIsDJcV3LBZG5cuvgsaxtW_QLzBYQYjfDeZEbtC1oCLjrDDwVJUItMhxYNmMZvuIeqWRxPGZWSJnZi/s4032/PXL_20210709_142456951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmznN_Zp0Jm81gBgRmWAFKXph13HVh_BzK2esxa2oNUDSKwVsH5jYkYkhQhPLH0MDDr3uV_diDQN6I-GnSwOq0SWBLsXujwMsxzzuWGQu3etIdlTLIsDJcV3LBZG5cuvgsaxtW_QLzBYQYjfDeZEbtC1oCLjrDDwVJUItMhxYNmMZvuIeqWRxPGZWSJnZi/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142456951.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And, of course, across the incredible deli. You really capture how large these specialty departments are in this view. And I love the wood paneling all down this wall!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHOGR6nDEh6WS5ZGmQB0zr5R83ttMOeawbM5anvt5CY8vf7L8dUisyTF-lTmH80J7oCN0-rUXNd5SxouWbH2tkH3H53_oOEFkeLMn0KgjIrhRpuh43rjubNvCbzuf6vuBzM19HBiwQa25riO00onJ4WAwWvq-Ou8vz6INw9WFa7pekpQNvMSj4DtwBFmR/s4032/PXL_20210709_142505862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHOGR6nDEh6WS5ZGmQB0zr5R83ttMOeawbM5anvt5CY8vf7L8dUisyTF-lTmH80J7oCN0-rUXNd5SxouWbH2tkH3H53_oOEFkeLMn0KgjIrhRpuh43rjubNvCbzuf6vuBzM19HBiwQa25riO00onJ4WAwWvq-Ou8vz6INw9WFa7pekpQNvMSj4DtwBFmR/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_142505862.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>That, folks, is all for Westchester County, and all for New York State... for now. Don't worry, I have more stores photographed farther up north that we'll see closer to when we see New England, and lots more in and around New York City to come back to much later. But for the time being... we're off to New England, starting in Connecticut next week!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-41776337500311036302024-03-07T00:00:00.002-05:002024-03-07T00:00:00.133-05:00TOUR: ACME Markets - Goldens Bridge, NY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">ACME Markets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Opened:</b> 2015</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Previous Tenants:</b> A&P (1960s-2015)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Location: </b>100 NY-22, Goldens Bridge, NY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Photographed:</b> July 9, 2021</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykvCKyJ0huQVb5FhAVGH0mYVuLBGCu-Uq7MB-cC1SrjZOhcCzEyT78-4OY5tT0BpW0pmGAG7INcClgUj4hGhhjJr6QsX6nRewnWyhydQLs5KbFBV0epJjRrl2Klnzp9E2qEqqZtHfSj2oVhQYJ4W9gozlNsGO7ikLc2w2jniMLl0DXx7gEiapYChMXgMC/s4032/PXL_20210709_140139337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykvCKyJ0huQVb5FhAVGH0mYVuLBGCu-Uq7MB-cC1SrjZOhcCzEyT78-4OY5tT0BpW0pmGAG7INcClgUj4hGhhjJr6QsX6nRewnWyhydQLs5KbFBV0epJjRrl2Klnzp9E2qEqqZtHfSj2oVhQYJ4W9gozlNsGO7ikLc2w2jniMLl0DXx7gEiapYChMXgMC/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140139337.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6xHm-5ZkQFTCWGKBxsxBZaz5gRq9hKurwY7ab7FiHlmpkxFBqVgy7KruLJF_hLRPUV5nDRuOvIMGhxubQF0LAcAd9Huk9sKszJHiYndrmL1CYUgXzf7T-EDcUvparELohqpk1F8fA5Xm-v20JeEpk7aqDbArIp4MVYAoT3JikmKNkASyNbJ3Vwd2OcYL/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6xHm-5ZkQFTCWGKBxsxBZaz5gRq9hKurwY7ab7FiHlmpkxFBqVgy7KruLJF_hLRPUV5nDRuOvIMGhxubQF0LAcAd9Huk9sKszJHiYndrmL1CYUgXzf7T-EDcUvparELohqpk1F8fA5Xm-v20JeEpk7aqDbArIp4MVYAoT3JikmKNkASyNbJ3Vwd2OcYL/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnVY_2ZpafPkYIbqyrOhiRoLMyUEdGqCFkBGOqpf6ShTnnw2b_EI00eHd1CTlONb4Nj0mEA-o8jxtYXKMFxTRXV6BuCKb8Bul7f3_X6WLqCK-Eb7vdHo7f1t-WY0PRCoq0Qic7WHCpglpHbcwcX6gT0-yn_OroSX4N_ffjyzy0tH5EbRrl78W1ccTO9f1/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnVY_2ZpafPkYIbqyrOhiRoLMyUEdGqCFkBGOqpf6ShTnnw2b_EI00eHd1CTlONb4Nj0mEA-o8jxtYXKMFxTRXV6BuCKb8Bul7f3_X6WLqCK-Eb7vdHo7f1t-WY0PRCoq0Qic7WHCpglpHbcwcX6gT0-yn_OroSX4N_ffjyzy0tH5EbRrl78W1ccTO9f1/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Just a few days ago, we saw the DeCicco of Katonah, residing in an un-expanded A&P centennial. There was another similar store up in this area, although this store was expanded by just a few thousand square feet by A&P, bringing it to its present 18,500 square feet. When A&P went out of business in 2015, this and around 20 other Hudson Valley stores were sold to ACME. As of my 2021 visit, the store had yet to receive any Quality Built decor (even as ACME's few Connecticut stores did) and I don't believe the store has been renovated since. But ACME is making its presence known here with promotional signage and one other thing. I didn't even catch it when I was in store, I'm only noticing it now while writing the post. Can you see what other ACME decor element is in store here?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM2h5dTcStTa-yh2q3bSNl4kEbi3ODeuyfWuDcNFBAk6nHNuEUL09mClnw_5TOvms3BxWMxiinxVoPEPo9zPR8QxfJ3iNwj5XJK9W-QHSG7DtHg0uW0OZU1L0V6hFy7Vdg0vL8AZpAJH60823k8Qx5KFrqSlixJtWSiSccBSoig6luHFkfJXhHn_0SZSU/s4032/PXL_20210709_140234886.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM2h5dTcStTa-yh2q3bSNl4kEbi3ODeuyfWuDcNFBAk6nHNuEUL09mClnw_5TOvms3BxWMxiinxVoPEPo9zPR8QxfJ3iNwj5XJK9W-QHSG7DtHg0uW0OZU1L0V6hFy7Vdg0vL8AZpAJH60823k8Qx5KFrqSlixJtWSiSccBSoig6luHFkfJXhHn_0SZSU/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140234886.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The aisle markers are Premium Fresh & Healthy! I wouldn't be surprised if they're secondhand from a closed or remodeled store, although <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2022/01/tour-acme-markets-blairstown-nj.html" target="_blank">one acquired A&P store</a> did get the full PF&H 3.0 decor package, so it's possible they were new.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AC4BI-sGvDo3r7MqLJglPat_ntbEx4D3qOKqXXflvwH6s7mQLCoc3RZuW2p8y66Wf9kt3idh-bXwXgFPKXSQ0gTvvmASMyTPHifPBvc_eTngAeOeniOXNcCbfzbYAsXcYzWDmbuAdpji1-pbe-0csgkrr_HhBNw3Hs_-t5I4ZY6N7itvzTsxXs7AjXP_/s4032/PXL_20210709_140345562.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AC4BI-sGvDo3r7MqLJglPat_ntbEx4D3qOKqXXflvwH6s7mQLCoc3RZuW2p8y66Wf9kt3idh-bXwXgFPKXSQ0gTvvmASMyTPHifPBvc_eTngAeOeniOXNcCbfzbYAsXcYzWDmbuAdpji1-pbe-0csgkrr_HhBNw3Hs_-t5I4ZY6N7itvzTsxXs7AjXP_/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140345562.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The store is definitely small, and its latest A&P Fresh 2.0 renovation doesn't seem to have been that extensive. I would guess the expansion happened well before the Fresh remodel. Produce is in the front right corner, with dairy on the rest of the first aisle and on the back wall. Meats are in the last aisle, with frozen foods in the second-to-last aisle and some on the back wall. A tiny corner with seafood, bakery, and deli is in the front left corner. There's no service seafood here, though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvu2bDWYXUUfvOhFDwBpD1C9lPgaBZq-AnKeim_mppX0JQeZPuUMs6s3AQoHXcgWTZcerGxjnpHyEH_dq79ROay1zhbgBZ4PtxQ5I2V121j2X5i9d38Lhv0eaqR5boQwI4QTTt24cEaDrAca4D8Su5dDBSkBMcPiRt2hBGYq1YPEZr7fmXqcf9RgGbo9x/s4032/PXL_20210709_140254898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvu2bDWYXUUfvOhFDwBpD1C9lPgaBZq-AnKeim_mppX0JQeZPuUMs6s3AQoHXcgWTZcerGxjnpHyEH_dq79ROay1zhbgBZ4PtxQ5I2V121j2X5i9d38Lhv0eaqR5boQwI4QTTt24cEaDrAca4D8Su5dDBSkBMcPiRt2hBGYq1YPEZr7fmXqcf9RgGbo9x/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140254898.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We can see the decor package here is very simple. Compare this to the <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/31660989@N05/21817265208/in/photolist-zeVbQY-yzu7mw-zww4LZ-G47NWu-GQknSd-G47MEm-zvrgE1-G47MQG-GYzKQt-zxopQx-FBD6Su-GYzMMp-Az7DLa-Ay4jvH-AwTqAm-AwRLLA-c3TcHY-zBaPnM-zBaSd6-zBcpec-c3Tdr7-Az5cNc-AgtFcG-AwVRXQ-c3Td7j-Agsa6w-zB2wNb-AwRRsE-zBaM36-rbNEa2-AvL7BQ-2cXBwax-dXmfTu-x9idZS-xNHzFQ-y3ZPWf-xNF7fy-G47KxA-NG1a9p-NPPCwD-MRW5KJ-NPPCjV-xNFgAA-NPPCsa-y3Xyh3-x9gChY-y3Y3Ym-xNFSTQ-xNFm5W-xNENVd" target="_blank">same decor in a deluxe store</a> like Kenilworth, which is <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/06/tour-acme-markets-kenilworth-nj.html" target="_blank">also now an ACME</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEgmWipJuvTIIxzHicpMJZ2WR7FvPtAf6JdaApDm6o7cTPAo4BqIP9WB-vy_8nX6djHXyzzDyBKihJ1meeugBjGiyRMUq5aMnVwptkwzvnghrBXV7UdHk1lchuE39oNBe0p8n94ORgAaYfYCDWccu6p8cHIPrv6bKtQu0Se7eEP8_bDC_gp8Rv9jkZZc7/s4032/PXL_20210709_140310769.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEgmWipJuvTIIxzHicpMJZ2WR7FvPtAf6JdaApDm6o7cTPAo4BqIP9WB-vy_8nX6djHXyzzDyBKihJ1meeugBjGiyRMUq5aMnVwptkwzvnghrBXV7UdHk1lchuE39oNBe0p8n94ORgAaYfYCDWccu6p8cHIPrv6bKtQu0Se7eEP8_bDC_gp8Rv9jkZZc7/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140310769.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As we can see, the store is small but not tiny. The fixtures and just the general facility are obviously all outdated, though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfd1eFHS-qvv9DqZzTTRqe1-JP_TU7h6jjhdBHWMMfWympwfNKcaiu5xT86mCJU0EWJ2dmuJqYqjx2vX_-uqLr4GZyQSqLBYJTd6hoLPhA9OG9oVeLEFKrZtFajFkguFZQW-TKxZF2JgWGP8ek7VmgqUawL654GtXL-y9CztMn7mDFrg8mijT9z0xQ8Mm/s4032/PXL_20210709_140315487.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfd1eFHS-qvv9DqZzTTRqe1-JP_TU7h6jjhdBHWMMfWympwfNKcaiu5xT86mCJU0EWJ2dmuJqYqjx2vX_-uqLr4GZyQSqLBYJTd6hoLPhA9OG9oVeLEFKrZtFajFkguFZQW-TKxZF2JgWGP8ek7VmgqUawL654GtXL-y9CztMn7mDFrg8mijT9z0xQ8Mm/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140315487.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>ACME replaced the lighting when they moved in, though. A&P would've had lights attached to the inside of those panels at the tops of the grocery shelves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1fU9ZO8tkMdDeRYeLCsNxmauTgEEGXVeAjNNynEWg9gFng7nsmeSvGVxM8ChiTZJlAiPCZympeU6puAJE1AxEL36RZjHUA4l5N9Nap1qqQWfPYpY43ogmpIXXzMHUjut00dSeK6fd9pILqHAEtiRrOz3A0Fb3x9-I3Ec1fjHH6MWiqqkOXs68JJTwWqw/s4032/PXL_20210709_140324161.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1fU9ZO8tkMdDeRYeLCsNxmauTgEEGXVeAjNNynEWg9gFng7nsmeSvGVxM8ChiTZJlAiPCZympeU6puAJE1AxEL36RZjHUA4l5N9Nap1qqQWfPYpY43ogmpIXXzMHUjut00dSeK6fd9pILqHAEtiRrOz3A0Fb3x9-I3Ec1fjHH6MWiqqkOXs68JJTwWqw/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140324161.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IR3ArDut8GRI_fx2OXbc74eMmcRZ6kUs7m2F-HizwuMBVfLpOcwOnUFozN3Evyi589628GrDSNsCw97jGMTGv0OAC46GKdn06oNXoPuRQMk2aH4-JTmrDsCv0gTLC7E_s2k9jaUKJBeoI4u3GVzUUmvvcRksLKWra1psruQH7JvalsmM98x-hLvpfY27/s4032/PXL_20210709_140357537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IR3ArDut8GRI_fx2OXbc74eMmcRZ6kUs7m2F-HizwuMBVfLpOcwOnUFozN3Evyi589628GrDSNsCw97jGMTGv0OAC46GKdn06oNXoPuRQMk2aH4-JTmrDsCv0gTLC7E_s2k9jaUKJBeoI4u3GVzUUmvvcRksLKWra1psruQH7JvalsmM98x-hLvpfY27/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140357537.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The aisles don't feel unusually cramped, they feel plenty wide even though they're small.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fRB8AXXjAO9GqnjwDNgJzJ_-p0AnQ5BazneGcFz21PslY5fnH82uRjC-3kW_BrtAtalsRCE7J_BCwxsyKQzCH0OARm6FupKID0mpzaCQLH_VgNuRUn3HtOd5ThD3Dqe4btLWwFqJgFegKA8goLLgWGnBTnXOXuAZIv5s499sy-HRUUcBOr38YsmtHn8U/s4032/PXL_20210709_140421733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fRB8AXXjAO9GqnjwDNgJzJ_-p0AnQ5BazneGcFz21PslY5fnH82uRjC-3kW_BrtAtalsRCE7J_BCwxsyKQzCH0OARm6FupKID0mpzaCQLH_VgNuRUn3HtOd5ThD3Dqe4btLWwFqJgFegKA8goLLgWGnBTnXOXuAZIv5s499sy-HRUUcBOr38YsmtHn8U/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140421733.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We can tell the frozen foods cases are old, though...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcORDat2OaJiDwwt-9bUA4XSvgm-XcdsYz1etFWyW6KMroSIxk5gQBLYsmg7Aa03uzzNlOw1raC7HM_DAXx9YpflOC99wXhA12rhEFg68yXeWDn_jTRAsxuXYLlk30ll-0R4v8d8A-MQrMroIDH5y79CHVzgHswwP4BV9hgRsTe1mrZnHZv1VTYSIc109/s4032/PXL_20210709_140506701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcORDat2OaJiDwwt-9bUA4XSvgm-XcdsYz1etFWyW6KMroSIxk5gQBLYsmg7Aa03uzzNlOw1raC7HM_DAXx9YpflOC99wXhA12rhEFg68yXeWDn_jTRAsxuXYLlk30ll-0R4v8d8A-MQrMroIDH5y79CHVzgHswwP4BV9hgRsTe1mrZnHZv1VTYSIc109/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140506701.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It looks like some of these meat cases may have been painted in the last aisle, though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG7U2xy0-UuW-XqNRmVD5fO2ysOqYimW7JigoJpfj7rHooeDkwpvJrQKrfPX-tseksYp6TMvyPfzN9lYK-JrC49XlFLQDGIDnWXmXbqOlMhb3drWCZAT7E6Q4Nj6viAzSJgPmpVvO2hMXS_rRBT5B-LWV8gfdSz4ZljoFIqF8ngHsNAseVvDjLUZFCrVM/s4032/PXL_20210709_140535907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG7U2xy0-UuW-XqNRmVD5fO2ysOqYimW7JigoJpfj7rHooeDkwpvJrQKrfPX-tseksYp6TMvyPfzN9lYK-JrC49XlFLQDGIDnWXmXbqOlMhb3drWCZAT7E6Q4Nj6viAzSJgPmpVvO2hMXS_rRBT5B-LWV8gfdSz4ZljoFIqF8ngHsNAseVvDjLUZFCrVM/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140535907.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the service departments, with deli, bakery, and seafood packed into this little corner of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4T41WbImYzhT2JGahXRwlVbozuu290DaZDEfdoo2noC1KfFX-IyxnvFlxkeln1gpoYyHRKlLYO-7FeM22asAMeQsECVQV15vNCtCMQ9p-9hYMcw6vuuTC4dGFBXQhXqnvfTZbUgz__JBQrVi7WbxVGucBpINas8MKGyzyl3lsWzbySauR9xWJX_gZYVq/s4032/PXL_20210709_140503735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4T41WbImYzhT2JGahXRwlVbozuu290DaZDEfdoo2noC1KfFX-IyxnvFlxkeln1gpoYyHRKlLYO-7FeM22asAMeQsECVQV15vNCtCMQ9p-9hYMcw6vuuTC4dGFBXQhXqnvfTZbUgz__JBQrVi7WbxVGucBpINas8MKGyzyl3lsWzbySauR9xWJX_gZYVq/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140503735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here we see there's neither service seafood nor butcher, although it looks like there may previously have been something there no longer is where those packaged baked goods and coffee packs are.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEefBsmVQ22kYWojdCsdYqMGNcpkyqrFrxTwRUMl-FENkgBQR_Rj4FM0O0dMLa9tJw2WQ2AoYjX6vb7J_gqqOgt1iIhptjuZXWxivxoyeQxWoybnE0IJ2G_fmHWhTOe8CgGsCUT-_6ZQhMu3nc9yTuLs6YLZZj5ZLh5G5N2owpzzh__W04ZHHi-HB_cUXF/s4032/PXL_20210709_140647528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEefBsmVQ22kYWojdCsdYqMGNcpkyqrFrxTwRUMl-FENkgBQR_Rj4FM0O0dMLa9tJw2WQ2AoYjX6vb7J_gqqOgt1iIhptjuZXWxivxoyeQxWoybnE0IJ2G_fmHWhTOe8CgGsCUT-_6ZQhMu3nc9yTuLs6YLZZj5ZLh5G5N2owpzzh__W04ZHHi-HB_cUXF/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140647528.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There is, remarkably, a service in-store bakery in this tiny corner though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKHeDfmep7c81vZyvRR0qkbNPC1eJyAJMP4Ezcf22BWnyaHgfAtZmsdEErfIhy40hI1uMPNoM9yWKPHbFQBJrXrqGdwIJ1neZVnTrCtpdaC_plGFrogfivAlgwYscWaEOC6NQPYoedXjLxMAnYr8FJ4-7v-_MCmj8bfwOU7GsJ83tfJ5ZRyTM10GvDH7g/s4032/PXL_20210709_140655962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKHeDfmep7c81vZyvRR0qkbNPC1eJyAJMP4Ezcf22BWnyaHgfAtZmsdEErfIhy40hI1uMPNoM9yWKPHbFQBJrXrqGdwIJ1neZVnTrCtpdaC_plGFrogfivAlgwYscWaEOC6NQPYoedXjLxMAnYr8FJ4-7v-_MCmj8bfwOU7GsJ83tfJ5ZRyTM10GvDH7g/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140655962.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The deli is on the front wall, and the entrance is actually behind the deli. You then walk across the front of the store to produce on the right side -- a very old-school layout.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY1-orkrqRaKHJFSL_CQleu1sH9r0TiQ1B5XKC-8T215sIxoT9wiwJl6IdbETyL4Hip3is9etY049YCZvDYlBcwwn44gUGjcW6K-2Tg5dnE6mHxO6Jqzk4QL_-igG6rhgvblywGZY2D8gTz1LlN4A9kUyTA0rTT7RoKGcPA014-pKBpJ7KyqTUk27E9_p/s4032/PXL_20210709_140651757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY1-orkrqRaKHJFSL_CQleu1sH9r0TiQ1B5XKC-8T215sIxoT9wiwJl6IdbETyL4Hip3is9etY049YCZvDYlBcwwn44gUGjcW6K-2Tg5dnE6mHxO6Jqzk4QL_-igG6rhgvblywGZY2D8gTz1LlN4A9kUyTA0rTT7RoKGcPA014-pKBpJ7KyqTUk27E9_p/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140651757.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a look across the front-end from the produce side towards the deli/bakery corner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_J12F2ofkQfizJG4C2Quq3vUuqLlvMzd7wKuOaLiu3iVEu46wBZvMp4cqw2ahmU6PuCddCHF1sZXKWQE2nU7JdmRgOufck3w3BFTwqrBrk9HxDu9Rx4bl4ZXhCJ2czzCsfBpNAQiR4A7LW_tKWxaQqBMgcEREuSFBajZRB9PlnjyD3NcAZt8H9iFie8t/s4032/PXL_20210709_140349282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_J12F2ofkQfizJG4C2Quq3vUuqLlvMzd7wKuOaLiu3iVEu46wBZvMp4cqw2ahmU6PuCddCHF1sZXKWQE2nU7JdmRgOufck3w3BFTwqrBrk9HxDu9Rx4bl4ZXhCJ2czzCsfBpNAQiR4A7LW_tKWxaQqBMgcEREuSFBajZRB9PlnjyD3NcAZt8H9iFie8t/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_140349282.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>The Goldens Bridge ACME is charming for its A&P history, but it really is in need of an update to be functional as a modern supermarket. We're almost done with our very fast look at Westchester County, with two stores tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-76582559849606135952024-03-06T00:01:00.000-05:002024-03-06T00:01:00.121-05:00Snapshot: Village Market - Katonah, NYVillage Market<br /><b>Owner:</b> Kimber Choi<div><b>Opened:</b> 2005<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 93 Katonah Ave, Katonah, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>July 9, 2021</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYhmCjeBwd0s4YocagqUc5xkiu9gKLHzXOwB6gtXtSNZ7mZR_MDYewZOvTI7JFWK8UJvGON2S8mfs4ecyHOXgBbBf8qMKRLg4tom449vjPvagzG3Gspcm3lhiHu8aMMgxh2mtOSx_2MtZgSwceXlHsFHWyWTd3JUcisEzXsos9D969G1o_ZkVNyTEkVmP/s4032/PXL_20210709_135251634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYhmCjeBwd0s4YocagqUc5xkiu9gKLHzXOwB6gtXtSNZ7mZR_MDYewZOvTI7JFWK8UJvGON2S8mfs4ecyHOXgBbBf8qMKRLg4tom449vjPvagzG3Gspcm3lhiHu8aMMgxh2mtOSx_2MtZgSwceXlHsFHWyWTd3JUcisEzXsos9D969G1o_ZkVNyTEkVmP/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_135251634.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHC63UD4F7EAiQJm_yu9jjOQbZoJVfYygy4in24eBo6RheY5TwoXHQQ1SWh9QiMe0QZMgVqXs6tMKkWwaBfmRRhXvmiWX37a2gOZCmq-RI1yZmu_ZwJmVOyD8Ig0x2mV6d0zwTGy3KDjcCvzWXjaGKwuUJJ78D1iiRjhyphenhyphendyY_Vq2s4nARLjrpVZz5kpq2/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHC63UD4F7EAiQJm_yu9jjOQbZoJVfYygy4in24eBo6RheY5TwoXHQQ1SWh9QiMe0QZMgVqXs6tMKkWwaBfmRRhXvmiWX37a2gOZCmq-RI1yZmu_ZwJmVOyD8Ig0x2mV6d0zwTGy3KDjcCvzWXjaGKwuUJJ78D1iiRjhyphenhyphendyY_Vq2s4nARLjrpVZz5kpq2/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwewKehIVWUz2c36ly_QPgvRkfapQIphf9l2Bpv6U8G7bADlQXmsKYtCSHYR_EsoCHeUGuJozmf1kJTHUPiOEUj595I4Zv5GK3J-lCp1-HM3mwbFwdqOGZzYM12sSZESINKoDt5F61UJCyd-dpRY5npHCIWeXpeRG8Bgv3hDgrJ-7MRnl8JvpfhL_Gmf-3/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwewKehIVWUz2c36ly_QPgvRkfapQIphf9l2Bpv6U8G7bADlQXmsKYtCSHYR_EsoCHeUGuJozmf1kJTHUPiOEUj595I4Zv5GK3J-lCp1-HM3mwbFwdqOGZzYM12sSZESINKoDt5F61UJCyd-dpRY5npHCIWeXpeRG8Bgv3hDgrJ-7MRnl8JvpfhL_Gmf-3/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div>Like many Westchester downtowns, Katonah has a quaint, tree-lined main street with many small shops and restaurants. Two of them are grocers. <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/03/snapshot-sgaglios-marketplace-katonah-ny.html" target="_blank">Sgaglio's Marketplace</a> a few doors down is a butcher shop, fish market, and deli, and here the Village Market is also a deli but with more grocery items and produce and flowers. Check out the interior <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10159537306581449" target="_blank">here</a>. That's all for Katonah, and next we're headed to a chain supermarket about two and a half miles north tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-77536720400139399112024-03-06T00:00:00.000-05:002024-03-06T00:00:00.135-05:00Snapshot: Sgaglio's Marketplace - Katonah, NY<p></p><div>Sgaglio's Marketplace</div><div><b>Owner:</b> Michael Sgaglio</div><div><b>Opened:</b> 2001</div><div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 127 Katonah Ave, Katonah, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>July 9, 2021</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWrg8BrReL8t16AUN7YMgvLJu7pkkN5Gt_QoIj0NCq3bDFmC3mjezCFTGUd0LO-bPBvbH-UNlQXkeFs4twjQaQx2FrdCAh7tlwMD5LUeOlnHmwSFJRlif_px9r-m894buSGj4apQLpGG6OjcRd4UruU4uqmADinAI5yjOa32n9xKj_auTsyaykCjPVxTp/s4032/PXL_20210709_135341059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWrg8BrReL8t16AUN7YMgvLJu7pkkN5Gt_QoIj0NCq3bDFmC3mjezCFTGUd0LO-bPBvbH-UNlQXkeFs4twjQaQx2FrdCAh7tlwMD5LUeOlnHmwSFJRlif_px9r-m894buSGj4apQLpGG6OjcRd4UruU4uqmADinAI5yjOa32n9xKj_auTsyaykCjPVxTp/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_135341059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTJVPLaoZR5xcO0j5p95W18Rq88Ox7R8gDGniXkNdTPhZIWgOLd8XBagOfTkJguPSrrcNSbeKIN6kib8BtxZ3MQfBd51kC7b3AwkZwqv6eBbeo9QbD8nOAQQFxEty9fJWdh6f156cHciOF63YWHu8YZKlgP7u9PVM_kWmtNNLpBXnjfoHAlcpH6xPd9VK/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTJVPLaoZR5xcO0j5p95W18Rq88Ox7R8gDGniXkNdTPhZIWgOLd8XBagOfTkJguPSrrcNSbeKIN6kib8BtxZ3MQfBd51kC7b3AwkZwqv6eBbeo9QbD8nOAQQFxEty9fJWdh6f156cHciOF63YWHu8YZKlgP7u9PVM_kWmtNNLpBXnjfoHAlcpH6xPd9VK/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF9aYMQUJHAEtY08GxUGHU04auwq2ipEiv0xFFgYfS6vMPzKcTAtgyBq6a5_mDpkpyMWtINnJujKS4csWpdYefUUzUSTy3ExJH1SimuGj3wzSM-U6fq8RDVttlqseF2CxpH_YEByb1Ak0bRbJtqhJnBxZvzvU06XDdG2m4vCS4ZRu2Lj1uiAd2fUrWNIh/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF9aYMQUJHAEtY08GxUGHU04auwq2ipEiv0xFFgYfS6vMPzKcTAtgyBq6a5_mDpkpyMWtINnJujKS4csWpdYefUUzUSTy3ExJH1SimuGj3wzSM-U6fq8RDVttlqseF2CxpH_YEByb1Ak0bRbJtqhJnBxZvzvU06XDdG2m4vCS4ZRu2Lj1uiAd2fUrWNIh/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div>Here in downtown Katonah, there are two small grocers. Sgaglio's Marketplace looks like a beautiful little <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ntHdvq18WjRU2G7XA" target="_blank">butcher shop-fish-deli store</a>, and it's been here since 2001 although it's <a href="https://www.sgagliosmarketplaceny.com/about" target="_blank">been around for longer</a>. The other small grocer is just at the other end of this block, and you can check it out <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/03/snapshot-village-market-katonah-ny.html" target="_blank">here</a>. That's all for Katonah, and next we're headed to a chain supermarket about two and a half miles north tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-91336498219069609512024-03-05T00:00:00.000-05:002024-03-05T00:00:00.142-05:00TOUR: DeCicco Family Markets - Katonah, NYDeCicco Family Markets<br /><b>Owner:</b> Christina DeCicco<div><b>Opened:</b> 2016</div><div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> Krasdale Foods<b><br />Location:</b> 132 Bedford Rd, Katonah, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>July 9, 2021</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHAyUMOgvp58UBMzG_pQdvKoDAt20Voko9YnW7HARonEGpHMLfiYyMrUc_yadr_cGBC60Ys-Nn34Thn8dvh7feablJBDJyquyfti3o5E4vgmjS1bY18XIzlurgFG6kVkEWiVuxGL8HeTmTznrWi08ENnLDbyzqQIjNDyxpttNtMnph1kEbOX5LJ4MhalH/s4032/PXL_20210709_134545469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHAyUMOgvp58UBMzG_pQdvKoDAt20Voko9YnW7HARonEGpHMLfiYyMrUc_yadr_cGBC60Ys-Nn34Thn8dvh7feablJBDJyquyfti3o5E4vgmjS1bY18XIzlurgFG6kVkEWiVuxGL8HeTmTznrWi08ENnLDbyzqQIjNDyxpttNtMnph1kEbOX5LJ4MhalH/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_134545469.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEWpg8zLg6IAtKFCrYj9XuSnMY9jzB5tn__2D372H_9dvDdynRGFuIt8tWaL4RsOJBjbqWutEYte4NMN9JG4uMMMF_L4A6oUlLRJxoNPcGwPRrTobnW_Fagb_zXOqdc7TkrW53UdP4g2hfGvKVm3sJ8BczfViyPbEMjcp6epMOgBvMxiw5hzvRTQkWpmC/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEWpg8zLg6IAtKFCrYj9XuSnMY9jzB5tn__2D372H_9dvDdynRGFuIt8tWaL4RsOJBjbqWutEYte4NMN9JG4uMMMF_L4A6oUlLRJxoNPcGwPRrTobnW_Fagb_zXOqdc7TkrW53UdP4g2hfGvKVm3sJ8BczfViyPbEMjcp6epMOgBvMxiw5hzvRTQkWpmC/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMpbpcpN3M5KGgrQEw_IrXIYUIn3VL1PoDYLRpESoXs7b3zkYVanxHzUfxx1UZfSDZKVjae6zeRbtgv0J8cK-b3VLDC720Uhvi-aVegxHStLpTAGIEvnZwEBPQxecnh_h55gR0yjYSShDjgT_U9sZqQPMIxTCbekHQBsayoiOa8CS7i_Fnzj_eKGVHKV3/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMpbpcpN3M5KGgrQEw_IrXIYUIn3VL1PoDYLRpESoXs7b3zkYVanxHzUfxx1UZfSDZKVjae6zeRbtgv0J8cK-b3VLDC720Uhvi-aVegxHStLpTAGIEvnZwEBPQxecnh_h55gR0yjYSShDjgT_U9sZqQPMIxTCbekHQBsayoiOa8CS7i_Fnzj_eKGVHKV3/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Yesterday we <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/tour-decicco-sons-armonk-ny.html" target="_blank">saw a DeCicco & Sons</a>, and today is a different part of the same family, who own DeCicco Family Markets. While the DeCicco & Sons side seems to be rapidly expanding, Family Markets seems to be slowly shrinking. Their latest new store was this one, which opened in a former A&P they acquired in A&P's bankruptcy auction; in 2018, they closed a store in Cross River, NY, which is now a Green Way Markets, and in 2023, they closed a location in Cornwall. The stores are also less gourmet-angled, with this one looking very attractive -- it's a pleasant and very nice store -- but it doesn't look like a real gourmet market the way yesterday's store did.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilm5o363La71UgwKmP-paI85kgEUgR2c3I-H-bPnvhjh-XkDfs2oeigoRu1Ex8vkjJWf9gTSD4lOaDvBdAGNWLtI_18QnL28NJTKFQdKNw8nZ8WXIt8CLq3M5deKlepieC9lGGpeKKZCfWC5DAuUqyZ97oVGWjaKeJL_isriPPH1L0_9FCeAmchQoj3jH3/s4032/PXL_20210709_134122261.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilm5o363La71UgwKmP-paI85kgEUgR2c3I-H-bPnvhjh-XkDfs2oeigoRu1Ex8vkjJWf9gTSD4lOaDvBdAGNWLtI_18QnL28NJTKFQdKNw8nZ8WXIt8CLq3M5deKlepieC9lGGpeKKZCfWC5DAuUqyZ97oVGWjaKeJL_isriPPH1L0_9FCeAmchQoj3jH3/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_134122261.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not sure what A&P's produce department would've looked like, or what their layout overall was, but DeCicco Family Markets did a pretty significant renovation (at least a cosmetic one) when they moved in. This store is remarkable, though, because it was constructed as an A&P centennial store at 13,000 square feet and was not expanded at any point. It operated as an A&P right up until the very end, and in 2015 it was sold to DeCicco.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQH4Vf9LfLey0MU8YWw8nbY21kkURpnMBgCb6UFhCmbgTYGCWtgEQPVsvwyCAoB4Zw4glAKIuA03MBltNRbm4hM5oC1TabgTRW2Mp31LOFsc-IBo_It_Zg3fKdCdOOAsV341KMHNZUI825njAxMLWjna7ZHROQxpklzGwkFOn-X9J0nDeeeK6qX_SFYtO/s4032/PXL_20210709_134043224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQH4Vf9LfLey0MU8YWw8nbY21kkURpnMBgCb6UFhCmbgTYGCWtgEQPVsvwyCAoB4Zw4glAKIuA03MBltNRbm4hM5oC1TabgTRW2Mp31LOFsc-IBo_It_Zg3fKdCdOOAsV341KMHNZUI825njAxMLWjna7ZHROQxpklzGwkFOn-X9J0nDeeeK6qX_SFYtO/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_134043224.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here we can see the entrance and the produce department. The store definitely feels small, but in a pleasant, charming way.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pkCeqZxC-TzeRwwkLWuY3fkNClqA6PTzW95SLg7dwUmzHWCD7HPKEAI_jjnpOTourScT5g09XmUff-YZyLlwYAgS-ibXCqZT3SlHSm2c42JeilrpSXGftsBfEs1k8v7cVdDF7jz1r8bjuiIm4ALutBFHuYXE90JlxhG7Pqja3M-pVIrcLV_-mg_rNsPe/s4032/PXL_20210709_134039431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pkCeqZxC-TzeRwwkLWuY3fkNClqA6PTzW95SLg7dwUmzHWCD7HPKEAI_jjnpOTourScT5g09XmUff-YZyLlwYAgS-ibXCqZT3SlHSm2c42JeilrpSXGftsBfEs1k8v7cVdDF7jz1r8bjuiIm4ALutBFHuYXE90JlxhG7Pqja3M-pVIrcLV_-mg_rNsPe/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_134039431.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A cheese case faces the deli department, which is at the back of the produce department.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDM2s8b1JIxhi3xM_w1DgLltgbNtUDwwtQRIjhpQOJ6hApu1FjaJqhoHSY1piGTx73ffjXPThQiYR96TL3MAJlnATJhWEEt2bsxkTxu-BZfKU_8PO4eb-qAtZGEo4rDEe3-m3W7WAsWTfEmn0CyakAuXPDbrLPRfIAKylpWmm1hLAsXyiQn8TIFERWkoPE/s4032/PXL_20210709_134029331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDM2s8b1JIxhi3xM_w1DgLltgbNtUDwwtQRIjhpQOJ6hApu1FjaJqhoHSY1piGTx73ffjXPThQiYR96TL3MAJlnATJhWEEt2bsxkTxu-BZfKU_8PO4eb-qAtZGEo4rDEe3-m3W7WAsWTfEmn0CyakAuXPDbrLPRfIAKylpWmm1hLAsXyiQn8TIFERWkoPE/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_134029331.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And on the back wall we have the very attractive seafood counter and a small butcher window. I believe all or most of the fixtures were new when DeCicco moved in, and the decor and flooring certainly were.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimRuJlayKeUgFU8SBd-5Gxm1PRw8LlrDmWtvVuhMQ1r1GJRrILejalCJj4BvED1luRvMxQSDDNGkkU_4JMnnuXKQIv4EHxKmG1gE9uO3FmmoHERiSpq-ch0ftaQVGwANFbjs5H5SrvnO_K6wTBP7oltdaOatp8mKdC3Cf81LyHwf0Hjavz7EOTOxbXeW3/s4032/PXL_20210709_134008150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimRuJlayKeUgFU8SBd-5Gxm1PRw8LlrDmWtvVuhMQ1r1GJRrILejalCJj4BvED1luRvMxQSDDNGkkU_4JMnnuXKQIv4EHxKmG1gE9uO3FmmoHERiSpq-ch0ftaQVGwANFbjs5H5SrvnO_K6wTBP7oltdaOatp8mKdC3Cf81LyHwf0Hjavz7EOTOxbXeW3/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_134008150.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Meats continue at the back of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxexBBBteVgxGR60RVjIxM7TGLDvw7GpyBS6Dilxi_O2fzhB81HbJyflyAdlA1yMsfUffaDa96kGbcbUSBHNyVUehjqDUEqoL0nEY5Zzb5qpEl4cRBNv8k7fzlJK-p1XKq-WX5PPqtJb850DblX_p-yFYfgV5K4eQkrY2G2GSFPyTRtgToxwA3jUULh1n/s4032/PXL_20210709_133825769.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxexBBBteVgxGR60RVjIxM7TGLDvw7GpyBS6Dilxi_O2fzhB81HbJyflyAdlA1yMsfUffaDa96kGbcbUSBHNyVUehjqDUEqoL0nEY5Zzb5qpEl4cRBNv8k7fzlJK-p1XKq-WX5PPqtJb850DblX_p-yFYfgV5K4eQkrY2G2GSFPyTRtgToxwA3jUULh1n/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_133825769.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The grocery aisles are clean and well-stocked, but this definitely feels like a more mainstream selection than the DeCicco & Sons stores.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpvPgtlSI6Qb9PC0iWWtUyQKcogaVjH8-3DC68aiGskQyLIPTH596dE8zDvLAqTg0YEUeLeSpJWWnuxtEDQOmc3NE8m_XcuRYsZP6eGKfEHYav29H2pffyekiWZ_tocKfI6dRRGsK2RbmlFA0fIHIrIFIRxMvOnvHilHbxtelo-Q-slKGmwQ7ytfuo7Pw/s4032/PXL_20210709_133847521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpvPgtlSI6Qb9PC0iWWtUyQKcogaVjH8-3DC68aiGskQyLIPTH596dE8zDvLAqTg0YEUeLeSpJWWnuxtEDQOmc3NE8m_XcuRYsZP6eGKfEHYav29H2pffyekiWZ_tocKfI6dRRGsK2RbmlFA0fIHIrIFIRxMvOnvHilHbxtelo-Q-slKGmwQ7ytfuo7Pw/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_133847521.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Both sides are supplied by Krasdale.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iAt_YP9DC9XJM67IbT9mreG5Emp3ADNkGN0KhKkw4G4dQPHljFXE9GuYDfV-Ny0shmcncKNiy6j8TQiVkCN8UdBqjmNoc4BbSx3sSslwgNR6dD97VKmO65AxCA8qMfu3zBVzfEFFnkugpnt9Fb3NnPyD_2QMA6OnjKp6creP8u17LwPrhCATTWoezMNk/s4032/PXL_20210709_133634145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iAt_YP9DC9XJM67IbT9mreG5Emp3ADNkGN0KhKkw4G4dQPHljFXE9GuYDfV-Ny0shmcncKNiy6j8TQiVkCN8UdBqjmNoc4BbSx3sSslwgNR6dD97VKmO65AxCA8qMfu3zBVzfEFFnkugpnt9Fb3NnPyD_2QMA6OnjKp6creP8u17LwPrhCATTWoezMNk/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_133634145.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Frozen foods are in the second-to-last aisle. Not counting the produce department, there are six aisles here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4Vteb6x-t5bcNW4tShTZtJZ0ol64-o6RIYJXc6vg0Swo31quTKvs7-R8Zus8Er-Z090QbZKzuwfXy6_dJlBBW1pgN7eXwb90WkFwcGwrAHM-f7wzG-CWbxPsDEwpQE4ZMrjuMTe4Im5APbnfg63CdTTqDxcykRiKFG1KW7OtxXebVWDWDYVwna9oqUdr/s4032/PXL_20210709_133704212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4Vteb6x-t5bcNW4tShTZtJZ0ol64-o6RIYJXc6vg0Swo31quTKvs7-R8Zus8Er-Z090QbZKzuwfXy6_dJlBBW1pgN7eXwb90WkFwcGwrAHM-f7wzG-CWbxPsDEwpQE4ZMrjuMTe4Im5APbnfg63CdTTqDxcykRiKFG1KW7OtxXebVWDWDYVwna9oqUdr/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_133704212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And dairy in beautiful new cases is in the last aisle. It's amazing to me that the store is exactly the same size it started out as years ago. We'll see another example of that shortly. Other stores, like <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/10/tour-acme-markets-shrub-oak-ny.html" target="_blank">Shrub Oak</a>, remained very original centennials but had been expanded. There aren't that many centennials out there that haven't been expanded and are still operating as supermarkets.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06rre2Gr1ZSGxCGZAdUIrfxM8kLGaAd7Flqv37gkRKo9K_V0NFLiBJk4o74Inmos9XlFqMrzSGbjt4gzZvQyvWFAZbPZ3-u-g72bT-qQ0TM4pZ1yg6YgXOf8Zu0NW_ugxv1ZYPcwk86ZjKgaHNYuNP3jvMne_9krnOuYZSUqHtxP26sTCHVzW8h3_lO7Q/s4032/PXL_20210709_133756771.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06rre2Gr1ZSGxCGZAdUIrfxM8kLGaAd7Flqv37gkRKo9K_V0NFLiBJk4o74Inmos9XlFqMrzSGbjt4gzZvQyvWFAZbPZ3-u-g72bT-qQ0TM4pZ1yg6YgXOf8Zu0NW_ugxv1ZYPcwk86ZjKgaHNYuNP3jvMne_9krnOuYZSUqHtxP26sTCHVzW8h3_lO7Q/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_133756771.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In the front corner, there's a large bakery. I would say this is the largest service department in the store, and it's also a very impressive department.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhuLihn-wwOCqvVcGDTNtd4X0tVlpED735TlBuFrJIH4KD8GuzXL6cYgSQy5xOwkn_oKJYqVP9dBtXaCf2S-qUFDC1MNxNAm7WQxb9Q8k4HAGUn9bBecNARYo3ktzjjnpMY3tn4VpC1BUuKybiVs4XHSSxDhf64zKdhyphenhyphen004bB_jRzZHkRlsBFAOHTF5Gt/s4032/PXL_20210709_133721685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhuLihn-wwOCqvVcGDTNtd4X0tVlpED735TlBuFrJIH4KD8GuzXL6cYgSQy5xOwkn_oKJYqVP9dBtXaCf2S-qUFDC1MNxNAm7WQxb9Q8k4HAGUn9bBecNARYo3ktzjjnpMY3tn4VpC1BUuKybiVs4XHSSxDhf64zKdhyphenhyphen004bB_jRzZHkRlsBFAOHTF5Gt/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_133721685.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Around the corner from bakery is customer service, which you can see at the other end of the front-end below, and the registers take up the rest of the front wall. As you can see, it's a small space but very attractive and DeCicco has made the most of it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ind5vNVGW2irkP8o2wgfdItLksluorWsJzsHvYmtCRy1krBrkCgXz_2L0vd6kiRogdd01OdZlxHBUfxX9SqzlQO5fPPcvUuSvKhMKFHWsFojtlvTjpz8LruDcxCohl59WlwQXCWPdrs196gPSY1NiZ2REngOAj39UjNChT_VGXvnRbpjmmYgXy9zq1Go/s4032/PXL_20210709_134126308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ind5vNVGW2irkP8o2wgfdItLksluorWsJzsHvYmtCRy1krBrkCgXz_2L0vd6kiRogdd01OdZlxHBUfxX9SqzlQO5fPPcvUuSvKhMKFHWsFojtlvTjpz8LruDcxCohl59WlwQXCWPdrs196gPSY1NiZ2REngOAj39UjNChT_VGXvnRbpjmmYgXy9zq1Go/w400-h300/PXL_20210709_134126308.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Up next we'll be seeing two small grocers in downtown Katonah on <a href="http://www.marketreportblog.com" target="_blank">The Market Report</a> tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-86269822046798101562024-03-04T00:00:00.036-05:002024-03-04T00:00:00.169-05:00TOUR: DeCicco & Sons - Armonk, NY<p></p><div>DeCicco & Sons</div><div><b>Owner:</b> Chris, John, & Joe DeCicco</div><div><b>Opened:</b> 2013</div><div><b>Previous Tenants:</b> none</div><div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> Krasdale Foods<b><br />Location:</b> 17 Maple Ave, Armonk, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>January 14, 2023</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjaLAO83N-X64VwMHQktW-Po_NKqJyvfmXuu5807ESCCGmYd2C5jQxE3tnEYlbai9hvmx6EsKC1HSyh5XjiNKO-OhzmTlW9DpiFnPoFyAUoZVfjFP7ur75Nq0Q7DjOH6ffjCclG_MTUSVRcP5TJ5jkvRAuOuy4H4GKyzLlm8kD75IkAkrIKF6dikSyqk3/s4032/IMG_6768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjaLAO83N-X64VwMHQktW-Po_NKqJyvfmXuu5807ESCCGmYd2C5jQxE3tnEYlbai9hvmx6EsKC1HSyh5XjiNKO-OhzmTlW9DpiFnPoFyAUoZVfjFP7ur75Nq0Q7DjOH6ffjCclG_MTUSVRcP5TJ5jkvRAuOuy4H4GKyzLlm8kD75IkAkrIKF6dikSyqk3/w400-h300/IMG_6768.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuoQbt6Xb9G1RMF9aQQOsf-VFDLDJzgL0V4XwOfbTmaPwnlFUU_fi0n8VD-N8NFFExR6g7BCTrbNYe4ekkfsgJdDlBt_Mxr1mWySwdhfpgVY8TjS3FMmgD15ACPZ6aPaKwjtxIVyiDtt5p1z8Bnbbyt_RHkoSYuXUwruxLho83yyePlqqMOSqo5ClmD8w/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuoQbt6Xb9G1RMF9aQQOsf-VFDLDJzgL0V4XwOfbTmaPwnlFUU_fi0n8VD-N8NFFExR6g7BCTrbNYe4ekkfsgJdDlBt_Mxr1mWySwdhfpgVY8TjS3FMmgD15ACPZ6aPaKwjtxIVyiDtt5p1z8Bnbbyt_RHkoSYuXUwruxLho83yyePlqqMOSqo5ClmD8w/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWtJG0SSvMXvkkh7a4-hF18K6HYyWN4SDlNiRhpdt_dUFkXUgh42bQoGqHyJIn9ll7rxW7TFaa5XFdQQx5JNSYKljBPePFAbpf8SAHbhhYBewNw34gVWprT_qT1-onuA7_kiXiX20M_EUVGSV_iP-IXXeGEe23DnUCAGXVuS4ZIclPdOzmVLYHSrLXsmz/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWtJG0SSvMXvkkh7a4-hF18K6HYyWN4SDlNiRhpdt_dUFkXUgh42bQoGqHyJIn9ll7rxW7TFaa5XFdQQx5JNSYKljBPePFAbpf8SAHbhhYBewNw34gVWprT_qT1-onuA7_kiXiX20M_EUVGSV_iP-IXXeGEe23DnUCAGXVuS4ZIclPdOzmVLYHSrLXsmz/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Welcome to Armonk, NY, home of a roughly 10-year-old DeCicco & Sons gourmet supermarket! The chain of high-end stores got its start when the DeCicco family opened CTown stores in the Bronx, and ultimately moved out to the suburbs to the north of the city. While the stores are no longer CTown, they are still supplied at least in part by Krasdale Foods. But they are very high-end supermarkets, and these days, there are 10 of them. We've previously seen their stores in <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/10/tour-decicco-sons-brewster-ny.html" target="_blank">Brewster</a>, <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/10/tour-decicco-sons-ardsley-ny.html" target="_blank">Ardsley</a>, and <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2017/09/tour-decicco-sons-larchmont-ny.html" target="_blank">Larchmont</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkeq1gR70LdPfWm3yeK9IeMUYv0jxAfAzE-myvULKf3XdnFjMrSAVXj060GZOfRChn3ORlz1VW3-Uc-_iJaU8SBzSQ2BINnKSlfWSbs4GjCm3ta7ayK-ZQe85w8imL_-qLYzKykJtmclfrfubCJ06Pmpgim7otXQl2h-Y80Pk8en09gbw9xGcIe5YVQhR/s4032/IMG_6767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkeq1gR70LdPfWm3yeK9IeMUYv0jxAfAzE-myvULKf3XdnFjMrSAVXj060GZOfRChn3ORlz1VW3-Uc-_iJaU8SBzSQ2BINnKSlfWSbs4GjCm3ta7ayK-ZQe85w8imL_-qLYzKykJtmclfrfubCJ06Pmpgim7otXQl2h-Y80Pk8en09gbw9xGcIe5YVQhR/w400-h300/IMG_6767.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The new-build store opened in 2013, and the 24,000 square foot store fits in nicely with the quaint, very upscale downtown area it's in. Westchester County is known for its suburbs, many of which are affluent commuter towns for people who work in New York City, much like a lot of northeastern New Jersey.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zbMT76PoFgI4VcHOwRrSZP5_cIba5Y6Wqz_suYIY_NCntmFt-V98a_NaniVg8a3Dr2MkbkbB6Z4OZglT8POjbK6XxsXW-K6hRv5kBg2QGr8gtzWaG4JTlImPtGEJLc5cYRnWJXePvbXLQ6f4iI-CC7Rs7fODoT3Mld-l3mWOddbynFw32pjqAj_pGmiH/s4032/IMG_6744.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zbMT76PoFgI4VcHOwRrSZP5_cIba5Y6Wqz_suYIY_NCntmFt-V98a_NaniVg8a3Dr2MkbkbB6Z4OZglT8POjbK6XxsXW-K6hRv5kBg2QGr8gtzWaG4JTlImPtGEJLc5cYRnWJXePvbXLQ6f4iI-CC7Rs7fODoT3Mld-l3mWOddbynFw32pjqAj_pGmiH/w400-h300/IMG_6744.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We're about seven miles northeast of White Plains, NY here and ten miles northwest of Stamford, CT. Let's head into the store and check it out...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb4l-pTSjF-KDB0BykhLKG8VZhX5-bz-uBuZ-oNfb09lrfY9Yc0Bu-mVL31H16Afkgw99Aiu5GBaxvYU0KO4qf8iyCmBG71yFYOcbUSlw2dhxvbke-uNNJoQORIvnST5XOAgAXrfSH8KEd0jhh2BEWdUj_IbeRYZhzEaesdl6qQvQ_xPfTVfT9O6HT2mM/s4032/IMG_6755.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb4l-pTSjF-KDB0BykhLKG8VZhX5-bz-uBuZ-oNfb09lrfY9Yc0Bu-mVL31H16Afkgw99Aiu5GBaxvYU0KO4qf8iyCmBG71yFYOcbUSlw2dhxvbke-uNNJoQORIvnST5XOAgAXrfSH8KEd0jhh2BEWdUj_IbeRYZhzEaesdl6qQvQ_xPfTVfT9O6HT2mM/w400-h300/IMG_6755.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We enter to a beautiful produce department on the left side of the store, with seafood and meat behind it. Dairy lines the back wall, with frozen foods in the second-to-last aisle. The cheese, deli, bakery, and prepared foods departments line the right side of the store. On the second floor, there's a cafe, a bar, and a beer and wine store -- and bocce boards.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTyF92CP9FLjy8LbrYaNQgr2N1H7gV0R6kmbdMTOwbXsSKnZ-dGO5K28RHAAgHtBlh314C7CCMU0Agqw5w5FmVkvY2G3zaQywBal1VuViT2Nt3d2LMVURY43V7DO1UuqoAJFRExFCBtuHFoYxxVTfRhC6VByxUZztTsNMSfDfdKWwXIv64TOq2hhjs51W/s4032/IMG_6756.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTyF92CP9FLjy8LbrYaNQgr2N1H7gV0R6kmbdMTOwbXsSKnZ-dGO5K28RHAAgHtBlh314C7CCMU0Agqw5w5FmVkvY2G3zaQywBal1VuViT2Nt3d2LMVURY43V7DO1UuqoAJFRExFCBtuHFoYxxVTfRhC6VByxUZztTsNMSfDfdKWwXIv64TOq2hhjs51W/w400-h300/IMG_6756.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The decor here is stunning, and the store is simply gorgeous. Although it's not that large, it has an impressive selection of most things. There are, of course, very few choices for nonfoods and HABA, but the basics are here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SjKUGVBxa6G2IAg3z8AEkoPVAL5ujXxkV4qDLqPjzMDkGHAA_te3UqhINGevGWczlYzbLdGOxAMwJdi7J9AJTNOVj_kKO-M-tq8uooxI_5DxUt3jSB-MbLeOer0rk3PZl80SJjktg3wsv6jlJ8gZ8iMOxyFnqg-X5RKe9aMkr0y0RISXOYb-BFqPgKOi/s4032/IMG_6757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SjKUGVBxa6G2IAg3z8AEkoPVAL5ujXxkV4qDLqPjzMDkGHAA_te3UqhINGevGWczlYzbLdGOxAMwJdi7J9AJTNOVj_kKO-M-tq8uooxI_5DxUt3jSB-MbLeOer0rk3PZl80SJjktg3wsv6jlJ8gZ8iMOxyFnqg-X5RKe9aMkr0y0RISXOYb-BFqPgKOi/w400-h300/IMG_6757.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A gorgeous seafood counter separates the produce department from the first aisle, which is home to the meat department and a service butcher, in the back half of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Yqy-7n2uP2rSngT9SdBdkiZwP0CxeTSro5GhD7-dOfDaVOR9uQhhYPAkY8J99zQvQsnjd4KeTAE0NLMRNwopCD2y44XcU9Wjgpfpnm_ux2j6c-JHoxX58JN-mBITwaKIpVDdOaPdJM0KQk2blmktV9zY5QhOAqzyogl3jHQZoUa2GYC3G-DPu2B951_C/s4032/IMG_6758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Yqy-7n2uP2rSngT9SdBdkiZwP0CxeTSro5GhD7-dOfDaVOR9uQhhYPAkY8J99zQvQsnjd4KeTAE0NLMRNwopCD2y44XcU9Wjgpfpnm_ux2j6c-JHoxX58JN-mBITwaKIpVDdOaPdJM0KQk2blmktV9zY5QhOAqzyogl3jHQZoUa2GYC3G-DPu2B951_C/w400-h300/IMG_6758.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We can see that this store is perimeter-heavy, and focused on the high-end items. Around four miles west in Thornwood and Pleasantville are a <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/10/tour-key-food-marketplace-pleasantville.html" target="_blank">Key Food</a>, a <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/10/tour-shoprite-thornwood-ny.html" target="_blank">ShopRite</a>, and an ACME.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwS7QuIQVKbvfyngLcac_-H7Q_aCQg7y5cPobJdlRTzVMnNxEPOhe_U6BMQtFvVnSr94r4y5x7Dt336OKA_J1VYlS3iSmV_CyY441ituRQIzxzlQrZSmzEIoLJtZVU13KeOM_lyw3Obxn2mK03XTGrcyOitJMlR2JcIDdigq_9HI0Y26FoNLdCnlCu2rLv/s4032/IMG_6759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwS7QuIQVKbvfyngLcac_-H7Q_aCQg7y5cPobJdlRTzVMnNxEPOhe_U6BMQtFvVnSr94r4y5x7Dt336OKA_J1VYlS3iSmV_CyY441ituRQIzxzlQrZSmzEIoLJtZVU13KeOM_lyw3Obxn2mK03XTGrcyOitJMlR2JcIDdigq_9HI0Y26FoNLdCnlCu2rLv/w400-h300/IMG_6759.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The decor is impressive and very extensive, but not overwhelming. The straightforward color scheme and excellent execution makes it very appealing. This store was designed by <a href="http://www.otwcompany.com" target="_blank">Off the Wall</a>, one of my favorite design firms.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEigiZ5s7uCu5zlI_3nKlloFlmk2xFmwXrGR-Ie5AXOP4NTJc36Flhyzy5rS4J1jB8VTiqzCIutWBoxnCn9yEGLa4V5_IRhCSUU4guSqld0etK-VXUAhYoiwqJIgOLlTALyccnTgZiOEV7WOHChcY9pCnPBwEhyAGwCqE1Nh4VM9TMna-raFiZPzXYUFP/s4032/IMG_6760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEigiZ5s7uCu5zlI_3nKlloFlmk2xFmwXrGR-Ie5AXOP4NTJc36Flhyzy5rS4J1jB8VTiqzCIutWBoxnCn9yEGLa4V5_IRhCSUU4guSqld0etK-VXUAhYoiwqJIgOLlTALyccnTgZiOEV7WOHChcY9pCnPBwEhyAGwCqE1Nh4VM9TMna-raFiZPzXYUFP/w400-h300/IMG_6760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We can tell where the second floor is based on where the ceiling is lower, but even so it doesn't feel overly cramped.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLKC2nNnD9giMW67D2Nhzg6M_kUTzYURpzRH9JsBRjq01HqHXFxG48TCpeW5TxusFSZxps_1uwvuPg0imrpVEdqqxW_5bezFm_USo6c0GaC7rhTGS6tiVAJdxMwo5R5ZxL63df_w3kAdgHwbQydPpstvJMVNhqhz5soyehsqilFMjVtzmHTM92bp8Csb6/s4032/IMG_6761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLKC2nNnD9giMW67D2Nhzg6M_kUTzYURpzRH9JsBRjq01HqHXFxG48TCpeW5TxusFSZxps_1uwvuPg0imrpVEdqqxW_5bezFm_USo6c0GaC7rhTGS6tiVAJdxMwo5R5ZxL63df_w3kAdgHwbQydPpstvJMVNhqhz5soyehsqilFMjVtzmHTM92bp8Csb6/w400-h300/IMG_6761.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a look at frozen foods at the end of the store. These cases look like they could be older than 2013, so they might have come in secondhand from somewhere else.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETyIpkrwfZNK1s9RX5baIs_8Gcky9nVJqQNxvSdA8lgnXwy0jkxcCrG1fLe2zUip1TKAnTGrds7efo5WNnfyBO0AkAj3X4Rh6V4uK8-tD1aqYGO9E8yK8DeKG8GW06wBFwT4Zj1WCpi8K5Yi0smcIe6cMPxn5csMydNwm5ly38XrddIfEmGSS5g7rn3Rm/s4032/IMG_6762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETyIpkrwfZNK1s9RX5baIs_8Gcky9nVJqQNxvSdA8lgnXwy0jkxcCrG1fLe2zUip1TKAnTGrds7efo5WNnfyBO0AkAj3X4Rh6V4uK8-tD1aqYGO9E8yK8DeKG8GW06wBFwT4Zj1WCpi8K5Yi0smcIe6cMPxn5csMydNwm5ly38XrddIfEmGSS5g7rn3Rm/w400-h300/IMG_6762.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In the last aisle, the dairy department opens up to a massive cheese island. The deli and prepared foods departments extend beyond that in the front.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEos_oRurkEgTrp7DPU8V8d1aP24wDzgpsBFVq7Te6OMqol7uS1DI8dk2_5nSkwnQFj8kPUj1h2Y54-mgssEYmqR1o4iUvzGmJDntcOeMgWF62V1qubnZ3qa5aTse_HY7RXLxcw_SY8E3hico59IN5IvspiwLUaZvzjYwMvnJ6IYR-RLbYMvldybLbJ6yX/s4032/IMG_6763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEos_oRurkEgTrp7DPU8V8d1aP24wDzgpsBFVq7Te6OMqol7uS1DI8dk2_5nSkwnQFj8kPUj1h2Y54-mgssEYmqR1o4iUvzGmJDntcOeMgWF62V1qubnZ3qa5aTse_HY7RXLxcw_SY8E3hico59IN5IvspiwLUaZvzjYwMvnJ6IYR-RLbYMvldybLbJ6yX/w400-h300/IMG_6763.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The one disappointing thing is that this store's pizza counter is gone and filled with other things (seen below to the left), although the sign is still there. The prepared foods selection is still enormous even without that.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGib6xA2V47Xsp3u8EELTPSw4L3ALvPt17VCzOjGejXESHuY9BuMJY4rZ7iVzIRiWfWegFoMRAVPVlfT13c2kv3PzCLIzWE1X0AE1oyQwrq66OX1UUZjfK7sZk-t3H9TACI4cR6FYYUtQw7hVtI5_aSxxrk7BTY9m0TkVLveDp-mZ45F-c2MxzlIDLswjS/s4032/IMG_6764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGib6xA2V47Xsp3u8EELTPSw4L3ALvPt17VCzOjGejXESHuY9BuMJY4rZ7iVzIRiWfWegFoMRAVPVlfT13c2kv3PzCLIzWE1X0AE1oyQwrq66OX1UUZjfK7sZk-t3H9TACI4cR6FYYUtQw7hVtI5_aSxxrk7BTY9m0TkVLveDp-mZ45F-c2MxzlIDLswjS/w400-h300/IMG_6764.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The service counters line the outside wall, with self-service hot and cold bars in the middle and cold beverages opposite.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_brZLoSXdiVlYP5VaXyzhlCXNgN7XnWkOQMfLjozl9c3WVrlHn9-HH4RytU6kQIaX3L8bssZaUIAx7gvYSrv62NpVWNQzh9BSjO7al9PKmHFBnXNkCrLmOfbHnA_Inx0VWzwumfSw_NV8jXkIeYaeiF92EDi0b6wzpuZk983BtyGduj6xbXf3LAv2WRH5/s4032/IMG_6765.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_brZLoSXdiVlYP5VaXyzhlCXNgN7XnWkOQMfLjozl9c3WVrlHn9-HH4RytU6kQIaX3L8bssZaUIAx7gvYSrv62NpVWNQzh9BSjO7al9PKmHFBnXNkCrLmOfbHnA_Inx0VWzwumfSw_NV8jXkIeYaeiF92EDi0b6wzpuZk983BtyGduj6xbXf3LAv2WRH5/w400-h300/IMG_6765.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The bakery department has a separate counter for fresh bread and then a large selection of cakes, pies, and pastries, just like a real Italian bakery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_6K-CGSBaEhrUnYyxen_AxCPXwOvUhyphenhyphenlmI2fIP5lveE8EvVo22pQkb18JNPZy4cQV_93XhIWEblQnIOa6EsWVN7PlEMEjKEcngCoyRep3YIZlW22tuFqxB032QOJTcL5lGGCk36RxogokehvTnAUkSU_qcm57vp2fx_RbruZcFECdmNui676gGGb-f7u/s4032/IMG_6766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_6K-CGSBaEhrUnYyxen_AxCPXwOvUhyphenhyphenlmI2fIP5lveE8EvVo22pQkb18JNPZy4cQV_93XhIWEblQnIOa6EsWVN7PlEMEjKEcngCoyRep3YIZlW22tuFqxB032QOJTcL5lGGCk36RxogokehvTnAUkSU_qcm57vp2fx_RbruZcFECdmNui676gGGb-f7u/w400-h300/IMG_6766.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Now let's head upstairs! The cafe is, of course, high-end and inviting, and very peaceful set above the main supermarket.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4ZAYgODVGfEp_H2r0zwWi3-I0t-U5yrH0XIoP7b9sJyoRv-hTdkN69AGiC704HsByt_F7piCaUbc7Yt-ljOwyZGcBp9RdUNfvAn6G9VnfbTXgTGMuvGu1D2jK8agSPj0B1UCSutVwdgSc2R1Yj8pjXKAkL3nRKEoz4gjRLozEU8r6T1UjS5ml0NsI3PT/s4032/IMG_6745.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4ZAYgODVGfEp_H2r0zwWi3-I0t-U5yrH0XIoP7b9sJyoRv-hTdkN69AGiC704HsByt_F7piCaUbc7Yt-ljOwyZGcBp9RdUNfvAn6G9VnfbTXgTGMuvGu1D2jK8agSPj0B1UCSutVwdgSc2R1Yj8pjXKAkL3nRKEoz4gjRLozEU8r6T1UjS5ml0NsI3PT/w400-h300/IMG_6745.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We can then walk down the walkway to the next section, which is the bar.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZW-ezBHl-2M7jJMKepT6hPn7BoPIziAWDd8nOxrif4H7YPpjtZ4Jp4H5flLYo-yKSq4ia6cWrmWJ_4Fy0kkH715S5w0Azr1BBK5plygFX-Z5unu6CiWudyl2nhB1XieIQuArSW1HlKrw9rSjVU9utuq_r3vaPrJ-pYOHNDLUktdBYeKM01gGXKK3gKjR/s4032/IMG_6747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZW-ezBHl-2M7jJMKepT6hPn7BoPIziAWDd8nOxrif4H7YPpjtZ4Jp4H5flLYo-yKSq4ia6cWrmWJ_4Fy0kkH715S5w0Azr1BBK5plygFX-Z5unu6CiWudyl2nhB1XieIQuArSW1HlKrw9rSjVU9utuq_r3vaPrJ-pYOHNDLUktdBYeKM01gGXKK3gKjR/w400-h300/IMG_6747.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>...and beyond that is the wine and beer area. There is a staircase that goes directly from the prepared foods area to this part, and another at the front of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPIkp51h7f1lCjhKEv0wNSzwYENGd_whwy2e551PYQoTt4k-J5d2NVSlWvdlB605HRTl7lNQF_kfm-Eafk14cZPujpSCb5k5fCVNn5zs1-l_ZKCBsIKdMeTJk1NJIA9tC-Ke7TX39dKtjvOmbV7EneLugVDUIZCCuQajlZvu7MgbWWhUtw0AvQyi-axk3/s4032/IMG_6750.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPIkp51h7f1lCjhKEv0wNSzwYENGd_whwy2e551PYQoTt4k-J5d2NVSlWvdlB605HRTl7lNQF_kfm-Eafk14cZPujpSCb5k5fCVNn5zs1-l_ZKCBsIKdMeTJk1NJIA9tC-Ke7TX39dKtjvOmbV7EneLugVDUIZCCuQajlZvu7MgbWWhUtw0AvQyi-axk3/w400-h300/IMG_6750.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Heading back towards the cafe seating area, here's a look at the bar. Wow!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGpTKIVm5ZPxIod8iUQhrdRT78uBxr_a8XvzD8LjmGT9kfgnFaD-IqXVAMrvIfwODTMb_7IYZ3nPzmAsalJxHirl4aE3rjhJl1dJMDVZUjKvOFKOC-NcflexZ67jV_WisKMlMeJRGI0MyhffVGs2-4I6v1HijV9j05wJ7PeKLFVquRnYFUzYPArtQ7VIt/s4032/IMG_6752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGpTKIVm5ZPxIod8iUQhrdRT78uBxr_a8XvzD8LjmGT9kfgnFaD-IqXVAMrvIfwODTMb_7IYZ3nPzmAsalJxHirl4aE3rjhJl1dJMDVZUjKvOFKOC-NcflexZ67jV_WisKMlMeJRGI0MyhffVGs2-4I6v1HijV9j05wJ7PeKLFVquRnYFUzYPArtQ7VIt/w400-h300/IMG_6752.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And, as promised, the bocce boards. Bocce is popular with many of the Italian-American senior citizens in the New York area, and I'm sure they take advantage of this unique feature.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDQV5PUGYtbheswWL1Oye1eQRaI2hXnGbtRnDs3sSokcSpfPDsjt88HLoCSRz9RVrZNSnTtC3srZDn7tIhIorUVfHNFz_CbbYSOZjyTRiQtL_OLCkYzaCww07U33TM2MM0Yz47KolHXyzx5xzhUpqZANueHXJQOj4ogMY4zVZyQYJRt3tTj4fi-fgFotP/s4032/IMG_6753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDQV5PUGYtbheswWL1Oye1eQRaI2hXnGbtRnDs3sSokcSpfPDsjt88HLoCSRz9RVrZNSnTtC3srZDn7tIhIorUVfHNFz_CbbYSOZjyTRiQtL_OLCkYzaCww07U33TM2MM0Yz47KolHXyzx5xzhUpqZANueHXJQOj4ogMY4zVZyQYJRt3tTj4fi-fgFotP/w400-h300/IMG_6753.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Is the food any good? Yes, of course it is! I had a delicious Italian sub on sesame bread from the bakery department. I'm not sure if this captures its size -- I could barely get my jaw around it to bite into it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBnWBlLhAZlMlJz2XtDViJh0RJUIj6LbDuIVbTNaOETLBACmdIZuNs-k-qKwArXkITZxGJ3WNG-C38EzZrJWZPRGu_av7dzpMlGUspZV-kp6QjBERQokeWxA1AT_SS3NTxl1ipSZumA5WTbnbYC2Bk6T_ErZNM-9yTwfSeBlLrVxacFmwjnjbXM6K1abM/s4032/IMG_6754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBnWBlLhAZlMlJz2XtDViJh0RJUIj6LbDuIVbTNaOETLBACmdIZuNs-k-qKwArXkITZxGJ3WNG-C38EzZrJWZPRGu_av7dzpMlGUspZV-kp6QjBERQokeWxA1AT_SS3NTxl1ipSZumA5WTbnbYC2Bk6T_ErZNM-9yTwfSeBlLrVxacFmwjnjbXM6K1abM/w400-h300/IMG_6754.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And saving the best for last, let's take a look across the store from the second floor! Here we can get a sense of the beautiful, colorful produce department and where seafood/meat are at the back of the first aisle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGMQODPfEmzmlY7nUSwWXWc1dlTBdNA9FfgfW23kupW70Pa_iQGQz6RSXVjB7JH1J6HT9bXYEdFwjDZlfvhF20QeNTHnj-udZyx8tvyeJwe-iuYsu4UO9r_u0LUro_zTHijNGDrF3Io4xemI9Nw0ZImSERVoaB7H6KewyVuE0y0BkoJPoBT54Eg9BcT5B/s4032/IMG_6746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGMQODPfEmzmlY7nUSwWXWc1dlTBdNA9FfgfW23kupW70Pa_iQGQz6RSXVjB7JH1J6HT9bXYEdFwjDZlfvhF20QeNTHnj-udZyx8tvyeJwe-iuYsu4UO9r_u0LUro_zTHijNGDrF3Io4xemI9Nw0ZImSERVoaB7H6KewyVuE0y0BkoJPoBT54Eg9BcT5B/w400-h300/IMG_6746.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And on the other side of the store, a look at the massive cheese island from above...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENsmSsexZkKSZFmMJf4CGK9NJX_GvTIs79-qvEJIJQJhXavAjxJ3zJeezvTaI9J29hm5q_ycAzIk0ADl-rLFIwpnsVStA-bzm0fUYkEag1ZbOdCXZmyIaBC2b0BI36HgLEWtm2ew_jEIczxi3zDkIdMh4ABqqKBFLOceRKOeGJrWIbju2R5YSnAdIAhvs/s4032/IMG_6751.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENsmSsexZkKSZFmMJf4CGK9NJX_GvTIs79-qvEJIJQJhXavAjxJ3zJeezvTaI9J29hm5q_ycAzIk0ADl-rLFIwpnsVStA-bzm0fUYkEag1ZbOdCXZmyIaBC2b0BI36HgLEWtm2ew_jEIczxi3zDkIdMh4ABqqKBFLOceRKOeGJrWIbju2R5YSnAdIAhvs/w400-h300/IMG_6751.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Don't forget the deli and bakery departments!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBY-wvfefzf3GW6Q_QxmWUCvzvR8A5eb7Pu5KzXBazafaFEhM3JQlMoLYlogbJYRU2ihyUMYXCq-5KPJkDMnZb757vZGunTRy6H8VCNGUYtZfNWzfUDdF4IRgj6oWJQlMVcBYNPK7Ale3JI683Y8KeeJDqoXuZ5JLH_gLNw5eGuQo78RZa9B1dCGwhUkx/s4032/IMG_6748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBY-wvfefzf3GW6Q_QxmWUCvzvR8A5eb7Pu5KzXBazafaFEhM3JQlMoLYlogbJYRU2ihyUMYXCq-5KPJkDMnZb757vZGunTRy6H8VCNGUYtZfNWzfUDdF4IRgj6oWJQlMVcBYNPK7Ale3JI683Y8KeeJDqoXuZ5JLH_gLNw5eGuQo78RZa9B1dCGwhUkx/w400-h300/IMG_6748.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And looking towards the front-end, which is out of frame to the right below. I realized I didn't have any front-end pictures only when I started to write this post. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's because I was holding a giant Italian sub and I was in a bit of a trance under its influence as I made my way to the register.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGFF0nBWfw1A7_ZhEtLIuBKfo4Pk-5uTHqoedAQ5jcpjgTEafPEwXJcrmS8ygoE-8usDW4jNbC-rCE-DUlI9X0gJJQUyVtLZH_Rdtpz9p-JpuRTH3qhGduN0k04X5v31lRKmUB7awQjI_flfihGcHLiT8gRORjSolgh8GpMwW2mI39yvIJToVVfUkx9Qq/s4032/IMG_6749.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGFF0nBWfw1A7_ZhEtLIuBKfo4Pk-5uTHqoedAQ5jcpjgTEafPEwXJcrmS8ygoE-8usDW4jNbC-rCE-DUlI9X0gJJQUyVtLZH_Rdtpz9p-JpuRTH3qhGduN0k04X5v31lRKmUB7awQjI_flfihGcHLiT8gRORjSolgh8GpMwW2mI39yvIJToVVfUkx9Qq/w400-h300/IMG_6749.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>That's all for this store! If you like DeCicco & Sons, be sure to check out the other locations I linked above. But we also have another one of their stores coming soon! There are two branches of the DeCicco family, which I believe I've mentioned before, and while one owns the DeCicco & Sons supermarkets, the other side owns DeCicco Family Markets. They have a store about nine miles north of here that we'll be touring tomorrow on <a href="http://independent.marketreportblog.com" target="_blank">The Independent Edition</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-89821959091613034662024-03-03T00:42:00.002-05:002024-03-03T00:42:17.383-05:00Special Report: What's Up with Stop & Shop?This isn't how I typically post, but I feel like I need to ask: what's up with Stop & Shop? Over the last two weeks, I've visited around two dozen locations in New Jersey and New York, and what I'm seeing is not encouraging. I was tipped off by some posts on Reddit and Facebook by customers talking about empty shelves and declining in-store conditions in Stop & Shop stores, combined with complaints about drastically reduced online ordering. Employees said their hours were cut back severely, too. So I had to check it out for myself. Recently, Ahold Delhaize <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/08/getir-buys-new-york-grocery-delivery-service-freshdirect" target="_blank">sold Fresh Direct</a> (based in the Bronx), and then eliminated Peapod, <a href="https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/11/hundreds-to-be-laid-off-when-jersey-city-stop-shop-grocery-delivery-facility-closes.html" target="_blank">closing a warehouse in Jersey City</a> and shifting delivery to Instacart and DoorDash, while also cutting the areas they deliver to significantly. What about the stores? Here's a survey from what I've seen the last two weeks...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCutyKlqUmoqZehtlBbgC-bfHRV9U-rH1swLJskc4cZjiNcOOfhWBVRSRJUuASUyCqNLmF6GMdBEN-O2U2jlc0I_3st1X-jxHm5qwyjD9RqVfiE2d2oi1ppLmMLckCeOaIZA65Y-8hz-VlH6inFZNooyvgc6zwf2RrXa9_iuwZ9jq1ctaKUlafStyMHo7/s4032/IMG_0140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCutyKlqUmoqZehtlBbgC-bfHRV9U-rH1swLJskc4cZjiNcOOfhWBVRSRJUuASUyCqNLmF6GMdBEN-O2U2jlc0I_3st1X-jxHm5qwyjD9RqVfiE2d2oi1ppLmMLckCeOaIZA65Y-8hz-VlH6inFZNooyvgc6zwf2RrXa9_iuwZ9jq1ctaKUlafStyMHo7/w400-h300/IMG_0140.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV3gqY-Yk4xud_HIlAlJhkxMnvhMgB6D4SPCbtqjybmtOB9Y8cJwjxgjLn0sTQkA8TWunz3GbFqi1mqr7iYqeAFGGX5ZoaMBtpLGIzR5zBftiwVKgoMJSiyQEJ82xm9XA0uEtnfxl12uB_NYPnuHJ6tuP68OZA3xT7zutnXwRM8D4-ZhwT17rKYJ5IbKM/s500/special%20report%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV3gqY-Yk4xud_HIlAlJhkxMnvhMgB6D4SPCbtqjybmtOB9Y8cJwjxgjLn0sTQkA8TWunz3GbFqi1mqr7iYqeAFGGX5ZoaMBtpLGIzR5zBftiwVKgoMJSiyQEJ82xm9XA0uEtnfxl12uB_NYPnuHJ6tuP68OZA3xT7zutnXwRM8D4-ZhwT17rKYJ5IbKM/w200-h200/special%20report%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>One thing that's obvious is that Stop & Shop is struggling. The vast majority of these stores appear to be very low-volume, and/or with minimal investments. Even the stores that have been remodeled recently feel out of date because the <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2021/12/update-stop-shop-allwood-clifton-nj.html" target="_blank">remodels are so minimal</a>. Across the board, stock and staffing seem to be kept at a bare minimum -- even more extreme than they have previously. Most of the stores I visited had serious problems with empty shelves, and almost all of the stores felt too big even though some of them were moderately sized.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyc5F9EN3BS4RCcVPJ9Br99R4eDFK9SjbSj9GqrgMBtLh5A8JOqv5ZY_t6bpdKj3ckcle4A2rFo59TYPgcDWWJTE-zEayhtgwVVvMvea-5AXkBxBdlYU1GhKT0x0n44WFo1UfKSQjBD-WOI2fcx0bJUyTIVTjmRlAElD3jSHMF6-zUSwQnmGmxbE0m8jt/s4032/IMG_0121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyc5F9EN3BS4RCcVPJ9Br99R4eDFK9SjbSj9GqrgMBtLh5A8JOqv5ZY_t6bpdKj3ckcle4A2rFo59TYPgcDWWJTE-zEayhtgwVVvMvea-5AXkBxBdlYU1GhKT0x0n44WFo1UfKSQjBD-WOI2fcx0bJUyTIVTjmRlAElD3jSHMF6-zUSwQnmGmxbE0m8jt/w400-h300/IMG_0121.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Caldwell</td></tr></tbody></table>Walking into some of these stores felt an awful lot like the A&P stores did right about 10 years ago. You can feel when a store is kind of dead. Plus, the data seem to suggest the same thing: <a href="https://anchor.placer.ai/the-anchor/ahold-delhaize-food-lion-is-sound-stop-shop-needs-fixing" target="_blank">Stop & Shop's traffic is declining</a>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdPx6XgYKXhsv9wFvlzFQPCvttMTsOBDUrMOzTpSWl4n4BQdJ8maQZ8pvRXdUpy_5ZdiAlj7Pcnb2Eo-jKlABsli09mCGIRfnARTid0yebdzAe286zN0so-L6gpVBuASq3-bT77oSlRoR2hR9_330kfFLwivEsiuDAgwADfaygFQ6BqAm1mMj9Zyzllst/s4032/IMG_0162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdPx6XgYKXhsv9wFvlzFQPCvttMTsOBDUrMOzTpSWl4n4BQdJ8maQZ8pvRXdUpy_5ZdiAlj7Pcnb2Eo-jKlABsli09mCGIRfnARTid0yebdzAe286zN0so-L6gpVBuASq3-bT77oSlRoR2hR9_330kfFLwivEsiuDAgwADfaygFQ6BqAm1mMj9Zyzllst/w400-h300/IMG_0162.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Franklin Lakes - it seems like they're struggling to fill even this fairly small store</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVXd5lGcOtGNmKuO6WIHFnOuOVGDAYnHQwwjLhixAY0mQwHNHIDE9NRDEE-SKW_Quvsq-L1dRc7cDz97q54mSgMjbILCz5K7Ys6KhiSKKvXIzVgpib4EL4x_7ocf2MuxQ9_6owdwkuIdAIFGEeqcpMVOzFlUTh5w-V5jgfPNIlWkWyP6Tt5oPKGxUIOk2/s4032/IMG_0180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVXd5lGcOtGNmKuO6WIHFnOuOVGDAYnHQwwjLhixAY0mQwHNHIDE9NRDEE-SKW_Quvsq-L1dRc7cDz97q54mSgMjbILCz5K7Ys6KhiSKKvXIzVgpib4EL4x_7ocf2MuxQ9_6owdwkuIdAIFGEeqcpMVOzFlUTh5w-V5jgfPNIlWkWyP6Tt5oPKGxUIOk2/w400-h300/IMG_0180.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wyckoff - empty refrigerators are placed in front of a closed service counter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVEQXJmpnQ5wCXQcdNHm_v67viwZbjsjc5rL4Gj7Q-Ao9ykMcfgr8A1ttooKixi2AkH4Kcn9Pyll9USb1ty6eM0bK_BvOBeGQhvdY_llSiNombCMtTN0VnnIpYVhEnVTPrFXoqoiwTq3mq1g4pkbt2kZguah0jPfrkuzIdhPTABrBdpWrg-WKcYJx4zy4/s4032/IMG_0223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVEQXJmpnQ5wCXQcdNHm_v67viwZbjsjc5rL4Gj7Q-Ao9ykMcfgr8A1ttooKixi2AkH4Kcn9Pyll9USb1ty6eM0bK_BvOBeGQhvdY_llSiNombCMtTN0VnnIpYVhEnVTPrFXoqoiwTq3mq1g4pkbt2kZguah0jPfrkuzIdhPTABrBdpWrg-WKcYJx4zy4/w400-h300/IMG_0223.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyndhurst - across the store, big expanses are filled with nothing but air and pallets of sale items</td></tr></tbody></table>The most confusing part is how inconsistent this all is. Some of the stores are looking great, fully stocked, busy, and well taken care of, like <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2022/07/update-stop-shop-pompton-plains-nj.html" target="_blank">Pompton Plains</a> (which was renovated not too long ago). Others, like here in Lyndhurst, look like an independent in over their head in a giant space.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbuGoglN9jJOOY_beJIUpD-lyQoJRHfVuNm9NO4PYbm97Yqfj52Eway-dq8QJKYt8qeXYRBqOzj1F0WkIUu1JteUqO6ESDE0sRd-GeLnLa_ZIp-312q0yKIkoXM2ppUchq2w72rMyHFlNEUxjUpLqPhhfRNv3IiYE4SqQmpVcVeB2PS4YeT4HvAJu1A5j/s4032/IMG_0225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbuGoglN9jJOOY_beJIUpD-lyQoJRHfVuNm9NO4PYbm97Yqfj52Eway-dq8QJKYt8qeXYRBqOzj1F0WkIUu1JteUqO6ESDE0sRd-GeLnLa_ZIp-312q0yKIkoXM2ppUchq2w72rMyHFlNEUxjUpLqPhhfRNv3IiYE4SqQmpVcVeB2PS4YeT4HvAJu1A5j/w400-h300/IMG_0225.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyndhurst</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjYZkQorLf6PAteNVXEubcS6HWi8loibTXhhWoNFnR1baVR5n6ZgL1OO1_xFUlpJe_UllDbRCfvfQlbIsihjtIPr_j6Wx8Ofo6jieFbdLEWNJrpBKaYljJ76Iqt5wq3nBy4rzAvYr9EsYyP65NQmrtpt0Aid_qltqSOopZ-mVT_V-Dk8GDmMFdHLZ1yWB/s4032/IMG_0226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjYZkQorLf6PAteNVXEubcS6HWi8loibTXhhWoNFnR1baVR5n6ZgL1OO1_xFUlpJe_UllDbRCfvfQlbIsihjtIPr_j6Wx8Ofo6jieFbdLEWNJrpBKaYljJ76Iqt5wq3nBy4rzAvYr9EsYyP65NQmrtpt0Aid_qltqSOopZ-mVT_V-Dk8GDmMFdHLZ1yWB/w400-h300/IMG_0226.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyndhurst - this store has serious problems in a few departments</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0SwJsYWY55XyT9bXoxzLvYHxdSbxXEzZcT_ETrjZjaCFFgXwmXZhQWomTHRs42YP0eFVnmPUDM-fztETqD9VtYDt23hGrdaoUtOVK7H-zDD5TqFWDASVOhPUoy1mm3ilfFR4mvCVnTMi3nVEh28NlAA0CTNrFLD4VGd2UHULwQTBMBSueScpAUeNaxJY/s4032/IMG_0240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0SwJsYWY55XyT9bXoxzLvYHxdSbxXEzZcT_ETrjZjaCFFgXwmXZhQWomTHRs42YP0eFVnmPUDM-fztETqD9VtYDt23hGrdaoUtOVK7H-zDD5TqFWDASVOhPUoy1mm3ilfFR4mvCVnTMi3nVEh28NlAA0CTNrFLD4VGd2UHULwQTBMBSueScpAUeNaxJY/w400-h300/IMG_0240.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyndhurst</td></tr></tbody></table>A few categories seem to be hit particularly hard. Produce is uniformly understocked, and then depending on the stores, I noticed big gaps in cooking oil, garbage bags, yogurt and sour cream, eggs, toothpaste, and deodorant. Is it simply that Ahold Delhaize is <a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/plainville-ct-stop-shop-americold-warehouse-18684138.php" target="_blank">changing its supply chain and running into bumps</a>? Or is there something more going on here?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsoGnWVLf777RQa5J3EwY4Xn6chM13th-bMDnry6DiHGz9ZAAzgnhpxa3u1H4-bofCmOidpT7PMXUGjjn7npNfQkcAz0dWZmw7pFo77l65XIqCZssyLuqNwyFZ7s9RC-Xa2dnHG4G2kzPS-6h-iZB88zFwH5NGwRLRxLQ4SncGqSlWTGXJqZbcAH8arE7/s4032/IMG_0247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsoGnWVLf777RQa5J3EwY4Xn6chM13th-bMDnry6DiHGz9ZAAzgnhpxa3u1H4-bofCmOidpT7PMXUGjjn7npNfQkcAz0dWZmw7pFo77l65XIqCZssyLuqNwyFZ7s9RC-Xa2dnHG4G2kzPS-6h-iZB88zFwH5NGwRLRxLQ4SncGqSlWTGXJqZbcAH8arE7/w400-h300/IMG_0247.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlstadt</td></tr></tbody></table>A few stores had absolutely minimal staffing, with a few even having just one person running multiple service counters. Few stores had more than three or four cashiers, and I visited only on Fridays and Saturdays when other stores are crowded.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZMIBInfgh4G4st7McYGTTP_tqdVFsVRFOb3bhkx7gDGDHzkv-CWtACn8bTGAMkxj-47JqhqxSwHEnfm4gTOtHY9ijeMgf-xY4Qua0knueEXXC6khMiqoEDZM6fKlYrK3mTNUQ28lApSLX8nJ3ZYlbIFm0_eQu-nfVTOXtZZVaXuQgkAMBLuDQ1ax2-2N/s4032/IMG_0249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZMIBInfgh4G4st7McYGTTP_tqdVFsVRFOb3bhkx7gDGDHzkv-CWtACn8bTGAMkxj-47JqhqxSwHEnfm4gTOtHY9ijeMgf-xY4Qua0knueEXXC6khMiqoEDZM6fKlYrK3mTNUQ28lApSLX8nJ3ZYlbIFm0_eQu-nfVTOXtZZVaXuQgkAMBLuDQ1ax2-2N/w400-h300/IMG_0249.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlstadt</td></tr></tbody></table>A conservative theory is that Stop & Shop is doing poorly, and Ahold Delhaize executive management has directed Stop & Shop management to cut costs wherever possible -- cut staffing, order just the bare minimum of stock, do remodels as cheaply as possible. But it's anyone's guess if the situation is bigger than that. Could a bigger number of the stores be closing? Could they be looking to sell them? Who would buy Stop & Shop stores?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggg2u7QoyYasbqeIxyhkhRO2qkop1pQRTih_mvAejds6vNKpXuB_k-lsCffocMFt6Gvp9PjT-H6Q48GQNsdGbbsfObNEImIo91iNwAOr3D_A4rTNzmhFuGnZvMzH297uhgNiO8khV9rIvCte1Ilm2X7UXXEjNWx5iWjmUiY2rgr0CoGiiwJQ7o-gLeOKv/s4032/IMG_0255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggg2u7QoyYasbqeIxyhkhRO2qkop1pQRTih_mvAejds6vNKpXuB_k-lsCffocMFt6Gvp9PjT-H6Q48GQNsdGbbsfObNEImIo91iNwAOr3D_A4rTNzmhFuGnZvMzH297uhgNiO8khV9rIvCte1Ilm2X7UXXEjNWx5iWjmUiY2rgr0CoGiiwJQ7o-gLeOKv/w300-h400/IMG_0255.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlstadt</td></tr></tbody></table>Many stores seemed to have sections of filler, like the seltzer at Carlstadt above which isn't even in the seltzer area. And, of course, each row is only one bottle deep. Obviously, this is a major decline from how the stores had been run previously. Even if they weren't the best supermarkets, they were at least fully stocked. I just can't imagine how the stores would get to this point in the normal course of business.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa4f1-9pl7f-pPc_VbmvpR-AyZWX39qyjYqJ279LEz77RT1Z0qBXbG96UM4xWb2pJAJWjCQ5-INacCArbg60oQMpyQQrw2Ci8dYkPa1rvSgZE4sjjoZ5neoeVdzCvq47Z8LSacLdDCBYCGc7OVq9ZbU9hNhTMxBWZcWaK8Z0kzbiObZ7HZ3cdbMlHT6rc/s4032/IMG_0273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa4f1-9pl7f-pPc_VbmvpR-AyZWX39qyjYqJ279LEz77RT1Z0qBXbG96UM4xWb2pJAJWjCQ5-INacCArbg60oQMpyQQrw2Ci8dYkPa1rvSgZE4sjjoZ5neoeVdzCvq47Z8LSacLdDCBYCGc7OVq9ZbU9hNhTMxBWZcWaK8Z0kzbiObZ7HZ3cdbMlHT6rc/w400-h300/IMG_0273.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hackensack</td></tr></tbody></table>There's a lot of pictures here of stores empty of stock and empty of customers. But I have to acknowledge that some Stop & Shop stores seem to be extremely well-run -- Pompton Plains, Wanaque, Emerson, Teaneck, Union, Elizabeth, and a few on Staten Island seem to be just fine and dandy. I was really impressed with Elizabeth, a store that's clearly gotten very very little love from corporate with original Edwards fixtures and just a minimal renovation 15 years ago, but it was impressively stocked across the board. It felt to me like a high-volume store and one that its own staff and management take a lot of pride in, but that is ignored by corporate (probably because of the lower-income, urban location). The pharmacies in Union and Wanaque have recently closed, which is rarely a good sign, though.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDawxfXQ9VBnragh1-T4UFzHoEFUXznxg49H6NlvtNBzHSJ88XVnWVtuVbtEAedlUmvCBvKiqkD4M8sFWdCk1c1HMOWkMlDwtAQXu_-rXb4VO77HUWSWMkRRpGvKUjsABTBLA12q3ilEvYtIe5_kxhc63gQG-E7ZBS_U65n03ZpFANKGI5fCXBkumaax3k/s4032/IMG_0274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDawxfXQ9VBnragh1-T4UFzHoEFUXznxg49H6NlvtNBzHSJ88XVnWVtuVbtEAedlUmvCBvKiqkD4M8sFWdCk1c1HMOWkMlDwtAQXu_-rXb4VO77HUWSWMkRRpGvKUjsABTBLA12q3ilEvYtIe5_kxhc63gQG-E7ZBS_U65n03ZpFANKGI5fCXBkumaax3k/w400-h300/IMG_0274.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hackensack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStIsEG1E1Xt33DMBjIUuvz5YO-8_-YcLi-4f2R37hqhICIA7oAVjSuKA8SoCgZFZhiHU_Iob0tsTAgs1By9wOJmfQHE2pEPodnWCL-GilrZ6Gxfp1tU7f_Zgph0Y1p4H8cgk43D1jyOvvAsNGcfynx23UiTLYDzpC12c-04b2S4HXOtXjiPxmm-XKgq-E/s4032/IMG_0283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStIsEG1E1Xt33DMBjIUuvz5YO-8_-YcLi-4f2R37hqhICIA7oAVjSuKA8SoCgZFZhiHU_Iob0tsTAgs1By9wOJmfQHE2pEPodnWCL-GilrZ6Gxfp1tU7f_Zgph0Y1p4H8cgk43D1jyOvvAsNGcfynx23UiTLYDzpC12c-04b2S4HXOtXjiPxmm-XKgq-E/w400-h300/IMG_0283.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hackensack</td></tr></tbody></table>If I saw, for instance, the shelves with the water above, I wouldn't think twice about it. The thing that concerns me is the pattern of understocking and understaffing stores in so many different examples.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYUWgx8EPbGK5nIUvUXUWmOQgpH23Hg3KAahnP6aTlJtkOlLJaHoShnDMuq-o0vom6Y3L6KcTvsIZXdIfCcJJneWwiGSEPXx4_D3Ry_SPpkFaD1HZsS8eqa5lJMc1g0j5FuyZZ81deqfCwH6cN40blLwvidoUMDz7n2dZDgmKOBXoOT5OAyhbgfVkylqI/s4032/IMG_0343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYUWgx8EPbGK5nIUvUXUWmOQgpH23Hg3KAahnP6aTlJtkOlLJaHoShnDMuq-o0vom6Y3L6KcTvsIZXdIfCcJJneWwiGSEPXx4_D3Ry_SPpkFaD1HZsS8eqa5lJMc1g0j5FuyZZ81deqfCwH6cN40blLwvidoUMDz7n2dZDgmKOBXoOT5OAyhbgfVkylqI/w400-h300/IMG_0343.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dumont</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM98LTa8Xnp7TuDW3roHUWK84_5ZsBY_NJyU0_9okhcJv1qWbF6WBnkqP0vUFOr9VvTE9Z8MJh-jsXr0BEi-DGGea5NvEYj_cbE-NN9k67bC-bO6kcueWqXSla0MUNv6gGpOk3eVNOQ_TnNSaCNFsy70XqFlrX-vMyyGQ7glu-o0pPXTudZajHqtG7vdS/s4032/IMG_0350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM98LTa8Xnp7TuDW3roHUWK84_5ZsBY_NJyU0_9okhcJv1qWbF6WBnkqP0vUFOr9VvTE9Z8MJh-jsXr0BEi-DGGea5NvEYj_cbE-NN9k67bC-bO6kcueWqXSla0MUNv6gGpOk3eVNOQ_TnNSaCNFsy70XqFlrX-vMyyGQ7glu-o0pPXTudZajHqtG7vdS/w400-h300/IMG_0350.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dumont</td></tr></tbody></table>Even in the stores that look fully stocked, many of them are still extremely light on stock. Here in Dumont, the shelves were faced nicely but there was very little behind the front row or two of product. Again, it feels like Stop & Shop is struggling to fill the space, but that's concerning in and of itself -- Dumont is only 40,000 square feet.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CsBZXnlhxC7cEOm1xIBCzMQto89bMwKBm-3Ilb1_n1vaul9I3P_nE89pEjw6SvHP9VSfAqqPZBPDBum55nv-PTXcAi9QMvRJ1dPWejhrSkRQBSb8Vzr5iS5p9kokjyItCKwAqA6FSgQxIaCR1p_R09C1BKfG2y913S7wNpzh7XE7YQrA7P8L48sUeIKb/s4032/IMG_0392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CsBZXnlhxC7cEOm1xIBCzMQto89bMwKBm-3Ilb1_n1vaul9I3P_nE89pEjw6SvHP9VSfAqqPZBPDBum55nv-PTXcAi9QMvRJ1dPWejhrSkRQBSb8Vzr5iS5p9kokjyItCKwAqA6FSgQxIaCR1p_R09C1BKfG2y913S7wNpzh7XE7YQrA7P8L48sUeIKb/w400-h300/IMG_0392.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Orange</td></tr></tbody></table>Maintenance is pretty poor across the board, too, with lights burnt out, beat-up floors, and in the older stores, damaged decor. The South Orange store is missing a few letters around, still has Pathmark logos on the cart corrals, and has at least one sign frame that's completely empty inside.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_2psIwLHg4yH1rBOjQlP0vq7PukimcXt0KF0-gw7oAdVTR7aSLRXDUVnb3e-OZUnpMWFDJ13m7IeNVzHrlBr5YCeSceS9ORngsP5j5EmzCF5ug1ZmYRj1YKBWXQVP3nbJkJRIE87n6trT7gcNW4oRR9eMGy9kq-B4E0g-ai2Ge4n6QY_nYQcWWt5b-zL/s4032/IMG_0394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_2psIwLHg4yH1rBOjQlP0vq7PukimcXt0KF0-gw7oAdVTR7aSLRXDUVnb3e-OZUnpMWFDJ13m7IeNVzHrlBr5YCeSceS9ORngsP5j5EmzCF5ug1ZmYRj1YKBWXQVP3nbJkJRIE87n6trT7gcNW4oRR9eMGy9kq-B4E0g-ai2Ge4n6QY_nYQcWWt5b-zL/w400-h300/IMG_0394.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Orange</td></tr></tbody></table>I assume it goes without saying that no other grocery store chain in this area is having any problem with stock right now. ACME, Kings, ShopRite, and various other stores I've been to lately have been completely fine. It also appears these problems are localized to Stop & Shop -- Hannaford and Giant-PA don't seem to be having any problems with stock or staffing. I think it's also telling that the remodels at those two chains are way more extensive than what Stop & Shop has been doing. Personally, I believe something might be about to happen with Stop & Shop -- either a larger number of closures or a sale of some or all of the stores (maybe even a spinoff, like what happened with Tops?). I just can't imagine it's sustainable to operate supermarkets like this -- you're going to alienate customers because of the limited choices.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjk85Nm-FX3OZZQ1Oq0GJ3f5OWukI-r9ZIeVJoqMkSgqUIhHmziBQs51C4K2riLrY3paXzkjjukBJz3mZKyhaRQXKYyJ4dIuEx-wRBjGi0NLjUBKp1b1SGaUXOPYJiMHMc_WbX3sGWgpbdC4DAGb53dULMkJJLQPBpA8FWQae8WhGZE0cufGMupfsAmMt/s4032/IMG_0396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjk85Nm-FX3OZZQ1Oq0GJ3f5OWukI-r9ZIeVJoqMkSgqUIhHmziBQs51C4K2riLrY3paXzkjjukBJz3mZKyhaRQXKYyJ4dIuEx-wRBjGi0NLjUBKp1b1SGaUXOPYJiMHMc_WbX3sGWgpbdC4DAGb53dULMkJJLQPBpA8FWQae8WhGZE0cufGMupfsAmMt/w400-h300/IMG_0396.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Orange</td></tr></tbody></table>In fact, that page from Placer.ai I linked above suggests that a bigger announcement might be coming in May. "Muller promised a full answer to Stop & Shop and the other banners in May when they hold an investor day," according to that writeup. The problems seem widespread -- we know they go as far south as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2183126268459251/?multi_permalinks=7023036327801530&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&__cft__[0]=AZVy_zM8LnW49aAMSlPMkvWd1wpWYME4EG_2rOWGEyOdWfbqYSmekanMRUjmYT2CeG-2jJWpzsMlfrtJnHiP0h5xVKOhiUM7JJcXZv5l24Q-8i_IIwNZpxhxt6JGYK7fhJEftOiIwA0i5Vk6Cx5smDPZlQFEvMIwCOQpD6sDr_xufVl4g-849AlAnbDey2VRgqw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R" target="_blank">Toms River</a> (check out those barren produce displays), and as far north as Chelmsford, in northeastern MA, where a source sent me screen shots of a local Facebook message board where people are talking about exactly the problems I'm observing in the stores here.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifazw7qU2J4_ASbmiPuLSLcD28oxJy-XZE5K0cqgJFg5-opY4HBhzqLay-M_8LYWjJ8CDgt3nrXHe8U8A7zIO3BACuM4PcO9DozYj_kO7ubsLpOdjOp8xesMQpoL0RI6CrZER6ov8W9JsyWHlvV2aDxBs6m4-hmuHdd259l13wpsapjC8VvKHg_A3tn_5D/s4032/IMG_0413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifazw7qU2J4_ASbmiPuLSLcD28oxJy-XZE5K0cqgJFg5-opY4HBhzqLay-M_8LYWjJ8CDgt3nrXHe8U8A7zIO3BACuM4PcO9DozYj_kO7ubsLpOdjOp8xesMQpoL0RI6CrZER6ov8W9JsyWHlvV2aDxBs6m4-hmuHdd259l13wpsapjC8VvKHg_A3tn_5D/w400-h300/IMG_0413.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Orange</td></tr></tbody></table>South Orange seemed to be doing alright, and there's not a whole lot of competition in the immediate area, but still, a lot of the perimeter was very sparse. The bakery is almost half empty.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MwfFkZv1s71g1vv9waVHE680EWyw2tzn1-3a9X6SkeoqjbzBp-a2bJWIJ5LzhHOx7iWXKMrnd5uNAWdIFw1V5mH-47iosx7l9pE83P41GO29CU8YAbm_Gc97F-E3oV5y22NXBuvoSXy9vom_owemaPuyGoUgtdOllHqm9wPhNtdElJPl_yXbh1_ndleX/s4032/IMG_0432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MwfFkZv1s71g1vv9waVHE680EWyw2tzn1-3a9X6SkeoqjbzBp-a2bJWIJ5LzhHOx7iWXKMrnd5uNAWdIFw1V5mH-47iosx7l9pE83P41GO29CU8YAbm_Gc97F-E3oV5y22NXBuvoSXy9vom_owemaPuyGoUgtdOllHqm9wPhNtdElJPl_yXbh1_ndleX/w400-h300/IMG_0432.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Union</td></tr></tbody></table>Even in a well-run store like Union, it feels too big because of the long stretches of limited stock and just one product all the way down.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9MG18w1uCBQzxawEXlhXFBSizRgPTFDjDzP1eFvp1f43J0OGEoaNWxWVSxxw3fdj1ruRv3LT5rLHJtc9baqVId-Fzo5SmCtkBmjiO480DXOniw3Ns1EQg4BOnNmkIAjwRw1pMkp5HH-JQNtG_2OUXyRILUUmqTmotdK1F4r66_cS8jYlFPp5aVyeKlf9/s4032/IMG_0480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9MG18w1uCBQzxawEXlhXFBSizRgPTFDjDzP1eFvp1f43J0OGEoaNWxWVSxxw3fdj1ruRv3LT5rLHJtc9baqVId-Fzo5SmCtkBmjiO480DXOniw3Ns1EQg4BOnNmkIAjwRw1pMkp5HH-JQNtG_2OUXyRILUUmqTmotdK1F4r66_cS8jYlFPp5aVyeKlf9/w400-h300/IMG_0480.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayonne</td></tr></tbody></table>Speaking of that, an entire row of produce cases in Bayonne was filled with apple cider. It's a shame, because the Bayonne store is relatively newly renovated and honestly was looking pretty good.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbbnv9BnK55TL49KZO07rmbBnxaivrWqUop3I7EKfUa_p91jqRiyhV0SEh-emAouDpMA4SUq-fMmqnyb6KhodsBtk8y2GhDfTZShsi-emO2F3ZrQTYw42ywdU9zsHe4cpMObz4hdncq4cNt7ydbw9SeI7oOPgzY6AofVlBYgVu6RUjOTuXhHzkHK2jLva/s4032/IMG_0481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbbnv9BnK55TL49KZO07rmbBnxaivrWqUop3I7EKfUa_p91jqRiyhV0SEh-emAouDpMA4SUq-fMmqnyb6KhodsBtk8y2GhDfTZShsi-emO2F3ZrQTYw42ywdU9zsHe4cpMObz4hdncq4cNt7ydbw9SeI7oOPgzY6AofVlBYgVu6RUjOTuXhHzkHK2jLva/w400-h300/IMG_0481.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayonne</td></tr></tbody></table>To their credit, there was one employee stocking, but he was stocking things that already were pretty well stocked. Nobody seemed to be addressing any of the other shelves.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9-Sc5PBHsbJ91MbvSVK87IAPNlLxkFfxPQTvHNWKNULqMJk2qko9-kY5yXUTduBtuGtJ1ZlClSVAe5xte5ffvRzgYHCkpOcyO_TZBOPFeDZsm6BlgOF_bwIb7fbs-YPKs6Sa4SxiL2040N8467Y9m0GeQ3KQ8cziebMLjDzHg8UwUFD6M27t5Mk40vSi/s4032/IMG_0482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9-Sc5PBHsbJ91MbvSVK87IAPNlLxkFfxPQTvHNWKNULqMJk2qko9-kY5yXUTduBtuGtJ1ZlClSVAe5xte5ffvRzgYHCkpOcyO_TZBOPFeDZsm6BlgOF_bwIb7fbs-YPKs6Sa4SxiL2040N8467Y9m0GeQ3KQ8cziebMLjDzHg8UwUFD6M27t5Mk40vSi/w400-h300/IMG_0482.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayonne</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YVZZSWQfQ2G-wK5U-h6jReZXA25bppTF5mHHXGU-5sqUYoxt2Vmf7RnfHitD49zj0Em4inv_480Tpq8D1gdxT5ix8SZtUGAU307QIXePeA8Kl_3FoRDLvABPg_LwgukvF-4RiLv55DYLNWljD0w39ULT0BYrzl2F2c2Yiw2ICyls0_ypyIaBWo5u3acn/s4032/IMG_0483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YVZZSWQfQ2G-wK5U-h6jReZXA25bppTF5mHHXGU-5sqUYoxt2Vmf7RnfHitD49zj0Em4inv_480Tpq8D1gdxT5ix8SZtUGAU307QIXePeA8Kl_3FoRDLvABPg_LwgukvF-4RiLv55DYLNWljD0w39ULT0BYrzl2F2c2Yiw2ICyls0_ypyIaBWo5u3acn/w400-h300/IMG_0483.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayonne</td></tr></tbody></table>Organic produce seems to be especially a problem, which has a relatively low turnover even in most higher volume stores. Bayonne's volume seems to be meh at best.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBORkDb0JhbUDVxGm3RGTGbUc8p5H08Qge7gEIq0izJLyJoqg7Gx6ywOtgD_FdgWUO_gSsuFhHHk4Pdb0q8maGI7vntggjuWqRwF5juRnxT-ZMiC1VPg5gmz2GI7_A4nD0wtXW7186aU-9gZk_HGW2-zug4wbnUJxTCKPHQbJ3hPKX1AzR1OxVHXGTtXhB/s4032/IMG_0484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBORkDb0JhbUDVxGm3RGTGbUc8p5H08Qge7gEIq0izJLyJoqg7Gx6ywOtgD_FdgWUO_gSsuFhHHk4Pdb0q8maGI7vntggjuWqRwF5juRnxT-ZMiC1VPg5gmz2GI7_A4nD0wtXW7186aU-9gZk_HGW2-zug4wbnUJxTCKPHQbJ3hPKX1AzR1OxVHXGTtXhB/w400-h300/IMG_0484.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayonne</td></tr></tbody></table>This isn't just like a bad week when an order or two didn't come in, this is obviously a more serious and prolonged stock problem.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHUTqusy43zd09t64c5F7P6S_VwThc6w6CvYgJCgvtPF52BnhCtjnM7EUBUOtubpY-Qo-bq-ToTJRWj_7TV_UEdsg0GqhYCzjVLMbtzZXxR7VcdROF9XoMPlvijXOOgfzjHGoNGFrmm6gIuGjC5pcFPS9ISK63nY2We6mSPkHEvesYmznu8l3rvohgX2x/s4032/IMG_0517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHUTqusy43zd09t64c5F7P6S_VwThc6w6CvYgJCgvtPF52BnhCtjnM7EUBUOtubpY-Qo-bq-ToTJRWj_7TV_UEdsg0GqhYCzjVLMbtzZXxR7VcdROF9XoMPlvijXOOgfzjHGoNGFrmm6gIuGjC5pcFPS9ISK63nY2We6mSPkHEvesYmznu8l3rvohgX2x/w400-h300/IMG_0517.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Forest Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>The deodorant section at this Staten Island store was absolutely decimated. I just can't imagine they're moving that much product that they're having trouble keeping it in stock.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvcrN0KKA_XoOQ_DEJfxIClTqHdUBCAYEICqN1_bee6bTWWZcDEvYpv6fnbTbdXTe0_qGYaNlCJq4fjviwWR_xPZ5VM7nc_Rej93HScXOU3K_4DeKN0GbMNufJ8GEXwbaSpkUlnD1vKlkfJ6rLHMgoCuuvvxjyAx_60wvipTFpdiCEfxY2J-wxksFK0Bg/s4032/IMG_0518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvcrN0KKA_XoOQ_DEJfxIClTqHdUBCAYEICqN1_bee6bTWWZcDEvYpv6fnbTbdXTe0_qGYaNlCJq4fjviwWR_xPZ5VM7nc_Rej93HScXOU3K_4DeKN0GbMNufJ8GEXwbaSpkUlnD1vKlkfJ6rLHMgoCuuvvxjyAx_60wvipTFpdiCEfxY2J-wxksFK0Bg/w300-h400/IMG_0518.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Forest Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>It seems like this endcap is used for selling bulk frozen things, but there's not much to choose from here. A few other areas of frozen foods were equally barren. This store seems pretty busy, but it also seems poorly run. When I was there, there were only about three or four registers open with long lines. No toothpaste either...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JZJ4z1CplCXPosTwzD5TMrNjLxQlZXOquQ4YXlHI0M1fL7jK61erRcH9T-4uYv_12vX1rrEg1VvxJNGz8ofm4sWVYFzmfoJVppfMyzbVRFSICJC6BoDMdy5ziBv8IUIWf5fjUhJ26LvFQWZpyxE-hPJeJqmnk5rXs8DE-O9Q40u2ablBoe6pHzwY2Mq-/s4032/IMG_0519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JZJ4z1CplCXPosTwzD5TMrNjLxQlZXOquQ4YXlHI0M1fL7jK61erRcH9T-4uYv_12vX1rrEg1VvxJNGz8ofm4sWVYFzmfoJVppfMyzbVRFSICJC6BoDMdy5ziBv8IUIWf5fjUhJ26LvFQWZpyxE-hPJeJqmnk5rXs8DE-O9Q40u2ablBoe6pHzwY2Mq-/w400-h300/IMG_0519.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Forest Ave</td></tr></tbody></table>Not every store was in bad shape. The store at the Expressway Mall on Staten Island was holding its grand reopening and had just completed a <a href="https://www.silive.com/dining/2024/02/this-staten-island-stop-shop-has-been-remodeled-take-a-look-at-the-airy-shiny-new-design.html" target="_blank">minimal but attractive remodel</a>. Still, empty shelves...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUCKAxdPNKtbDHS6fcItA7SKCGuek8y7mLIaGxZfGkqL5YL7rfwZE_YCh1iqTkWC0cxEO-jJfCUKW1zSvU2CDptNUEC6wD4HhnBMqOIvBm-N10m_PWS5oVCUCLsIB0GSrUkyY-4WJEjgBCBqJmvDu_-TIP-EKQkntIdzA3CJfOLnBbFKaopmUQl1wpH-8/s4032/IMG_0544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUCKAxdPNKtbDHS6fcItA7SKCGuek8y7mLIaGxZfGkqL5YL7rfwZE_YCh1iqTkWC0cxEO-jJfCUKW1zSvU2CDptNUEC6wD4HhnBMqOIvBm-N10m_PWS5oVCUCLsIB0GSrUkyY-4WJEjgBCBqJmvDu_-TIP-EKQkntIdzA3CJfOLnBbFKaopmUQl1wpH-8/w400-h300/IMG_0544.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Expressway Mall</td></tr></tbody></table>Now again, the above display could be fully excusable if there weren't a pattern of empty shelves across so many stores.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EIo-jdv0MX8kpArN8gyzwJtmrvHg-jJD4PtIE2hgf1ab6c2QCd2_IGA9zCY77_1rJsB3ywv-Dt9tr5ZsBG5zczWWL4QWIO7OMoM2joEAyGhCwNn6-Do-hqHgrzmjw9aHUJKS0n2KVXx35raqjTGNJ6AB6kAHUZJiEUlwM4Ocv9386dlZ9oPPFIqPKiPC/s4032/IMG_0564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EIo-jdv0MX8kpArN8gyzwJtmrvHg-jJD4PtIE2hgf1ab6c2QCd2_IGA9zCY77_1rJsB3ywv-Dt9tr5ZsBG5zczWWL4QWIO7OMoM2joEAyGhCwNn6-Do-hqHgrzmjw9aHUJKS0n2KVXx35raqjTGNJ6AB6kAHUZJiEUlwM4Ocv9386dlZ9oPPFIqPKiPC/w400-h300/IMG_0564.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Richmond & Platinum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcVgiD0BhyphenhyphenO-amd8WE4KBXYlnmkaW3nOU8yegKtluQv1kqASTlsmgHf1npJ4fcGdhPW8A7QBaWSuPlVy2UA0LKWfWS_h_MlJibJe6rv0VkiWCv7i2oScSCA2g6P7IjiQ6fJClhELvkP7JRGUkD_CDFJYia3vkgM1Npo9wI4vwLQS4H5pM-jFPwH8JDk_V/s4032/IMG_0585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcVgiD0BhyphenhyphenO-amd8WE4KBXYlnmkaW3nOU8yegKtluQv1kqASTlsmgHf1npJ4fcGdhPW8A7QBaWSuPlVy2UA0LKWfWS_h_MlJibJe6rv0VkiWCv7i2oScSCA2g6P7IjiQ6fJClhELvkP7JRGUkD_CDFJYia3vkgM1Npo9wI4vwLQS4H5pM-jFPwH8JDk_V/w400-h300/IMG_0585.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Richmond & Platinum</td></tr></tbody></table>Why would there be so little toothpaste on the shelves if Stop & Shop were running business as usual? I don't have any good explanations. Does anyone else?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJzs8vsjl1tTz3166UQJ1ibABfT_LkepISwHcVWjLC7C0dMjXyXZRuVR3kHFwxbaWxENt-D1w_SC-YNifH3iYZt-Q0Om-6btzqSK1ZOJqRLlyCpcXOyWME67f2XhfYqaOawWqdgbKM8sEQFh0SV_4P340PgNHABl4q8bYz5KMsEcz-DiNCjk86ymTpOXW/s4032/IMG_0591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJzs8vsjl1tTz3166UQJ1ibABfT_LkepISwHcVWjLC7C0dMjXyXZRuVR3kHFwxbaWxENt-D1w_SC-YNifH3iYZt-Q0Om-6btzqSK1ZOJqRLlyCpcXOyWME67f2XhfYqaOawWqdgbKM8sEQFh0SV_4P340PgNHABl4q8bYz5KMsEcz-DiNCjk86ymTpOXW/w400-h300/IMG_0591.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Hylan Blvd</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2osq7wphd5mzgYVtCwyKympstapIwSxh_TEwi7x5N4T7mfa5m_9aunPagzf3uFVMasLvj2QeO4h1vSaUvCH8XdiFWn6QsRbXParNK_cNYY5IM6cf10Ck4gVXNQy2dBGXdSBnRCa8iu9vvcZ5IPErZNmBdfAFm7d7pE6UvEGnk4spX7iZw2ciesYuvom-a/s4032/IMG_0595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2osq7wphd5mzgYVtCwyKympstapIwSxh_TEwi7x5N4T7mfa5m_9aunPagzf3uFVMasLvj2QeO4h1vSaUvCH8XdiFWn6QsRbXParNK_cNYY5IM6cf10Ck4gVXNQy2dBGXdSBnRCa8iu9vvcZ5IPErZNmBdfAFm7d7pE6UvEGnk4spX7iZw2ciesYuvom-a/w400-h300/IMG_0595.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Hylan Blvd</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdn9IMppeToG_inwpfU7H46VgJnuGPPjqbjAWWqUYbKBkNnCaBijDsRsq7H65JztvJA6KKmc4hfPDgBb_oWcRWiIu4mN-GbBu-x5LWMf-Vbi9DkJlvP1QehtBwLzOyd-inJJRwPLvBxmGAb3uWRoz53T6qGFPuOX_2Z2RI92l71-oLfta4hPpbGVNH8n5/s4032/IMG_0602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdn9IMppeToG_inwpfU7H46VgJnuGPPjqbjAWWqUYbKBkNnCaBijDsRsq7H65JztvJA6KKmc4hfPDgBb_oWcRWiIu4mN-GbBu-x5LWMf-Vbi9DkJlvP1QehtBwLzOyd-inJJRwPLvBxmGAb3uWRoz53T6qGFPuOX_2Z2RI92l71-oLfta4hPpbGVNH8n5/w400-h300/IMG_0602.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Hylan Blvd</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ62g2QzTORghdFGWej5kuu9yFZ0AujC2lP-ExKwGPjVpzV3l7VcGH80O1lZ3Ff67cRoRIb15D4vEqdqabIxC9h9HpleWZrLi78w1u1GX8ObsRT_OldLy3E2I_f_N9LVszWO-J2RQoYanWd9BBxeVvWdUDxcVVLW250Ws9gzkXAD2Ms0LXD9IjKaiDShJ/s4032/IMG_0605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ62g2QzTORghdFGWej5kuu9yFZ0AujC2lP-ExKwGPjVpzV3l7VcGH80O1lZ3Ff67cRoRIb15D4vEqdqabIxC9h9HpleWZrLi78w1u1GX8ObsRT_OldLy3E2I_f_N9LVszWO-J2RQoYanWd9BBxeVvWdUDxcVVLW250Ws9gzkXAD2Ms0LXD9IjKaiDShJ/w400-h300/IMG_0605.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staten Island - Hylan Blvd</td></tr></tbody></table>Above is another good example of good facing. The dairy department all was mostly faced quite well, but most items were only one or two rows deep. Here you can see some holes showing through in sour cream and cottage cheese.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGElkLzt_D838jabYb2YNf4rR2ubIFjVRn3eLAThLkZpLbxLk8bm1wVSfy-hpRbWTWmtCL-oC3xNPun5AC6LmE2XQOJZeV2t3q3533IvnsY4SekOOIQqHZ3q3j71vh8sp1CO8Mxkio0TaVUSkHpgmO47kxEkr2BoMQTsEXZOHJTWm00thj0fs0vypqQq-q/s4032/IMG_0657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGElkLzt_D838jabYb2YNf4rR2ubIFjVRn3eLAThLkZpLbxLk8bm1wVSfy-hpRbWTWmtCL-oC3xNPun5AC6LmE2XQOJZeV2t3q3533IvnsY4SekOOIQqHZ3q3j71vh8sp1CO8Mxkio0TaVUSkHpgmO47kxEkr2BoMQTsEXZOHJTWm00thj0fs0vypqQq-q/w400-h300/IMG_0657.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keyport</td></tr></tbody></table>Inexplicably, Keyport was down to the very end on chocolate milk. Keyport has a ShopRite, an ALDI, a LIDL, and a Grocery Outlet just a mile down the road, and I get the sense that nobody much shops at the Stop & Shop.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUDPs77H4eC3zCeG-XbOXVhAHUp50ObmX0U7FFDhwnw_dNnT0ZnHya3E05a12LzZnzTjAuJWbzYXRv30HSo0WSIdoJUQ6iE0gYnwA6dlDH2dK045xFPRfuf1dcRHkkD2Kjzg1wC4-WcfsB6ZNTNkDp5dDKQDA7R-3HulF-sPdULqYq6cA00HHQcQZabuL/s4032/IMG_0682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUDPs77H4eC3zCeG-XbOXVhAHUp50ObmX0U7FFDhwnw_dNnT0ZnHya3E05a12LzZnzTjAuJWbzYXRv30HSo0WSIdoJUQ6iE0gYnwA6dlDH2dK045xFPRfuf1dcRHkkD2Kjzg1wC4-WcfsB6ZNTNkDp5dDKQDA7R-3HulF-sPdULqYq6cA00HHQcQZabuL/w400-h300/IMG_0682.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aberdeen</td></tr></tbody></table>Aberdeen is a truly massive store of over 90,000 square feet, and I am not exaggerating when I say you could literally reduce the store in size by half and not lose anything. Empty space abounds around this place, and it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. That's the other odd thing -- quite a few of the Stop & Shops either didn't play any music or had extremely quiet music, meaning in many of the deserted ones, there's no sound other than the refrigerators churning away.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRRqUxDmDTEFfN_XkedueAE2UT4snHCyvcBz3r6xHT8Wdm9xHVAw2zVBRK1IkZ_VtmtcMlFDEIO4AbQci7B-2p5Mn-r9h5dYGZbf0lE7ousOlWKIQosvN54HFg_L2xTABX5y_XpADnqcnqOpoo5n8p03K1lffmPWceb2veBgeOX1udijWAz_arF5tVhYF/s4032/IMG_0689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRRqUxDmDTEFfN_XkedueAE2UT4snHCyvcBz3r6xHT8Wdm9xHVAw2zVBRK1IkZ_VtmtcMlFDEIO4AbQci7B-2p5Mn-r9h5dYGZbf0lE7ousOlWKIQosvN54HFg_L2xTABX5y_XpADnqcnqOpoo5n8p03K1lffmPWceb2veBgeOX1udijWAz_arF5tVhYF/w400-h300/IMG_0689.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aberdeen</td></tr></tbody></table>I don't blame Stop & Shop for having trouble filling this store, but there's no excuse for some of the smaller ones. Speaking of...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYDIe2apVNtbKsXb5z8KAiDFEveDeV-PrDI13r1mqijA9GM78xX1W5kjDA8EJKM6hWpzE0GpgkY1GHxz0ADisMeLWIw-MJr-1hAqsO9s0PZ87NrqGsL8J2_LGm3cQZoJZdKriwZAtvILDXW8Jtb-9Cf92GKSUsAFZ01c-f81fg6uyxZhNPmmsXeakr3a6/s4032/IMG_0713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYDIe2apVNtbKsXb5z8KAiDFEveDeV-PrDI13r1mqijA9GM78xX1W5kjDA8EJKM6hWpzE0GpgkY1GHxz0ADisMeLWIw-MJr-1hAqsO9s0PZ87NrqGsL8J2_LGm3cQZoJZdKriwZAtvILDXW8Jtb-9Cf92GKSUsAFZ01c-f81fg6uyxZhNPmmsXeakr3a6/w400-h300/IMG_0713.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berkeley Heights</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An acquired Grand Union of around just 35,000 square feet. Stop & Shop shouldn't have trouble stocking it, but apparently they do. It was also renovated relatively recently, and beside the fact that this may truly rank as the most boring supermarket decor ever devised by mankind, here we see maintenance slipping again with half the lights in the bakery sign burnt out...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3PpiHicNznHim1stTRm5-zkkh_cV9hHHR_4hP63rFwM1khXUn4l5C6RhT9FSInqbw5LGcA0PLoYLCTl70e2iUY4qp6Mu2aAoli7rc0U9nne03Pi74Kv_d0Uk4X6V7YxoM1j_9-9yG8U768EYsHRczXJZ4PRW96CtNd1p-bwStWvcjNG57p2UNYDu3R4r/s4032/IMG_0733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3PpiHicNznHim1stTRm5-zkkh_cV9hHHR_4hP63rFwM1khXUn4l5C6RhT9FSInqbw5LGcA0PLoYLCTl70e2iUY4qp6Mu2aAoli7rc0U9nne03Pi74Kv_d0Uk4X6V7YxoM1j_9-9yG8U768EYsHRczXJZ4PRW96CtNd1p-bwStWvcjNG57p2UNYDu3R4r/w400-h300/IMG_0733.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berkeley Heights</td></tr></tbody></table><div>So all these visits left me wondering: what's up with Stop & Shop? I don't see how anyone could look at these pictures and see what the stores look like and be confident that this is a healthy chain sure to last for years in the future. At the same time, it's backed by Ahold Delhaize, one of the largest supermarket operators in the world, so it's not like they're going to run short on cash anytime soon. Some of the stores were really excellent, seemed busy, and were taken care of well. But still, the vast majority I've visited in the last two weeks have really seen better days. Is it possible that Stop & Shop might be pulling out of New Jersey -- again? New Jersey, New York City, and Long Island have seen repeated Stop & Shop closures over the years with very few openings. Are there more to come? Or is this nothing more than a blip on the chain's 100+ year history? Maybe by May, we'll know.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-49278113145134676032024-03-03T00:00:00.000-05:002024-03-03T00:00:00.158-05:00Snapshot: Market Fresh - Mamaroneck, NY<p></p><div>Market Fresh</div><div><b>Owner:</b> Felix Diaz</div><div><b>Opened:</b> 2020</div><div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> Krasdale Foods<b><br />Location:</b> 712 Old White Plains Rd, Mamaroneck, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>April 14, 2023</div></div><div><b>Contributor:</b> Laura E.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFBZI9p-7bx6-bml9vYhwKusIa4oYJCU97IyeNvDI5Bny0UNzc5qyqwAh-CRGsmuOOS1tqdq2OwejMniZqNHwGtEThySy5QT_O8NEP2_E6J7-j24VP94fChoGDHjZEgImBefFAhVj3DLLgDH5EFysFrloM7V3c9MNeqD6ifBCxopCJDij-fdy6sHqE9Kf/s4032/70318274852__3C7A27BB-E54F-4994-A5DA-5ED9D96ED28E.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFBZI9p-7bx6-bml9vYhwKusIa4oYJCU97IyeNvDI5Bny0UNzc5qyqwAh-CRGsmuOOS1tqdq2OwejMniZqNHwGtEThySy5QT_O8NEP2_E6J7-j24VP94fChoGDHjZEgImBefFAhVj3DLLgDH5EFysFrloM7V3c9MNeqD6ifBCxopCJDij-fdy6sHqE9Kf/w400-h300/70318274852__3C7A27BB-E54F-4994-A5DA-5ED9D96ED28E.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGu7pbns367ETAr_lcwcUk-_TSxdoo0BtXjS4fgPiFIO-Idsum01GZpOprdCxuaH9PDPXWji7fwNNAcSN85V_u1e1XwZD7SnEhAd40fQD_3-Wfd4QIeADv-bdn_bcJfQgcQQUpeNSl5zqhYLaZMCFUqHmRTsdZkkI_zcr8EglsF5XcdsF7l3_kpKHutbq/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGu7pbns367ETAr_lcwcUk-_TSxdoo0BtXjS4fgPiFIO-Idsum01GZpOprdCxuaH9PDPXWji7fwNNAcSN85V_u1e1XwZD7SnEhAd40fQD_3-Wfd4QIeADv-bdn_bcJfQgcQQUpeNSl5zqhYLaZMCFUqHmRTsdZkkI_zcr8EglsF5XcdsF7l3_kpKHutbq/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaOJHWzKnPmggEqVTz1H3HhHPdBvu34qoX7Q3xwANiAQJ42gxfNExOOfAk72I3XecOEO96YsWOMQuXD-d_rW8nEvyAgHYPDc-F-Ks6Skbw2R83KrYA31boUPbPxJ_QX5dRJ-jvIP1NXWThWhClgqR33RKp-Rq10pVmKoEu-g3stjfuNGiSEDpFek_8HOi/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaOJHWzKnPmggEqVTz1H3HhHPdBvu34qoX7Q3xwANiAQJ42gxfNExOOfAk72I3XecOEO96YsWOMQuXD-d_rW8nEvyAgHYPDc-F-Ks6Skbw2R83KrYA31boUPbPxJ_QX5dRJ-jvIP1NXWThWhClgqR33RKp-Rq10pVmKoEu-g3stjfuNGiSEDpFek_8HOi/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today is a quick look at a small southern Westchester store, this time a Krasdale-affiliated Market Fresh in Mamaroneck. The store is just 3,000 square feet, and was previously a Stop 1 and Market Fresh, both affiliated with Krasdale also. There aren't too many pictures of the inside available online, but we can definitely tell it's more than a convenience store with a <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JNAjEXBV34atikR56" target="_blank">substantial</a> <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/GkCgkyt1oybLmQ8JA" target="_blank">produce</a> <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/T7oh2Lp2o87EhggZ9" target="_blank">department</a> and a <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZKSZoQiSqfX7MPN78" target="_blank">butcher</a>. Just a few blocks north of here is a larger and very upscale <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/QgBfFZ9wGXHFsSvN7" target="_blank">North Shore Farms</a> in half of a former Waldbaum's. We haven't seen that location, although it looks gorgeous, but here's a look at their <a href="https://independent.marketreportblog.com/2020/01/tour-north-shore-farms-whitestone-ny.html" target="_blank">Whitestone location</a> for an idea. Once again, I hope to get back to this area to see more of it soon, but in the meantime, we're headed up to Armonk next for a beautiful gourmet supermarket!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-35844139563056082442024-03-02T00:00:00.057-05:002024-03-02T00:00:00.134-05:00TOUR: Food Bazaar Supermarket - Mount Vernon, NYFood Bazaar Supermarket<br /><b>Owner:</b> Spencer An<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Opened: </b>2012</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Previous Tenants:</b> Pathmark (ca. 1990s-2012)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Location:</b> 1 Bogopa Plz, Mount Vernon, NY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Photographed:</b> June 2, 2021</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRsY-XYEoGHsBY5AZ1YoYIuQmQSrRRM1-7bcvbga_p3L4vpSGNEzdu0SH9qikvS7J-uPWg5SlTz9sxSK7nykV0giIPWhbUzc7kjp1HIgFhZSYXV79ZxCLAuDi3ChwY-6faGKYgBDKkYWh_gMZp9mxUi2_5kDDVtHnIm7BqeV775KmHExLvzqrGHoLJA0u/s4032/IMG_5910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRsY-XYEoGHsBY5AZ1YoYIuQmQSrRRM1-7bcvbga_p3L4vpSGNEzdu0SH9qikvS7J-uPWg5SlTz9sxSK7nykV0giIPWhbUzc7kjp1HIgFhZSYXV79ZxCLAuDi3ChwY-6faGKYgBDKkYWh_gMZp9mxUi2_5kDDVtHnIm7BqeV775KmHExLvzqrGHoLJA0u/w400-h300/IMG_5910.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlPWLv0q8R8gTBh5zzWJbmmw0B0o2LYvqVYyc16gDqFRzbnbA6AnQS8-syublDrJGvLdy2rV4XtyXtdo0Dj1OlsMe_EvNQdzeOKku7K7COSdOOLIn2-P2WaQVcUulyqfj6fveEL573bJjBX5d-HeWG26Ta6DK7cka8BOBpItZ_33fXSOO9ecemiah7aa-/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlPWLv0q8R8gTBh5zzWJbmmw0B0o2LYvqVYyc16gDqFRzbnbA6AnQS8-syublDrJGvLdy2rV4XtyXtdo0Dj1OlsMe_EvNQdzeOKku7K7COSdOOLIn2-P2WaQVcUulyqfj6fveEL573bJjBX5d-HeWG26Ta6DK7cka8BOBpItZ_33fXSOO9ecemiah7aa-/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E7hI7n5F_UkX6NVPCWS2qcBCK2-KAL5XZD1FZUKGKgvxWOy5fq9fW65EMPF_lyOf1t5a0QmUtlyacD_7cCx-xgnlLZ2sAyjlxplFGiLAXTNToUtVP51dTcYa8B8v6XjGXaGGr5YD0cIMOO4zr8ssGx2DCBjodDDGjd40xWLnIkmVpTzYlQBacQx99bZg/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E7hI7n5F_UkX6NVPCWS2qcBCK2-KAL5XZD1FZUKGKgvxWOy5fq9fW65EMPF_lyOf1t5a0QmUtlyacD_7cCx-xgnlLZ2sAyjlxplFGiLAXTNToUtVP51dTcYa8B8v6XjGXaGGr5YD0cIMOO4zr8ssGx2DCBjodDDGjd40xWLnIkmVpTzYlQBacQx99bZg/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>We're back at the Mount Vernon Food Bazaar for an updated tour! Nothing really has changed since my <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2017/09/tour-food-bazaar-mount-vernon-ny.html" target="_blank">original tour back in 201</a><a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2017/09/tour-food-bazaar-mount-vernon-ny.html" target="_blank">7</a>, but my photography abilities (and cell phone camera) have improved since then, so when I was back at the store to buy some things I decided to re-photograph it even though there's not really anything new.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHWAp07nnOQXHYBIv2y6akIDThPsbBUc77XoUyU3nrAC-M9r6nXGTxTBcjfVrTP-3h0s4WgaL_sfeGMyDgPhYQMc9VCZaG1C-rpOYm7oUbRcp5N8gAPjY58rs1aswWVaevIi4nyylhEmHQjlxlkN_VnLM_DAykoSOHTfHBDUoMFFitjTSQKO9aUDdGOcB/s4032/IMG_5911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHWAp07nnOQXHYBIv2y6akIDThPsbBUc77XoUyU3nrAC-M9r6nXGTxTBcjfVrTP-3h0s4WgaL_sfeGMyDgPhYQMc9VCZaG1C-rpOYm7oUbRcp5N8gAPjY58rs1aswWVaevIi4nyylhEmHQjlxlkN_VnLM_DAykoSOHTfHBDUoMFFitjTSQKO9aUDdGOcB/w400-h300/IMG_5911.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>My layout diagrams in that original 2017 post are pretty accurate and I would say probably helpful. Food Bazaar extensively remodeled the meat, seafood, and produce departments but the center-store area is pretty much untouched from the Pathmark days.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUAN2ExuEnbenEm71sJ8FOSK_CbmhLEXhKwpcSpqu2wzvgYERDONUAN4bDPrcV7ABOgLdLuz1FfQw_lB9A6f9vWXPBnhXM0M_P6e6HE554HKX_2wUIGd8VJrlumqfdDhyphenhyphen1AO34Wv6M39p6jHh20mXKUrtR9iq5gsMR5IH0ze3CwukFEwv2Huywqtgw7p5/s4032/IMG_5912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUAN2ExuEnbenEm71sJ8FOSK_CbmhLEXhKwpcSpqu2wzvgYERDONUAN4bDPrcV7ABOgLdLuz1FfQw_lB9A6f9vWXPBnhXM0M_P6e6HE554HKX_2wUIGd8VJrlumqfdDhyphenhyphen1AO34Wv6M39p6jHh20mXKUrtR9iq5gsMR5IH0ze3CwukFEwv2Huywqtgw7p5/w400-h300/IMG_5912.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>As we see, the store is absolutely packed with merchandise so I have to assume it's a very high-volume location. This is the largest supermarket in downtown Mount Vernon, though there's a much larger 80,000 square foot Stop & Shop south towards the Bronx border.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aDprsdFxW5d1-D7csp9xM8ckASGmQxXyvT934FcD4ZLhS9iEaiq7XqBoBhxv6xRktzNnrPAB-Pe_5q9g1QL6Zt_rD7p81PBp20BtWhXzoMIrcKKlH8UC1SS5q23YGqEosJRf0P2qKQ2j-bnDM5np9D6lGc5dNQAOpPG0D0y5BaSbdKqqt7U75SMYeZL-/s4032/IMG_5913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aDprsdFxW5d1-D7csp9xM8ckASGmQxXyvT934FcD4ZLhS9iEaiq7XqBoBhxv6xRktzNnrPAB-Pe_5q9g1QL6Zt_rD7p81PBp20BtWhXzoMIrcKKlH8UC1SS5q23YGqEosJRf0P2qKQ2j-bnDM5np9D6lGc5dNQAOpPG0D0y5BaSbdKqqt7U75SMYeZL-/w400-h300/IMG_5913.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The seafood setup here is the same as what we saw at the <a href="https://independent.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/tour-caribbean-supermarket-mount-vernon.html" target="_blank">Caribbean Supermarket</a>, just much larger and featuring the wonderful intricate tile backsplash that, sadly, is no longer featured in Food Bazaar stores.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit30Eapg3AHYnC-DhHTT7WgXjN9qsJ8qVrHt-YoGRcq0x41lKGJeAot7ZcOWaLutrrtfW2HLveaEGQK5oZI_0Q0b25_RWLH_qN30nedUjwtn0eCmokevBhFYq2mbY9GhiiEg-rLSRBIas6PoYzHrzxH6nvSscaOdmU_jlp_G0DTVYEaTXfFv7KZ_7GknX2/s4032/IMG_5914.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit30Eapg3AHYnC-DhHTT7WgXjN9qsJ8qVrHt-YoGRcq0x41lKGJeAot7ZcOWaLutrrtfW2HLveaEGQK5oZI_0Q0b25_RWLH_qN30nedUjwtn0eCmokevBhFYq2mbY9GhiiEg-rLSRBIas6PoYzHrzxH6nvSscaOdmU_jlp_G0DTVYEaTXfFv7KZ_7GknX2/w400-h300/IMG_5914.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Moving towards the back, we enter the meat department.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuB5DAs-dSUNFkkfzqQRyH-1UDdiC4Q7LT1-cOnqgBjGi5Ux_hqaZJJAV6uSuTUklN9TpfId0CkfKPQpERbfIWqpnk38BJctvnN4vQgUEkzxTQX0-nCBuiVttAlbivSvBviKOavclJ-aEKVAPhqsPS8ft4SgvaZ7RAZD2I-YKWlk9O51yWfSGwQT8L6tP/s4032/IMG_5915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuB5DAs-dSUNFkkfzqQRyH-1UDdiC4Q7LT1-cOnqgBjGi5Ux_hqaZJJAV6uSuTUklN9TpfId0CkfKPQpERbfIWqpnk38BJctvnN4vQgUEkzxTQX0-nCBuiVttAlbivSvBviKOavclJ-aEKVAPhqsPS8ft4SgvaZ7RAZD2I-YKWlk9O51yWfSGwQT8L6tP/w400-h300/IMG_5915.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It's possible some of these fixtures are left over from Pathmark, as they definitely look older than what Food Bazaar was using at the time this renovation happened. This store has roughly the same decor package as <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/01/tour-food-bazaar-long-island-city-ny.html" target="_blank">Long Island City</a>, which opened around the time this store got its renovation. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.325970187458833&type=3" target="_blank">Here's</a> what the Mount Vernon store looked like when it opened -- very Pathmarky.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5xpau0v1mB5snP9KwlZ84vDWkaUV3l-umDHijZQjmkJJz2PrQiEC8tttSfnwqo-iegY8nIO-I5Yr-ltw8uXv1KsyCbX9kl2fbPz7_3X83xiAM97m9vJ5ujSwS8V8dUnFEG8c2xbddF1H54jh7wEYctjk9OyT1uc97bkSCyNJDezOYigCnP8pVvwaKZA3/s4032/IMG_5916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5xpau0v1mB5snP9KwlZ84vDWkaUV3l-umDHijZQjmkJJz2PrQiEC8tttSfnwqo-iegY8nIO-I5Yr-ltw8uXv1KsyCbX9kl2fbPz7_3X83xiAM97m9vJ5ujSwS8V8dUnFEG8c2xbddF1H54jh7wEYctjk9OyT1uc97bkSCyNJDezOYigCnP8pVvwaKZA3/w400-h300/IMG_5916.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And speaking of Pathmark, as we leave the produce, meat, and seafood departments, we start to see the Pathmark past coming through. There's a section between those rooms and the deli/bakery area with the wall of values, which also runs down the first aisle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3KYj2100tMz1vljnX488ArC3lDSR5W4jfQgBQ8rIg0PrsPbb1ZCIC_yKKTCILSkGMy6SfcBK3sI5BHl7p_V2DYabgMQjormWZ8UVGvqPLORiq2FvKpN6ElZyuvk2JilxEYJM2ry5y8EIkAyAJjOyaZ7Dd7Oz0tuWPqwoc_O9uTpdeTKfmoM5gSf912sD/s4032/IMG_5917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3KYj2100tMz1vljnX488ArC3lDSR5W4jfQgBQ8rIg0PrsPbb1ZCIC_yKKTCILSkGMy6SfcBK3sI5BHl7p_V2DYabgMQjormWZ8UVGvqPLORiq2FvKpN6ElZyuvk2JilxEYJM2ry5y8EIkAyAJjOyaZ7Dd7Oz0tuWPqwoc_O9uTpdeTKfmoM5gSf912sD/w400-h300/IMG_5917.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The store is starting to show its age, with things like the flooring and ceiling really starting to look old here. It's not in that bad shape, though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOD1P-j1wgfTV4AIXjvkxh-gORO-wb0AGlP4YLArzOmyq9N9STo7e2SGKIzEi7beY6ZvtKk_LtW5IfuymB8dJUuzdooInnuufqQ6SMc-guJRv3Qch39zeippxUQRxWdRwkOtfTJKDYTaBmWeMMQKotrLQAuFK5fNnTtUNBLL1m5-Lrdxw4u9itgvCartb/s4032/IMG_5918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOD1P-j1wgfTV4AIXjvkxh-gORO-wb0AGlP4YLArzOmyq9N9STo7e2SGKIzEi7beY6ZvtKk_LtW5IfuymB8dJUuzdooInnuufqQ6SMc-guJRv3Qch39zeippxUQRxWdRwkOtfTJKDYTaBmWeMMQKotrLQAuFK5fNnTtUNBLL1m5-Lrdxw4u9itgvCartb/w400-h300/IMG_5918.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not positive whether this is Pathmark shelving or Food Bazaar shelving. Food Bazaar and Pathmark used the same style of shelving at the time. Food Bazaar has since switched to <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2023/12/special-report-food-bazaar-supermarkets.html" target="_blank">black shelving</a>. I wouldn't be surprised if in a few more years this store gets a much more significant renovation in the rest of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PSaDsSbM0NdcudAqEfT7JJIxJXN0GPduDJfwuP-x6WMHDwcbl0XWKm7EMumuB20PnPRypxKHrw5hj8NcqAXhQaUbwUJ2Gji0VhMwO4otzNrdw-JK-OzIw5ccNPft7X6Pc2FClQ7PtGnSoss31a1CrEwzQsaMOxlwsiYBbYX1hAQP1PsXQkr0SxP_BvpD/s4032/IMG_5919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PSaDsSbM0NdcudAqEfT7JJIxJXN0GPduDJfwuP-x6WMHDwcbl0XWKm7EMumuB20PnPRypxKHrw5hj8NcqAXhQaUbwUJ2Gji0VhMwO4otzNrdw-JK-OzIw5ccNPft7X6Pc2FClQ7PtGnSoss31a1CrEwzQsaMOxlwsiYBbYX1hAQP1PsXQkr0SxP_BvpD/w400-h300/IMG_5919.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The bakery and deli area is built into Pathmark's old meat room. If you look at the 2012 Food Bazaar pictures, you can see that this wall used to be packaged meats with a small butcher counter in the middle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhJOY__FGvA1Dl1pCUk5pDdJtq5g46naVtP7HJYniO5jLwhTmVPGmkKg8fZmPK_6gnZE_JpJhHDXKUXOD8_UHlV3bXtSgPDgwju6lNNevyh3paeaUaQrqJJNlWMGFPeSZ7t7-uzF1DMFeetCuyeOTK0BbdaSeEe2eHcdMS8SoW5ewYjNQPQBhSPMmhEYE/s4032/IMG_5920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhJOY__FGvA1Dl1pCUk5pDdJtq5g46naVtP7HJYniO5jLwhTmVPGmkKg8fZmPK_6gnZE_JpJhHDXKUXOD8_UHlV3bXtSgPDgwju6lNNevyh3paeaUaQrqJJNlWMGFPeSZ7t7-uzF1DMFeetCuyeOTK0BbdaSeEe2eHcdMS8SoW5ewYjNQPQBhSPMmhEYE/w400-h300/IMG_5920.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The store still has a Pathmark feeling, though, likely because of the shelving and flooring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuvwhXWqLPUFzwvLv_O1kFSUSZ1eW38e4C9YAb75McQBlzvmKNUEMeo_-1ASw6Z8n7ia_PkvtgsTmWMfbBIVy03UEZ07zJEfTMLRHaUL1g0huFgc875lmFQkwjwEQWks4j54ZPXKSNLfQyYs8O92cnZ374dMxsRCtAJPmqwQEWC_HR1lRwJVDZDVNpi5_/s4032/IMG_5921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuvwhXWqLPUFzwvLv_O1kFSUSZ1eW38e4C9YAb75McQBlzvmKNUEMeo_-1ASw6Z8n7ia_PkvtgsTmWMfbBIVy03UEZ07zJEfTMLRHaUL1g0huFgc875lmFQkwjwEQWks4j54ZPXKSNLfQyYs8O92cnZ374dMxsRCtAJPmqwQEWC_HR1lRwJVDZDVNpi5_/w400-h300/IMG_5921.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Speaking of flooring, what's that we can see running across the whole back wall? Pathmark flooring!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEUIiiZir04C7IJb-5bo1GZGHfhNq9RUS0Nwwcwfuoh3USymTmPIJq1jC8t_EhG2h4HXdcKsXBVsp6hrQPd4UCET5yYoYbt7S0W1N2XfOfBh4SbahdLZrNaWAkVrKegxZ4IuxfTVxny9BRZcPCrZyf7HVa7TdXUUkevQdDFWL4lLDP5d-RYQuf_drG0Ir/s4032/IMG_5924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEUIiiZir04C7IJb-5bo1GZGHfhNq9RUS0Nwwcwfuoh3USymTmPIJq1jC8t_EhG2h4HXdcKsXBVsp6hrQPd4UCET5yYoYbt7S0W1N2XfOfBh4SbahdLZrNaWAkVrKegxZ4IuxfTVxny9BRZcPCrZyf7HVa7TdXUUkevQdDFWL4lLDP5d-RYQuf_drG0Ir/w400-h300/IMG_5924.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Because the deli, bakery, and prepared foods departments weren't previously here when Pathmark was here, all of the fixtures and decor are new.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Qa4sn98W9Sx6mTrR08Z7bWqdYukd5ltoKTe57yz-LNSIjVb9hzysGWuJ3iHB-F1bYmMhebD_tky4zqTJMAsp3Pj-sgLGXVJRn453Uw45PbQmCe8XssmMQU4Zk0IyFbmDzAfyouC4rLt1-7fr8XEJtFKqIyDj0mSmJ9Do1YhNo1Eg48lKhpqkrV6f1UGF/s4032/IMG_5922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Qa4sn98W9Sx6mTrR08Z7bWqdYukd5ltoKTe57yz-LNSIjVb9hzysGWuJ3iHB-F1bYmMhebD_tky4zqTJMAsp3Pj-sgLGXVJRn453Uw45PbQmCe8XssmMQU4Zk0IyFbmDzAfyouC4rLt1-7fr8XEJtFKqIyDj0mSmJ9Do1YhNo1Eg48lKhpqkrV6f1UGF/w400-h300/IMG_5922.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1Ie6JC7ge_gBHU6MoyJOyG3RYiMfiAEYIyWjIbxe2461vfHQx1h6ZImnE2gtlOyLUK-yxsmbJI91C0NGgWORQESpbV2tmIDCWgCsAfYg3anGSbVGMQfL-mJCHQh2grTuHgTflkdvhZJJyxPKbX6AL44q5L2jfOFk49PI0GMwTyzq8KVvuYt77EzNFmCW/s4032/IMG_5923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1Ie6JC7ge_gBHU6MoyJOyG3RYiMfiAEYIyWjIbxe2461vfHQx1h6ZImnE2gtlOyLUK-yxsmbJI91C0NGgWORQESpbV2tmIDCWgCsAfYg3anGSbVGMQfL-mJCHQh2grTuHgTflkdvhZJJyxPKbX6AL44q5L2jfOFk49PI0GMwTyzq8KVvuYt77EzNFmCW/w400-h300/IMG_5923.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Beer is in one of the grocery aisles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2fs810-m0zTZgWar6QNFT9sgUL65bVbQkCVVLzpS5urVq9c8p1JaLXKtQJ1T_BZ8QamwFTai-hIiGKBklQ01DclpUXWSuqfCiPVeYIh9ajBHOM_MNbShiwl060FUtGdWooCPnaLgVM6tRxpIjGawiWkK6h1WRQIxBw1hETQgYxW5AQAPrnjc-7SepXBr/s4032/IMG_5931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2fs810-m0zTZgWar6QNFT9sgUL65bVbQkCVVLzpS5urVq9c8p1JaLXKtQJ1T_BZ8QamwFTai-hIiGKBklQ01DclpUXWSuqfCiPVeYIh9ajBHOM_MNbShiwl060FUtGdWooCPnaLgVM6tRxpIjGawiWkK6h1WRQIxBw1hETQgYxW5AQAPrnjc-7SepXBr/w400-h300/IMG_5931.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>As we continue down the back wall, we see part of what used to be the meat department with the original 2012 Food Bazaar decor still intact. I believe the subsequent renovation took place in 2014.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpryKaVqRmjZTcMg-76Ve6iQUldhyphenhyphen38jOisRU4eh1UoaPGtMmCq2-Cc3JMThGZRbHYJXu8ZWpSGmO5WBfeb6sq78heAnz_I3kx0X4IM_wCnp2XzyqWNhNlO6C0cHWjPYPSeN7WzZJHi4QemQZXsfzojOKkSP1rVf1nmdccyJtEExWpjQ9IfUuchjisJmkR/s4032/IMG_5925.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpryKaVqRmjZTcMg-76Ve6iQUldhyphenhyphen38jOisRU4eh1UoaPGtMmCq2-Cc3JMThGZRbHYJXu8ZWpSGmO5WBfeb6sq78heAnz_I3kx0X4IM_wCnp2XzyqWNhNlO6C0cHWjPYPSeN7WzZJHi4QemQZXsfzojOKkSP1rVf1nmdccyJtEExWpjQ9IfUuchjisJmkR/w400-h300/IMG_5925.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I think honestly this Food Bazaar decor fits well with the Pathmark flooring and the personality of the Pathmark stores. Pathmark certainly could've gotten away with using something like this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqhlYE4CJiYJlFzsYTa7Yd83zlAOFs5nfAjE0qViV0TnahMjKkDkO9WLJmaxRHuV1_CYRsBFHBW77lgofzFLBzAHh2XH1NEwGNqgKoDfD0o4WY3QGNp0klAZVmCmUB-AfWOM-IsYdaUD4vDAe59uFKhQWrKh_AxVkOX2_6LJMNyE0n-4sMGjJRG-zOT3l/s4032/IMG_5926.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqhlYE4CJiYJlFzsYTa7Yd83zlAOFs5nfAjE0qViV0TnahMjKkDkO9WLJmaxRHuV1_CYRsBFHBW77lgofzFLBzAHh2XH1NEwGNqgKoDfD0o4WY3QGNp0klAZVmCmUB-AfWOM-IsYdaUD4vDAe59uFKhQWrKh_AxVkOX2_6LJMNyE0n-4sMGjJRG-zOT3l/w400-h300/IMG_5926.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Dairy in the last aisle also has its Pathmark flooring! Oh, and those milk shelves are 100% Pathmark.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9T9-O73Ncj2QGIGxfJx_mkGGCWqfoTAMbYjBeOcPsalHmTyRqpUNsZcEkMdLlOmjjhbrcLRPVAIp0k0Icj4zVHxBOr_l4nGgqZivYJcH66GiltQqnxKiB_uhqJtYwmPJVKh2KKqBh7NWQ3UDK_l9HiBv4pBtNYjs6I9pIaMN0VaD1zTwWvkl8Vd1jj89/s4032/IMG_5927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9T9-O73Ncj2QGIGxfJx_mkGGCWqfoTAMbYjBeOcPsalHmTyRqpUNsZcEkMdLlOmjjhbrcLRPVAIp0k0Icj4zVHxBOr_l4nGgqZivYJcH66GiltQqnxKiB_uhqJtYwmPJVKh2KKqBh7NWQ3UDK_l9HiBv4pBtNYjs6I9pIaMN0VaD1zTwWvkl8Vd1jj89/w400-h300/IMG_5927.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In the front corner is the bread area, although it looks like Pathmark's bakery may not have been here as I assumed, but instead in the back left corner of the store behind the HABA shelving, or roughly where the butcher is now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVt18MN3198lqn6HaSgq0533VZkSs36kXb0gDFB5bCvzIQiuHNmRfiPd8aTKzt8YJNkMLwgxxiNeoQatDMnVwvf5IHIE4KWhLCHvTuubXlVwbWkFfxuCSuZrGN6eTRVE_m8d32RWW96la34FxGqMUlQ5HA6xy3XSi_mneMmNahdCnEEXVm_t9vudxLpJn/s4032/IMG_5928.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVt18MN3198lqn6HaSgq0533VZkSs36kXb0gDFB5bCvzIQiuHNmRfiPd8aTKzt8YJNkMLwgxxiNeoQatDMnVwvf5IHIE4KWhLCHvTuubXlVwbWkFfxuCSuZrGN6eTRVE_m8d32RWW96la34FxGqMUlQ5HA6xy3XSi_mneMmNahdCnEEXVm_t9vudxLpJn/w400-h300/IMG_5928.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The independent pharmacy has closed here and the ConEdison storefront has expanded into its former space. Opposite that is the frozen foods department, with what I assume is Pathmark-era freezers...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2SV2rUqrtG8lO4_kZjUpcu3PjhW8Zoz_-JdUkJsdMnKb0R8Y8yDf6KS2J9XwwPXuEVxDRVW0FZDmkQFMA3hRdIsyJAA4IY_asLb0oAwkAl54ILPc-vflILkUAzRTlXn-FhfOaq9InqGkzwQ2Oz7LJJ1qVUj59NMOYjin9jRQBMTwXMK0JBvfDwK1Rl6W/s4032/IMG_5929.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2SV2rUqrtG8lO4_kZjUpcu3PjhW8Zoz_-JdUkJsdMnKb0R8Y8yDf6KS2J9XwwPXuEVxDRVW0FZDmkQFMA3hRdIsyJAA4IY_asLb0oAwkAl54ILPc-vflILkUAzRTlXn-FhfOaq9InqGkzwQ2Oz7LJJ1qVUj59NMOYjin9jRQBMTwXMK0JBvfDwK1Rl6W/w400-h300/IMG_5929.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And a look across the front end, where once again we see Pathmark flooring still proudly displayed! Almost every other Food Bazaar has switched to polished concrete flooring throughout, but this one hasn't -- which is one of the reasons I suspect (or, maybe, hope) a larger renovation may be coming eventually.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl5iQwj61symLVz_FCzyGziKxMNTZi56q0vfH5y9uPnyTQZMZMbFIVCixr1os4ZjVR8I6x71ob7Df3DukML_lMGzyEF8hLksrPIr-vMkoob-wPG_0XxLNm3uwCtI1QnvspwtsN9Nn1p0jy6QG898gq3mikYIUIc0njUf6PuF-mBMwVXw__LiZaN5bdPJV/s4032/IMG_5930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl5iQwj61symLVz_FCzyGziKxMNTZi56q0vfH5y9uPnyTQZMZMbFIVCixr1os4ZjVR8I6x71ob7Df3DukML_lMGzyEF8hLksrPIr-vMkoob-wPG_0XxLNm3uwCtI1QnvspwtsN9Nn1p0jy6QG898gq3mikYIUIc0njUf6PuF-mBMwVXw__LiZaN5bdPJV/w400-h300/IMG_5930.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That's all for Mount Vernon! Tomorrow we're headed about six miles northeast for a small store in a suburb.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-27358372872888968322024-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:002024-03-01T00:00:00.449-05:00Snapshot: Farmer's Market Produce - Mount Vernon, NY<p></p><div>Farmer's Market Produce</div><div><b>Owner:</b> unknown</div><div><b>Opened:</b> 2023<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 72 S 4th Ave, Mount Vernon, NY</div><div><b>Photographed:</b> December 8, 2023</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX2EunRF1DEcnHorC2eJ1l4NQV_DsaNeerhoO7NvaQeCtyohGjNMDsmF_CFriEUlo56UKGVUsBYUsYReLYcECQIKCEaKrIuP6jn3-nM1afxEpzEcybjKVIzcfBHbJ1N9U2wv7_pboV2AgPPwB1zXemikUofnKxWXrLxLhwEE0yQgLBqyREtetLH4rAuoM/s2975/IMG_5909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2975" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX2EunRF1DEcnHorC2eJ1l4NQV_DsaNeerhoO7NvaQeCtyohGjNMDsmF_CFriEUlo56UKGVUsBYUsYReLYcECQIKCEaKrIuP6jn3-nM1afxEpzEcybjKVIzcfBHbJ1N9U2wv7_pboV2AgPPwB1zXemikUofnKxWXrLxLhwEE0yQgLBqyREtetLH4rAuoM/w400-h300/IMG_5909.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHC63UD4F7EAiQJm_yu9jjOQbZoJVfYygy4in24eBo6RheY5TwoXHQQ1SWh9QiMe0QZMgVqXs6tMKkWwaBfmRRhXvmiWX37a2gOZCmq-RI1yZmu_ZwJmVOyD8Ig0x2mV6d0zwTGy3KDjcCvzWXjaGKwuUJJ78D1iiRjhyphenhyphendyY_Vq2s4nARLjrpVZz5kpq2/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHC63UD4F7EAiQJm_yu9jjOQbZoJVfYygy4in24eBo6RheY5TwoXHQQ1SWh9QiMe0QZMgVqXs6tMKkWwaBfmRRhXvmiWX37a2gOZCmq-RI1yZmu_ZwJmVOyD8Ig0x2mV6d0zwTGy3KDjcCvzWXjaGKwuUJJ78D1iiRjhyphenhyphendyY_Vq2s4nARLjrpVZz5kpq2/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwewKehIVWUz2c36ly_QPgvRkfapQIphf9l2Bpv6U8G7bADlQXmsKYtCSHYR_EsoCHeUGuJozmf1kJTHUPiOEUj595I4Zv5GK3J-lCp1-HM3mwbFwdqOGZzYM12sSZESINKoDt5F61UJCyd-dpRY5npHCIWeXpeRG8Bgv3hDgrJ-7MRnl8JvpfhL_Gmf-3/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwewKehIVWUz2c36ly_QPgvRkfapQIphf9l2Bpv6U8G7bADlQXmsKYtCSHYR_EsoCHeUGuJozmf1kJTHUPiOEUj595I4Zv5GK3J-lCp1-HM3mwbFwdqOGZzYM12sSZESINKoDt5F61UJCyd-dpRY5npHCIWeXpeRG8Bgv3hDgrJ-7MRnl8JvpfhL_Gmf-3/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not too different from yesterday's look at the Caribbean Supermarket in the southwestern part of Mount Vernon is today's store of just under 3000 square feet in downtown Mount Vernon. The store has been a produce market for a long time, but recently changed ownership it seems (or at least was redone). Although I'm sure the store has its loyal customers, it's in a tough location just a block behind a massive supermarket that we'll be touring tomorrow!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-25048943466212984102024-02-29T00:01:00.004-05:002024-02-29T00:01:00.125-05:00TOUR: Caribbean Supermarket - Mount Vernon, NY<p></p><div>Caribbean Supermarket</div><div><b>Owner:</b> Jong Hwang</div><div><b>Opened:</b> 1997<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 223 W 1st St, Mount Vernon, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>December 8, 2023</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwj6JWnTajOpWd4je6LIlfMrX_bcq6d61pyof6wHKW5jW6InfEBBqVWYhUqVU237vJC8OFTAK8KdpZlxvLvo7kl7klo7TFfZjfX48OsMsMGjoCSmNRoCuHJ9Ana_MKZyeDxv_BiUMzT-tGF5bknlnjli0A5l4YnNa8R9bCbgX81JlsJ39lFnT5BSIRTkyu/s4032/IMG_5901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwj6JWnTajOpWd4je6LIlfMrX_bcq6d61pyof6wHKW5jW6InfEBBqVWYhUqVU237vJC8OFTAK8KdpZlxvLvo7kl7klo7TFfZjfX48OsMsMGjoCSmNRoCuHJ9Ana_MKZyeDxv_BiUMzT-tGF5bknlnjli0A5l4YnNa8R9bCbgX81JlsJ39lFnT5BSIRTkyu/w400-h300/IMG_5901.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHC63UD4F7EAiQJm_yu9jjOQbZoJVfYygy4in24eBo6RheY5TwoXHQQ1SWh9QiMe0QZMgVqXs6tMKkWwaBfmRRhXvmiWX37a2gOZCmq-RI1yZmu_ZwJmVOyD8Ig0x2mV6d0zwTGy3KDjcCvzWXjaGKwuUJJ78D1iiRjhyphenhyphendyY_Vq2s4nARLjrpVZz5kpq2/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHC63UD4F7EAiQJm_yu9jjOQbZoJVfYygy4in24eBo6RheY5TwoXHQQ1SWh9QiMe0QZMgVqXs6tMKkWwaBfmRRhXvmiWX37a2gOZCmq-RI1yZmu_ZwJmVOyD8Ig0x2mV6d0zwTGy3KDjcCvzWXjaGKwuUJJ78D1iiRjhyphenhyphendyY_Vq2s4nARLjrpVZz5kpq2/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskTirmyNsu4OvtvD_HjUYqomApsPB6p9LNmsgcx6DOR5_AA6EhROoKQGi5G7QFolEh-XClJYE8V25I3UlFLKy5rTrklFdUaS0Ft-a2lr3vILTGSHiZ0pIKWWLfooTzdzP1y640y-z0A6KxNq-oJvmM8-MkKOiso5mGMSZ6eC3qZR0in0zgPjz616EZgcv/s500/store%20tour%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskTirmyNsu4OvtvD_HjUYqomApsPB6p9LNmsgcx6DOR5_AA6EhROoKQGi5G7QFolEh-XClJYE8V25I3UlFLKy5rTrklFdUaS0Ft-a2lr3vILTGSHiZ0pIKWWLfooTzdzP1y640y-z0A6KxNq-oJvmM8-MkKOiso5mGMSZ6eC3qZR0in0zgPjz616EZgcv/w200-h200/store%20tour%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mount Vernon is one of the cities in far southern Westchester County like Yonkers, and actually here we're so far south in Westchester County that we're only about two and a half blocks from the Bronx. This Caribbean Supermarket is around 5,000 square feet but built around a building of about 3900 square feet, with the rest being in this somewhat tentlike expansion in the front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUe-0ExFdjjbT7qtE5dHS4lfOIyFDfnO-P-Hi54EkyUI7LoCglHr7_uljBogOOhSR7IfvnXd11-eP4E_2RhiuOXvDrGzxB20ajXJl6jDzImEZsvOWQcaoX67jOLam6__7o7xrzwAayswfDh0y9hTcPSyhKSyLmVt5630t4ycNWUSKvyiLAViIOPK7wDmv/s4032/IMG_5902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUe-0ExFdjjbT7qtE5dHS4lfOIyFDfnO-P-Hi54EkyUI7LoCglHr7_uljBogOOhSR7IfvnXd11-eP4E_2RhiuOXvDrGzxB20ajXJl6jDzImEZsvOWQcaoX67jOLam6__7o7xrzwAayswfDh0y9hTcPSyhKSyLmVt5630t4ycNWUSKvyiLAViIOPK7wDmv/w400-h300/IMG_5902.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There are two aisles of produce in that expansion area, then three more aisles in the main supermarket, with dairy in the front one (they run side to side) and meat and seafood at the back. The registers are on the left side of the store. Despite what it looks like in my exterior picture, there <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/RDJMCsRd2uadGFWE7" target="_blank">is actually a sign</a> that says Caribbean Supermarket that faces the street. There also used to be a second location in Mount Vernon, at <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/4bUicWdqiqZzpQBV9" target="_blank">333 S Fulton Ave</a>, that's now a <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/X4r8Se5bAMZbjwhW6" target="_blank">Dollar Tree</a> (boo). That store was about twice the size of this one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh170b5-gBsuuOg92n-C0cSFbsnsw0pmNbHLGOew9TsuUZbEN4NHx8eFrpRJnjEJ1VYrwCrfSsbOJphAqx4oNSNINTqE-78eookb09dFDW2jMPWqsn7YvfnyABkkGcmoYQZjQW14warnovp0EN75CkQkuZx6tlyJqmTXz9CH__cqKb7qDOmipVrzH4O6Fyu/s4032/IMG_5903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh170b5-gBsuuOg92n-C0cSFbsnsw0pmNbHLGOew9TsuUZbEN4NHx8eFrpRJnjEJ1VYrwCrfSsbOJphAqx4oNSNINTqE-78eookb09dFDW2jMPWqsn7YvfnyABkkGcmoYQZjQW14warnovp0EN75CkQkuZx6tlyJqmTXz9CH__cqKb7qDOmipVrzH4O6Fyu/w400-h300/IMG_5903.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This store even earned itself an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/14/nyregion/view-mount-vernon-store-that-supplies-foods-flavors-caribbean.html" target="_blank">extensive profile in the New York Times</a> back in 1997 shortly after it opened.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xFai1OU78dSaWTvdrYgJt6c3ftwwgLv2lJBTq46jaydx0xgyTwOsyouX4nmoggMu_CWdDd6C4nJgJiZGGNQukGoOD4KcOr0KJgfiJbdkyG6mx8muKFGMxhvPl8mMGDwyN5ddyy6p3nM0hu932hkfCFKcx34O5U7kFfxWL7Mg2-q6Hl45S60jNxb1GR_H/s4032/IMG_5904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xFai1OU78dSaWTvdrYgJt6c3ftwwgLv2lJBTq46jaydx0xgyTwOsyouX4nmoggMu_CWdDd6C4nJgJiZGGNQukGoOD4KcOr0KJgfiJbdkyG6mx8muKFGMxhvPl8mMGDwyN5ddyy6p3nM0hu932hkfCFKcx34O5U7kFfxWL7Mg2-q6Hl45S60jNxb1GR_H/w400-h300/IMG_5904.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This is the first aisle of the main supermarket building, with produce outside to the left of the dairy cases above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEvB3M-aycohGQYWS-A8M6uxbqWidwBjbowfWvrof0vG4WsT54hEYhI5AiVKc7DXJHVlxIN0MOAj_58P6Gp2dKrX7xjoom2-3ghcGcRIURZsQvqOo7TaSDXd2wPSVnZ2lo9BvdXWsb64A2q0FXsPT1ekSkyO5daXe1LLdWGMb-ZEM2Bl7EnmI5RrnJgmA/s4032/IMG_5906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEvB3M-aycohGQYWS-A8M6uxbqWidwBjbowfWvrof0vG4WsT54hEYhI5AiVKc7DXJHVlxIN0MOAj_58P6Gp2dKrX7xjoom2-3ghcGcRIURZsQvqOo7TaSDXd2wPSVnZ2lo9BvdXWsb64A2q0FXsPT1ekSkyO5daXe1LLdWGMb-ZEM2Bl7EnmI5RrnJgmA/w400-h300/IMG_5906.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I don't know what this space was before Caribbean Supermarket set up shop here, or if it was a grocer previously.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAJy_293lI2U-SQBsqTRexXzyZFtH_pBPrqA71b0HkGj2ZehKjXjjPCjYxyQS6FRj77F3cbvT4VK-E5eY8RIS0dLTL7fiukA5WqFP0kbSrVoTOg9pcNpxvZzOLb_vJKLafvsmgW_jUM4CR80KhYnYam9JeqTcK5x1T1K1dTHDK4yNwrYC_DDngue2L3zD/s4032/IMG_5905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAJy_293lI2U-SQBsqTRexXzyZFtH_pBPrqA71b0HkGj2ZehKjXjjPCjYxyQS6FRj77F3cbvT4VK-E5eY8RIS0dLTL7fiukA5WqFP0kbSrVoTOg9pcNpxvZzOLb_vJKLafvsmgW_jUM4CR80KhYnYam9JeqTcK5x1T1K1dTHDK4yNwrYC_DDngue2L3zD/w400-h300/IMG_5905.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The butcher and fish counters are at the back. As is traditional in many NYC-area seafood markets, the fish is set up as a self-service department, with bowls and tongs. You pick whatever fish you want and put it in a bowl, then bring it to the fishmonger who will prepare it however you like (the fish is mostly sold whole) and package and price it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9F4IWldQfi7hIzFKT7gxypkvNO5Kk1PLO8l0tsoKGrQzVS8_X2DQ8-TD6BeH67tD0b0-0AIt32aX8rSIKhlropFVLNXGskARA0dYyGVqgdkp7bEckjVSnnM9AicJSPbWwOHLVUdhknWwX5hOE6al0TZTtxjgswLweYBWHuVbcVB5B2YdRjm_C2JdZqk5/s4032/IMG_5907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9F4IWldQfi7hIzFKT7gxypkvNO5Kk1PLO8l0tsoKGrQzVS8_X2DQ8-TD6BeH67tD0b0-0AIt32aX8rSIKhlropFVLNXGskARA0dYyGVqgdkp7bEckjVSnnM9AicJSPbWwOHLVUdhknWwX5hOE6al0TZTtxjgswLweYBWHuVbcVB5B2YdRjm_C2JdZqk5/w400-h300/IMG_5907.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It's almost certain that the produce, seafood, meat, and Caribbean groceries in this store come from the South Bronx, where in Hunts Point massive wholesale markets supply fish (the New Fulton Fish Market), meat (the Hunts Point Cooperative Market), and produce (the Hunts Point Produce Market), along with any number of other food importers, distributors, and wholesalers in the neighborhoods surrounding the massive market complex. A fishmonger I talked to who runs a market in Melrose in the Bronx said he goes to New Fulton every morning at 4:00 am, but a fishmonger I talked to in Mott Haven said that was much too late and that he goes at 3.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXWDrDXenB3UqqgdLywpV4-TRjb3h0bHBSfH8UKPMJVT7YokNIT_9F5jBedxGIyAS1JEwUggiiRnqrVau94_elUlp5M9CnzhS89hHSDEyDUfuvo6VcZ16W8XhkXGA_MK9cncIDcVCa40T20lqoRnL20orTanLKHlvuv9d0UPxeXxLeKFqb_6D3V62fjPG/s4032/IMG_5908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXWDrDXenB3UqqgdLywpV4-TRjb3h0bHBSfH8UKPMJVT7YokNIT_9F5jBedxGIyAS1JEwUggiiRnqrVau94_elUlp5M9CnzhS89hHSDEyDUfuvo6VcZ16W8XhkXGA_MK9cncIDcVCa40T20lqoRnL20orTanLKHlvuv9d0UPxeXxLeKFqb_6D3V62fjPG/w400-h300/IMG_5908.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have a few more stores to check out in Mount Vernon, so we're gonna be pushing straight through the weekend. Tomorrow we're checking out a similar market a few blocks east! And happy leap day -- don't miss today's leap day special feature!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-85971540440242904322024-02-29T00:00:00.132-05:002024-02-29T00:00:00.133-05:00Leap Day International Tour! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy leap day! It's an unusual day, a rare day... an opportunity for a fun, different post here on The Market Report! We're taking an international tour with a look at five supermarkets outside of the United States, making stops in Mexico, Ireland, Japan, Israel, and Thailand. I hope you enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W_e7RkkaW8y8pYEcfx38F2FEORvzVFd1qmub1ZJXzM99VfXTh2de8hArWnGqAiSYwaKoPM1HcKoa9lRVUutKqcsVwwqDdZeFdeNxifJDKwoLjbKdzg9czQQQnm7NIdXVgu1ov-Pt9TNGi9Qwx7oA5ko07IzVuI_rADKnO127NVJu0XoOb2PGNraB26cM/s2048/received_1257827574623617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W_e7RkkaW8y8pYEcfx38F2FEORvzVFd1qmub1ZJXzM99VfXTh2de8hArWnGqAiSYwaKoPM1HcKoa9lRVUutKqcsVwwqDdZeFdeNxifJDKwoLjbKdzg9czQQQnm7NIdXVgu1ov-Pt9TNGi9Qwx7oA5ko07IzVuI_rADKnO127NVJu0XoOb2PGNraB26cM/w300-h400/received_1257827574623617.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><h2>Super Chedraui Selecto Supermarket</h2><div>Boulevard Kukulkan, Cancun, Mexico</div><div>Photographed May 7, 2022</div><div>Contributor: Alex M.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23_io8IRcNVDaiEJK7nAKBjNid0WDyPtdMQBXgOjbw-aP6rvCp0qJAcgHqsRwmtVpkfO_lrdUqk4Jyu0sroQYVG06c-G3hfBwPu0HxlagnVpkNAzLLeppXGQrabDukl2M4TnnSw2caIhl2vbOkT-TxzGBdbZCKqRDw-wpha_mAf9TWiaSfTRyEnliSXnA/s2048/received_3299719903594301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23_io8IRcNVDaiEJK7nAKBjNid0WDyPtdMQBXgOjbw-aP6rvCp0qJAcgHqsRwmtVpkfO_lrdUqk4Jyu0sroQYVG06c-G3hfBwPu0HxlagnVpkNAzLLeppXGQrabDukl2M4TnnSw2caIhl2vbOkT-TxzGBdbZCKqRDw-wpha_mAf9TWiaSfTRyEnliSXnA/w300-h400/received_3299719903594301.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>We begin our international tour with a look at Super Chedraui Selecto, a large upscale supermarket in a resort area of Cancun, Mexico, brought to us by contributor Alex M.!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0OvjposjfQCENgEt4uGuQW756t5-N0sTWkac3g38t8I8Drgbk7RNEWQEgs0y9IRxv_hKvLuacVsa-DLU0Ht9FTqfEkWg8tUGRyD4-XlxCzfpIpz_T77Bykw8Dg7pwx0HE5ghPG7h2kkT4i-zAo4nMYItS5JnxELuAm4SoKIuUWqGVmOIxDbS2rTBbVy-/s2048/received_3120224624972947.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0OvjposjfQCENgEt4uGuQW756t5-N0sTWkac3g38t8I8Drgbk7RNEWQEgs0y9IRxv_hKvLuacVsa-DLU0Ht9FTqfEkWg8tUGRyD4-XlxCzfpIpz_T77Bykw8Dg7pwx0HE5ghPG7h2kkT4i-zAo4nMYItS5JnxELuAm4SoKIuUWqGVmOIxDbS2rTBbVy-/w300-h400/received_3120224624972947.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The store appears to be a multi-story setup, with a footprint of just over 30,000 square feet, meaning if it has two floors it's around 65,000 square feet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw8BxmrtF7I_-viWGthed4wKND1ncn5I2TaMk-iV_un5Hh3LTggEBPIbOkcX8YgD_eh4OX-dDRuD20LVVv3A3UnUrbzCDqkmeIvT_6VMN4WcUmixUr8bji5My5hbDQSRrH72eJYU3i95PXekXscNrdFq75FmDsk1Ew8Eb6dTAYTxFB5DYmdDfMWl1OieF/s2048/received_392161242815674.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw8BxmrtF7I_-viWGthed4wKND1ncn5I2TaMk-iV_un5Hh3LTggEBPIbOkcX8YgD_eh4OX-dDRuD20LVVv3A3UnUrbzCDqkmeIvT_6VMN4WcUmixUr8bji5My5hbDQSRrH72eJYU3i95PXekXscNrdFq75FmDsk1Ew8Eb6dTAYTxFB5DYmdDfMWl1OieF/w300-h400/received_392161242815674.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Aged meats take up a large part of this store's deli area. We also see natural foods and fish below...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq88-TRJd3vloBFomNshWgHVdLCuTM7Yl8lctiqneHWdF4zLdDR0JY5sVo62YYQILmp3rHtTO4vvQ_0O2zo87QJwdEbqDF0ak40PLSOqdJ3hyphenhyphenpDijo2z62ADRUlvWN5xYjwuIuTOEOr3sbQ-5nQ7ALYvry1uIKu_6Sbx4rnTU5lZJUO92emHH9dACOgCw/s2048/received_565914091488567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq88-TRJd3vloBFomNshWgHVdLCuTM7Yl8lctiqneHWdF4zLdDR0JY5sVo62YYQILmp3rHtTO4vvQ_0O2zo87QJwdEbqDF0ak40PLSOqdJ3hyphenhyphenpDijo2z62ADRUlvWN5xYjwuIuTOEOr3sbQ-5nQ7ALYvry1uIKu_6Sbx4rnTU5lZJUO92emHH9dACOgCw/w300-h400/received_565914091488567.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Because this is in a tourist area, it's possible the store's selections are angled towards what a US customer might be looking for. I'm not familiar enough with Mexico's other grocers to know how this compares, and I've never been to Mexico myself.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_6R2FnioFemFFJufpAorttrNvj9KRegohHZUo_x-D7tFaMeQpEuNbev-x68ts48xnaIYlAtEeAkJzZyQIHTzW0vntuXiZ-zXAQSfXnf8n1XgYkVov3zk6DTxdP4MV7TLfxcGSiLbOGirnPVM7N6AhzT6T1BkGKeehnmeggJIobGPBovJDRPojvtX_XXR/s2048/received_390820462930012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_6R2FnioFemFFJufpAorttrNvj9KRegohHZUo_x-D7tFaMeQpEuNbev-x68ts48xnaIYlAtEeAkJzZyQIHTzW0vntuXiZ-zXAQSfXnf8n1XgYkVov3zk6DTxdP4MV7TLfxcGSiLbOGirnPVM7N6AhzT6T1BkGKeehnmeggJIobGPBovJDRPojvtX_XXR/w300-h400/received_390820462930012.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Heading downstairs for more to look at...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxDm7bsq5exKpKAwysHBDQkPqaX_-yuY3pJ0J83V_hmYsbxM8bJRAjyc21t23eB6tFqgH4mkl91sEqKMoWKRjGr2zy1XUyFoZzB-n8z0YsPkNJQjZJSqojhWQWNOfsV_jwRJLxEh-tCB8DaSmzbawMey-dCeGS3j-wnlSURO8jz5JQTKvWOaB6PSb4SXv/s2048/received_325954396339421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxDm7bsq5exKpKAwysHBDQkPqaX_-yuY3pJ0J83V_hmYsbxM8bJRAjyc21t23eB6tFqgH4mkl91sEqKMoWKRjGr2zy1XUyFoZzB-n8z0YsPkNJQjZJSqojhWQWNOfsV_jwRJLxEh-tCB8DaSmzbawMey-dCeGS3j-wnlSURO8jz5JQTKvWOaB6PSb4SXv/w300-h400/received_325954396339421.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>It looks like the "grand aisle" departments might be on the second floor, with the grocery items on the ground floor. There's also a large selection of nonfood items, including clothing...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB3gUg5RvRbQ-GsJyP3itOjzFMmoZm3WziCK8rnU9fvPh4KPNp7QiinHfHtAWdvhxKGWSxq7B87pbCiGg4TG4oGZdOSAc9NYJx6Vd8yvKbnbmtHruyEmdGaPh6HM5MtLfLw7nDPoKDYJlQm24VwTjRiPM279sSJg5sonlV8HwYwmhLZGhLZFrPPlTNJOk/s2048/received_855412709194711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB3gUg5RvRbQ-GsJyP3itOjzFMmoZm3WziCK8rnU9fvPh4KPNp7QiinHfHtAWdvhxKGWSxq7B87pbCiGg4TG4oGZdOSAc9NYJx6Vd8yvKbnbmtHruyEmdGaPh6HM5MtLfLw7nDPoKDYJlQm24VwTjRiPM279sSJg5sonlV8HwYwmhLZGhLZFrPPlTNJOk/w300-h400/received_855412709194711.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>A very cool look at what looks like a beautiful store! Thanks, Alex! Now across the Atlantic for another large store...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...a Tesco Superstore in a mall in Ireland!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPkwgVBheAKpipzwsHL1LUVTcCLYvk6_8M_8O7dUnnsU_qr1RntolBVtsmV-K9xb4OI8-dbGkhOaZMr_yJmY1LajRty1crOeoocnWg0_fjjEbsaE4CctUK1KXt63kLGBBxcp761jFsnCCupWxateU4rlrOLZlRYOlgPhm5e5C63E156QiHfqbgAD9ZRkt/s915/IMG_1324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPkwgVBheAKpipzwsHL1LUVTcCLYvk6_8M_8O7dUnnsU_qr1RntolBVtsmV-K9xb4OI8-dbGkhOaZMr_yJmY1LajRty1crOeoocnWg0_fjjEbsaE4CctUK1KXt63kLGBBxcp761jFsnCCupWxateU4rlrOLZlRYOlgPhm5e5C63E156QiHfqbgAD9ZRkt/w400-h300/IMG_1324.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Tesco Superstore</h2><div>George's Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland</div><div>Photographed June 26, 2019</div><div>Contributor: Luke P.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7YiToGeMZ-HHGi1MGsipQlXyjW5iI_o8PTTFTi9cBLBOVkYKsJZaySRmnu3nSj1HCc0ovEFQmx0P3DAJltU-oKmAFXXHVpajgiNX5ABQpowRjcGIGqinukuC1gIoVokIMVopxGXImyDna1aFhjXlvKql6mbvS56TpfYxt3nvtw6KZ8TaLGe_UjUuPtlU/s915/IMG_1326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7YiToGeMZ-HHGi1MGsipQlXyjW5iI_o8PTTFTi9cBLBOVkYKsJZaySRmnu3nSj1HCc0ovEFQmx0P3DAJltU-oKmAFXXHVpajgiNX5ABQpowRjcGIGqinukuC1gIoVokIMVopxGXImyDna1aFhjXlvKql6mbvS56TpfYxt3nvtw6KZ8TaLGe_UjUuPtlU/w400-h300/IMG_1326.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This store, which comes to us courtesy of Luke, is located about six miles (ten kilometers!) outside of Dublin. Because it's in a shopping mall (we can see the mall entrance in the first image), I don't have a clear idea of just how large it is, but it looks pretty large.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_3q6yGbfuwBJ6t5NYBnxgCZds4TVlk2S__VI1QtPiJa6NeQ3qnsTqvgHFhC-bZLzSVJsUMhFsuJ_Zn6ppGLhwUx30vIjWG3Cp_RMksB1dpC7BOXNqv1DIp45sAW-wpMTP78JvTs-nDCYEu7ny_HbMWXNAun9Rwe_uhKzWNB5KkdFG43MXLW3ZRpb8qs0/s915/IMG_1332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_3q6yGbfuwBJ6t5NYBnxgCZds4TVlk2S__VI1QtPiJa6NeQ3qnsTqvgHFhC-bZLzSVJsUMhFsuJ_Zn6ppGLhwUx30vIjWG3Cp_RMksB1dpC7BOXNqv1DIp45sAW-wpMTP78JvTs-nDCYEu7ny_HbMWXNAun9Rwe_uhKzWNB5KkdFG43MXLW3ZRpb8qs0/w400-h300/IMG_1332.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Okay, full disclosure: Luke, who took these pictures for me, is one of my closest friends and former roommate of three years. He got enough supermarket lectures during those years (and since) to last a lifetime. He got The Market Report before it went on the website.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-LoYH-XplslGxjc__eYspE_TcOxIwjTH4tzh4tNy4WQqaS7eL2MkYHJAVPrEXIAbdZxuNVT25Cxano_Q6wehITRZdj0uGzSLHyx29w1BK7bzVVXNkj3brRwTv3plOGHxLDiVqCky6Nhh4rIerKEstlVtSgSN0dxHOJNvWhJzSQefSWIZMdHx3jgMqC-F/s647/IMG_1327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="485" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-LoYH-XplslGxjc__eYspE_TcOxIwjTH4tzh4tNy4WQqaS7eL2MkYHJAVPrEXIAbdZxuNVT25Cxano_Q6wehITRZdj0uGzSLHyx29w1BK7bzVVXNkj3brRwTv3plOGHxLDiVqCky6Nhh4rIerKEstlVtSgSN0dxHOJNvWhJzSQefSWIZMdHx3jgMqC-F/w300-h400/IMG_1327.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>So it's very nice of him to bring us a very extensive look at this Tesco! It looks large and a bit sterile for my tastes, with a lot of white and neutral colors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmW80oEMKPgi8Ge9X7TUwvNtOY1lVmSweROrz7031YJ7V7neAI5BN6nD2l34fuznAWfagm0qThOQi3oo19k5OY3_MgT3yv4GzJ21yTSfKpTNbhSODrxI-1k6Q3Ihss1adAz7vNU_XL-V2nwAGehDryW5MM8hDU6BYZ-KoxIXh2P2jL3aDpu6XX8fWb8N0/s915/IMG_1333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="686" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmW80oEMKPgi8Ge9X7TUwvNtOY1lVmSweROrz7031YJ7V7neAI5BN6nD2l34fuznAWfagm0qThOQi3oo19k5OY3_MgT3yv4GzJ21yTSfKpTNbhSODrxI-1k6Q3Ihss1adAz7vNU_XL-V2nwAGehDryW5MM8hDU6BYZ-KoxIXh2P2jL3aDpu6XX8fWb8N0/w300-h400/IMG_1333.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>But it looks spacious and well-stocked. The displays are definitely different from what we're used to seeing here in the US...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt8QStENYNRsvwIbbK9QiRGne9HxaMoABCdpV248vbtHhcg1wSB-VEAbaNIBIIEbb1lBPE1eF7MN9ODgM9qBmMa2roYkSs8-Gf90LD1YSIMtxR46o3Qn_QRCG6yzUoVdgTdI5r4xuEZXmzLrWjXWzTrqKn3_YaDRDieBa-t8vyzzhugaEBxNaBTt3tK-p/s915/IMG_1328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt8QStENYNRsvwIbbK9QiRGne9HxaMoABCdpV248vbtHhcg1wSB-VEAbaNIBIIEbb1lBPE1eF7MN9ODgM9qBmMa2roYkSs8-Gf90LD1YSIMtxR46o3Qn_QRCG6yzUoVdgTdI5r4xuEZXmzLrWjXWzTrqKn3_YaDRDieBa-t8vyzzhugaEBxNaBTt3tK-p/w400-h300/IMG_1328.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I don't have a clear handle on the store's layout, either, so we're just going to enjoy looking around with the pictures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jAFFuOcD1oPRKGr00VnXXSYWgdZY2jutLqGZsNYcsPfeXeB_kog4ssPkD9MR21AmyYsOoeEvvZOe3aV8QZPLzkNSlv6LOMvFJCS3BZxNs4x72sf7FjkKqLsATX4v7zOwbG8GM7UGTqHcANlA0eHdfMrZV36zzg659X63143t6cFV99McYPsmQymbLQrU/s915/IMG_1329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="686" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jAFFuOcD1oPRKGr00VnXXSYWgdZY2jutLqGZsNYcsPfeXeB_kog4ssPkD9MR21AmyYsOoeEvvZOe3aV8QZPLzkNSlv6LOMvFJCS3BZxNs4x72sf7FjkKqLsATX4v7zOwbG8GM7UGTqHcANlA0eHdfMrZV36zzg659X63143t6cFV99McYPsmQymbLQrU/w300-h400/IMG_1329.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Looks like we may have meat and seafood counters here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJE1ByQu1RQHKHbyZ5dWna5S_EN4_HMI8JauKJ49m17UnRHdTuKb0hPpX2FpgK6XwyzH78t7dPQLc82EY8WjXzSIb3naQnE4xrdV76X6LMVGKQ7TyB5jQKlktvJTkbB_MVdXnvX99tDPHLTMlpj90KWPdk3mQuEgXdiVErNZFkGr1h7UFN08bTYWP18zN8/s915/IMG_1330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJE1ByQu1RQHKHbyZ5dWna5S_EN4_HMI8JauKJ49m17UnRHdTuKb0hPpX2FpgK6XwyzH78t7dPQLc82EY8WjXzSIb3naQnE4xrdV76X6LMVGKQ7TyB5jQKlktvJTkbB_MVdXnvX99tDPHLTMlpj90KWPdk3mQuEgXdiVErNZFkGr1h7UFN08bTYWP18zN8/w400-h300/IMG_1330.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And, of course, we're in Ireland so there are giant sacks of potatoes!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MrmGVhPbuk0kkZHceoCMzodbnji-qoR3PA0bC3gn_NiPZqHdsuTlkTaLaI3x5SSi9__cTVw5Q1WbAFmmhjvPum4yMVe9pnlaRKqi5NFc_bE-HjZ9fixPrawFRxVISrO4gPKvjU-Qg6idw-flJlKwnIqAuyG7W8f0nAS7WeUftFUzDCS3Pw4FnbTkA0-f/s915/IMG_1331.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="686" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MrmGVhPbuk0kkZHceoCMzodbnji-qoR3PA0bC3gn_NiPZqHdsuTlkTaLaI3x5SSi9__cTVw5Q1WbAFmmhjvPum4yMVe9pnlaRKqi5NFc_bE-HjZ9fixPrawFRxVISrO4gPKvjU-Qg6idw-flJlKwnIqAuyG7W8f0nAS7WeUftFUzDCS3Pw4FnbTkA0-f/w300-h400/IMG_1331.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Tesco offers a scan as you shop program, which we can see the handheld devices for here. A few supermarkets in the US have done similar programs, such as Stop & Shop and some ShopRites, but at least in my area, it hasn't really taken off.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE37Na_SiiJXOOFrNReH0HE4-4SRMu22-HO144qSBWV46IvLAMMO4FaUcd5_UrHF1kFsbu403PQ4IMU8s8OwnsBLWiz5Nwz7NT1NVIYpLHe2hQBWJKwUwnP1oSs6tG9GINlVb4h468dTu2-pm7E4KP53icwMtouRsJckeZbAJxaDfS0Vnqkq7ZPCS-S8Gi/s915/IMG_1325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="686" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE37Na_SiiJXOOFrNReH0HE4-4SRMu22-HO144qSBWV46IvLAMMO4FaUcd5_UrHF1kFsbu403PQ4IMU8s8OwnsBLWiz5Nwz7NT1NVIYpLHe2hQBWJKwUwnP1oSs6tG9GINlVb4h468dTu2-pm7E4KP53icwMtouRsJckeZbAJxaDfS0Vnqkq7ZPCS-S8Gi/w300-h400/IMG_1325.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Moving into the grocery aisles...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKubnjO_-xXYqGo5JZZfWiZrbYBXxIrTGdWq0Po8c0_hO3G3knEBBJTB7muwkf1FEgnKegO2QhtWcZuL23ypflQSLd6QwE3hvqAPWzWwpJkVyRwk4GJwXqVEoN6RoWAau_yDtpnhEauSjKE2hFyIt4qMnPIqHAGqwF61NVikSkMbwnDChn5duAQlQrOiV/s1295/IMG_1314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1295" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKubnjO_-xXYqGo5JZZfWiZrbYBXxIrTGdWq0Po8c0_hO3G3knEBBJTB7muwkf1FEgnKegO2QhtWcZuL23ypflQSLd6QwE3hvqAPWzWwpJkVyRwk4GJwXqVEoN6RoWAau_yDtpnhEauSjKE2hFyIt4qMnPIqHAGqwF61NVikSkMbwnDChn5duAQlQrOiV/w400-h300/IMG_1314.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gaA5kOsVoefwpwC_m1H1AHilEo1MrHs4TYcm-yRq0dHTy_1TpIYQ-lXDnPahKkNYImKXD56jlUWH38WUUyASIwKg2A5Wvjk71dTy_VUlO4uDYKpTX5oAO5w5Ed-N5tcAGeIzUpMBNGnvi1Tk-yrUxSGn-wSsTuD3M1v9EZto_h2gkNv0cAL6YFjDmBUO/s1295/IMG_1315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1295" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gaA5kOsVoefwpwC_m1H1AHilEo1MrHs4TYcm-yRq0dHTy_1TpIYQ-lXDnPahKkNYImKXD56jlUWH38WUUyASIwKg2A5Wvjk71dTy_VUlO4uDYKpTX5oAO5w5Ed-N5tcAGeIzUpMBNGnvi1Tk-yrUxSGn-wSsTuD3M1v9EZto_h2gkNv0cAL6YFjDmBUO/w400-h300/IMG_1315.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Bakery looking a little cleaned out. Maybe it was the end of the day. I like this signage, though, with the light lettering on the wood paneling.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOBdPb2Nj7iHWDgzEmSEO6UNkbmmA6h-8lUylQ1-VNy1oGEVFtFDaID_Ol6hlFo827A4_Iw3ppp3TpX17a6C-lUVZWUYhfQucXuEiAqNd2ne3INnRRtRK5lmxqm05P8HJRxS2C4rLbtmRHh_TFRgWUs8vhQjPz9Rvewyk6NPj6FXn9WGXz1N9hsxQnKH8/s915/IMG_1316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOBdPb2Nj7iHWDgzEmSEO6UNkbmmA6h-8lUylQ1-VNy1oGEVFtFDaID_Ol6hlFo827A4_Iw3ppp3TpX17a6C-lUVZWUYhfQucXuEiAqNd2ne3INnRRtRK5lmxqm05P8HJRxS2C4rLbtmRHh_TFRgWUs8vhQjPz9Rvewyk6NPj6FXn9WGXz1N9hsxQnKH8/w400-h300/IMG_1316.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiLKS1H-Fl8g2kCJ1npc9q8DGcESdxT7VlOMtya1vS0xSPlEDYpSHCbLO5j1GsgEkswWnDubiO_TDotXRtBaxuzRjLyLUWbL3Z105XoR9PUfm0E8JtYMQc7XJoE3wupGAw-v5upet18q3vqTStMy5G2UOx3BRXaNK9FxFb92_i8_wG_5Z80W6Plsh7Rhe/s1295/IMG_1317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPNweS1AHw5hwOzlTrxlyKGtwSYtwue_rva42NV0y-zOOVf5_ZB2vNKLg0C0V0xzT7nECoULDue2_ImannFFboZLmDm4sNWHBT4KvpUo5Gl739HCihrZR9OL1lIwr5obme4gQGKhR63VfT-VfyIEu3gbkLjmdPDBD2T8t2vN46IP68kUfmQvBDHuwGE2m/s915/IMG_1319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPNweS1AHw5hwOzlTrxlyKGtwSYtwue_rva42NV0y-zOOVf5_ZB2vNKLg0C0V0xzT7nECoULDue2_ImannFFboZLmDm4sNWHBT4KvpUo5Gl739HCihrZR9OL1lIwr5obme4gQGKhR63VfT-VfyIEu3gbkLjmdPDBD2T8t2vN46IP68kUfmQvBDHuwGE2m/w400-h300/IMG_1319.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There's also a liquor store...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYLuL4YwqhUQKvv5THXR6kA0wPJ-LApT7DvzTQSUXbKt3-EmZS7aGcLEXe0JJLdT-T1eZy43Wiv7pWB46VqJv6CWdtiPmmpDrErxGZmj2smnpZy7gazKhSXty0e92kQlGzrKKbcSQ_Ky7FXh3K-v9c21mOHeQZuNDB59UqodrNnZ7lXsiwnBSCjUu5KK0/s1295/IMG_1320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I guess because it's a Tesco Superstore, it's more of a hypermarket than a straight supermarket.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGFw8akbEe6etCpXghcdgUNYrUs4L6Vt5iQsQlON9hpYeNsBbASOYBHxu8fBPN0SpWqtWneO4AVYDae6x5GQAbwJHjrXBEo35PZsxbcpXIfgWHK30jkzl6yihyTNXFobXptW4NTKZBE4AtTkeBCDUzMOFO0LeQXBWGUNBfeACtN5pAqEdejkN3zgO60O6/s915/IMG_1323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGFw8akbEe6etCpXghcdgUNYrUs4L6Vt5iQsQlON9hpYeNsBbASOYBHxu8fBPN0SpWqtWneO4AVYDae6x5GQAbwJHjrXBEo35PZsxbcpXIfgWHK30jkzl6yihyTNXFobXptW4NTKZBE4AtTkeBCDUzMOFO0LeQXBWGUNBfeACtN5pAqEdejkN3zgO60O6/w400-h300/IMG_1323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Now even farther from home...</div><span><!--more--></span><div>...we get a look at a Japanese supermarket!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght1_ufhISW8SrteIeyMtOVtOV2KlFahNq_xiR0OjLKdkEVNknwSw8_20PNkfE6FxLQmmr-HAMlzIQ-RtFj-5idt6MrCFPQAaoGLyAUApy9LVbS-NU5Kx04bmYkLx3814CUHJPXog7WBCrJVf6VYxIoC6q0TkjJ60nywJPhum02ssWmgeAFmFF7Yuruly_/s4032/IMG_9932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght1_ufhISW8SrteIeyMtOVtOV2KlFahNq_xiR0OjLKdkEVNknwSw8_20PNkfE6FxLQmmr-HAMlzIQ-RtFj-5idt6MrCFPQAaoGLyAUApy9LVbS-NU5Kx04bmYkLx3814CUHJPXog7WBCrJVf6VYxIoC6q0TkjJ60nywJPhum02ssWmgeAFmFF7Yuruly_/w400-h300/IMG_9932.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><h2>Unknown Supermarket, Japan</h2><div>Unknown Location, Japan</div><div>Photographed June 9, 2023</div><div>Contributor: Sylvie H.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU3DlHgQ4-tni9ARF00UR8RqefNt7_daycsbdcDXpO0cHHxCOKnU3606gS10SQjWZDIEbVqv0Tsm_PLbM5NEEFKseA8ro-TqAXN18i5h1r0oe9w0eN_Q0uxVTA2mdyr6YRFuem1lLeDAQUQ-3g9Fm1F7Bnx3WrXPb0R77x91i8wyT6bLRVsjyElUZBKFr/s4032/IMG_9931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU3DlHgQ4-tni9ARF00UR8RqefNt7_daycsbdcDXpO0cHHxCOKnU3606gS10SQjWZDIEbVqv0Tsm_PLbM5NEEFKseA8ro-TqAXN18i5h1r0oe9w0eN_Q0uxVTA2mdyr6YRFuem1lLeDAQUQ-3g9Fm1F7Bnx3WrXPb0R77x91i8wyT6bLRVsjyElUZBKFr/w300-h400/IMG_9931.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Unfortunately, our contributor Sylvie isn't quite sure where she was when she took these pictures, or what the supermarket was. If there are any detectives out there -- or any readers from Japan -- maybe we can figure out where she was!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOmYpoliymVu0pEJWDEjZ7AfNqVLIe3qlbvCFlI16AAEZSCqaok56-AJGcoHGQ41fTEGc3S9LIxQcgf0_zBYxArWerG5VLY9E4Qs7TV9p1stuEzBGkq2_8Ts6alFG2ijcxoGvwpADkJThGthQOMtmdPdj3RhHnSv-EAC3KAUMWsro5ONMivtljkutFUiR/s4032/IMG_9934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOmYpoliymVu0pEJWDEjZ7AfNqVLIe3qlbvCFlI16AAEZSCqaok56-AJGcoHGQ41fTEGc3S9LIxQcgf0_zBYxArWerG5VLY9E4Qs7TV9p1stuEzBGkq2_8Ts6alFG2ijcxoGvwpADkJThGthQOMtmdPdj3RhHnSv-EAC3KAUMWsro5ONMivtljkutFUiR/w300-h400/IMG_9934.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Daikons! A form of radish.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBc5faPdKN9lubfo6NzsXGkJv3fvf2I0Unu0J2MwPTHSmFMGiAMv2tdfXMKumgGsFuwHkF7LnI5ZwEwkMv3mlGxIB9MuMVXEk9F_h7g_xJYsG5GzPkSCnJEh5Htc0hRNi409uqi7fvCx4YJuufUBHhgBgTh7lteJcx2VSrnKylaZ_LzWMMSxA4gB7YU52/s4032/IMG_9935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBc5faPdKN9lubfo6NzsXGkJv3fvf2I0Unu0J2MwPTHSmFMGiAMv2tdfXMKumgGsFuwHkF7LnI5ZwEwkMv3mlGxIB9MuMVXEk9F_h7g_xJYsG5GzPkSCnJEh5Htc0hRNi409uqi7fvCx4YJuufUBHhgBgTh7lteJcx2VSrnKylaZ_LzWMMSxA4gB7YU52/w400-h300/IMG_9935.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The store looks very nice and well-stocked.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqYJL9n7GIZc4lOFlCKRWe6CLhzYiWUZEXcuTxu3VnJIDbf_UAKU6K_X_AABq6rfUW_QlMK3Igm_iKfL1jcXLXfqJBcFr0paEWkTicfVlEOO3pitgtgqj12KtGu8weuAqHgu2ChbKGmnBFjLhzYUIfAg998vBSruH5mCwDojILsZmZTCFK5p4cTSoQPPK/s4032/IMG_9936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqYJL9n7GIZc4lOFlCKRWe6CLhzYiWUZEXcuTxu3VnJIDbf_UAKU6K_X_AABq6rfUW_QlMK3Igm_iKfL1jcXLXfqJBcFr0paEWkTicfVlEOO3pitgtgqj12KtGu8weuAqHgu2ChbKGmnBFjLhzYUIfAg998vBSruH5mCwDojILsZmZTCFK5p4cTSoQPPK/w300-h400/IMG_9936.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GIHLUjkNNtV4P41xtoMgtbEXb3wDQ-g7I7KS2ACZIf7y6gqDe1y-gzdSimuWNlLMNRXNjYs3WR7cWX5wcrTKthnTQrhv24Pnloy3kc_piPF8J0GCfulDgHQha9j8Vkn57jZqJWifu38H03yGrm9bYGgfIw7n9AlP1907k-6MdzDjB9oUlJj4R-bpjYYV/s4032/IMG_9937.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GIHLUjkNNtV4P41xtoMgtbEXb3wDQ-g7I7KS2ACZIf7y6gqDe1y-gzdSimuWNlLMNRXNjYs3WR7cWX5wcrTKthnTQrhv24Pnloy3kc_piPF8J0GCfulDgHQha9j8Vkn57jZqJWifu38H03yGrm9bYGgfIw7n9AlP1907k-6MdzDjB9oUlJj4R-bpjYYV/w300-h400/IMG_9937.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>It also looks like there's a large produce department.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8_J8OKRa5DcEDNCK1ss_3g7ZTUnPoHJQTQVV17pUVoBLqMuX0qQgL3x_qMCCPszICsAglXQo1uQGobH6TkTOQx7r8Y-Pwd0aoyBPZO68sBy42KLLwijfrB7bZzyMso9qD5AIVnbxzu2k-L2yOYlLAriFsjyG4GNjggowCTIvVax0otUsKLp_VRLAXajQ/s4032/IMG_9938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8_J8OKRa5DcEDNCK1ss_3g7ZTUnPoHJQTQVV17pUVoBLqMuX0qQgL3x_qMCCPszICsAglXQo1uQGobH6TkTOQx7r8Y-Pwd0aoyBPZO68sBy42KLLwijfrB7bZzyMso9qD5AIVnbxzu2k-L2yOYlLAriFsjyG4GNjggowCTIvVax0otUsKLp_VRLAXajQ/w300-h400/IMG_9938.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I like the polished concrete floors and the multi-tiered basket carts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfweXfdry5K2IF3kYlIIEtSihsCfe5Nc9J3h4V7RsRlZg79k51DitCTHm3PTRJNGP0AxvqaVOOFJIdyCbm2XGi8p6hOgT2xJ44Q7GGyZZMLge2EE_Ji8gBsVOefW1vsq-t7y0EKQXSDPjADQvqB8lJrJZt5fqLWsEMfn95WEJg6pgkriS44i49EhtLEcZ/s4032/IMG_9939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfweXfdry5K2IF3kYlIIEtSihsCfe5Nc9J3h4V7RsRlZg79k51DitCTHm3PTRJNGP0AxvqaVOOFJIdyCbm2XGi8p6hOgT2xJ44Q7GGyZZMLge2EE_Ji8gBsVOefW1vsq-t7y0EKQXSDPjADQvqB8lJrJZt5fqLWsEMfn95WEJg6pgkriS44i49EhtLEcZ/w300-h400/IMG_9939.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>One more stop before we return to the United States...</div><span><!--more--></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjyLA0K0HrW0kdLkjKabfuoEK-ZqXdM-eQ30UenlMYV3AVPoK-WFmB5YBsLqxt8TMRi5sr0U4mP1TmtfsV2DVkmSZXuORwqoUqA5ASAZtQIK4E_0D8JDVZxgNzBCSTd7ZLf6XKnEMd1U_3bY2uCHGOEixgScbUGzaAj7YQzfdN8O3aEqiD_9MX-rSFuYx/s1920/IMG_6212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjyLA0K0HrW0kdLkjKabfuoEK-ZqXdM-eQ30UenlMYV3AVPoK-WFmB5YBsLqxt8TMRi5sr0U4mP1TmtfsV2DVkmSZXuORwqoUqA5ASAZtQIK4E_0D8JDVZxgNzBCSTd7ZLf6XKnEMd1U_3bY2uCHGOEixgScbUGzaAj7YQzfdN8O3aEqiD_9MX-rSFuYx/w400-h225/IMG_6212.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><h2>Super Yuda</h2><div>Nahalat Binyamin St 39, Tel Aviv, Israel</div><div>Photographed January 2, 2023</div><div>Contributor: Jacob V.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlp_E7BujEOgwtSmyLFxBVUqkVIUei4JjiP3lDU9wHeOlBMzXN_UxaZUbGKhS3vVygup-7BzwoShnx-MJAExw4LHllBePX0kMZjdwiedPip1TR55h8HiYBcnsjGYJ0LtWDggVXIyufAqy5Lg2qY7imvykWVz-aWlWo_HpmARpGR8x1KTZZVuzdSkziqC1/s1920/IMG_6213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlp_E7BujEOgwtSmyLFxBVUqkVIUei4JjiP3lDU9wHeOlBMzXN_UxaZUbGKhS3vVygup-7BzwoShnx-MJAExw4LHllBePX0kMZjdwiedPip1TR55h8HiYBcnsjGYJ0LtWDggVXIyufAqy5Lg2qY7imvykWVz-aWlWo_HpmARpGR8x1KTZZVuzdSkziqC1/w400-h225/IMG_6213.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Welcome to Israel, where our contributor Jacob brings us a look at a Super Yuda grocery store! The store looks small but attractive, and is located in the city of Tel Aviv.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CXeCwY0CE2IvYNnw4n_4GTVvdzt6nbpFl0XGFCZWlTHt_r7DMxarDX19E0JJgw2Es9Hw2OhsCp_Qj3m_AumN7gjgU1B07NQ8_FhZ23BZAFCv3O9l1abdvsvLjNyjEsP8iCrlXo954VsDMwhdWbzUDws8KeZfyLa6X57JalqDynwI3gmdnnOlZ4nI_ayU/s1920/IMG_6214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CXeCwY0CE2IvYNnw4n_4GTVvdzt6nbpFl0XGFCZWlTHt_r7DMxarDX19E0JJgw2Es9Hw2OhsCp_Qj3m_AumN7gjgU1B07NQ8_FhZ23BZAFCv3O9l1abdvsvLjNyjEsP8iCrlXo954VsDMwhdWbzUDws8KeZfyLa6X57JalqDynwI3gmdnnOlZ4nI_ayU/w225-h400/IMG_6214.JPG" width="225" /></a></div>Jacob said he attempted to photograph the outside of another grocery store in Tel Aviv, but the shopkeeper ran outside and told him in no uncertain terms to delete the picture. Luckily, he was still able to bring us this one!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI0f8eKxPQNTTDFWnr64hrbnk2tws5YjGQht33HysCzSzboq-Zx_gb8zbtNmdMwp8al3ODm74upjeiyVOCtSIpwALYA-r6heLU8_4D21D0EKaJ8IcebOzfSgav06Lo3VXHO6a1wUMvkoLvIr1pN-lf90OnYj00I583Z19VB76tf4Z6FAlywGBMOCTgocN/s1920/IMG_6215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI0f8eKxPQNTTDFWnr64hrbnk2tws5YjGQht33HysCzSzboq-Zx_gb8zbtNmdMwp8al3ODm74upjeiyVOCtSIpwALYA-r6heLU8_4D21D0EKaJ8IcebOzfSgav06Lo3VXHO6a1wUMvkoLvIr1pN-lf90OnYj00I583Z19VB76tf4Z6FAlywGBMOCTgocN/w225-h400/IMG_6215.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div>Notice the combination of brands here -- I see Heinz, Skippy, Oat-Ly, and Nutella, plus plenty I'm unfamiliar with. Maybe even some we saw at <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/tour-bingo-wholesale-spring-valley-ny.html" target="_blank">Bingo Wholesale</a>!</div><span><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V1WJZmKUvSGxmifUKcByKZOcnkiJBwZ0D6W6TnbLBemUP2LH4XTRhBioPR2b8g2O0i1zPEMQfeS3ykpL5mG0KO1IcOQKgcyACymuE3ByS6ApwnKyka-HXK3I9gQqaa0c8V21V81bH2drrFfc4cjfn81XjW1AfvtvYjQY8DcDCqQd4xEYpsjyiV8gR5QY/s2016/IMG_8444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7V1WJZmKUvSGxmifUKcByKZOcnkiJBwZ0D6W6TnbLBemUP2LH4XTRhBioPR2b8g2O0i1zPEMQfeS3ykpL5mG0KO1IcOQKgcyACymuE3ByS6ApwnKyka-HXK3I9gQqaa0c8V21V81bH2drrFfc4cjfn81XjW1AfvtvYjQY8DcDCqQd4xEYpsjyiV8gR5QY/w400-h300/IMG_8444.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><h2>Lotus's Go Fresh</h2><div>642 Lat Krabang Rd, Lat Krabang, Bangkok, Thailand</div><div>Photographed January 30, 2024</div><div>Contributor: Jenna W.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjSobmp5cx4gnpxuu_t-JLA7Ptqe7J3TVrFFcwkAT6b6-zSj5aYuofP_anpCWkhGLCeJpwg7A9CyhwfAluiqKxsgpLPzsNNX64bzAYMH_gRsAe48MqxMfHu9Pn5RZ7AgTfgEABMOIW5J9csjmZPmDc3kGpeJyYXZHpfoQ92HxB8zHzX_uvb_gNYhBco62/s2016/IMG_8443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjSobmp5cx4gnpxuu_t-JLA7Ptqe7J3TVrFFcwkAT6b6-zSj5aYuofP_anpCWkhGLCeJpwg7A9CyhwfAluiqKxsgpLPzsNNX64bzAYMH_gRsAe48MqxMfHu9Pn5RZ7AgTfgEABMOIW5J9csjmZPmDc3kGpeJyYXZHpfoQ92HxB8zHzX_uvb_gNYhBco62/w400-h300/IMG_8443.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Another store in Asia! This time our contributor Jenna brings us pictures of a Lotus's Go Fresh supermarket. Lotus's is a large chain of grocery stores in Thailand, and it looks like Tesco had an ownership stake in the company until 2021. Some of the stores still have a form of Tesco branding, but the group today owns convenience stores, supermarkets like this one, and much larger hypermarkets.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMI6kbxBDV3tTfU1ox0XDUdovTGd_bPEMtVCB7wEBHmJk7EIP6zw460KeGM8dYcmSvZFQ_jMExaNHJWxLyYMJCVY_kv7-7wb1zQ5i_H5GdgLdxfJTSi_0rxiSHzyb1cqDGBCjwHS-Tabd0h5I8pShHVoJxxyS5VqierRnnQdypOZfeyyJSKBMv5aMQdav/s2016/IMG_8416.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMI6kbxBDV3tTfU1ox0XDUdovTGd_bPEMtVCB7wEBHmJk7EIP6zw460KeGM8dYcmSvZFQ_jMExaNHJWxLyYMJCVY_kv7-7wb1zQ5i_H5GdgLdxfJTSi_0rxiSHzyb1cqDGBCjwHS-Tabd0h5I8pShHVoJxxyS5VqierRnnQdypOZfeyyJSKBMv5aMQdav/w400-h300/IMG_8416.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This store appears to be around 10,000 square feet (around 930 square meters, for our non-American readers) and is located 16 miles or 25 kilometers outside of Bangkok's city center. Lotus's stores seem to be very common in and around Bangkok.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACKz6gieicZ4W8jLkbediceS27PPnfGXPj3kEM_ek4hx56yEgv1l7ma1j0PMsANf3xNKGOtlL9M4K447MjNUL9nvMrEzncGskVxnStge_vAiqiM4FRiq0Wa0joKlT6zGWmYxIU4w02oLli4SYjCb7G0gaZnRQ5B0h1lLCsgSc_ESHyeEEAH3i2LKIsOw4/s2016/IMG_8432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACKz6gieicZ4W8jLkbediceS27PPnfGXPj3kEM_ek4hx56yEgv1l7ma1j0PMsANf3xNKGOtlL9M4K447MjNUL9nvMrEzncGskVxnStge_vAiqiM4FRiq0Wa0joKlT6zGWmYxIU4w02oLli4SYjCb7G0gaZnRQ5B0h1lLCsgSc_ESHyeEEAH3i2LKIsOw4/w400-h300/IMG_8432.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The Lotus group is one of several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supermarket_chains_in_Thailand" target="_blank">supermarket chains in Thailand</a>, and until 2021 was owned in part by Tesco. Prior to that, this store was a Lotus Tesco Express, and the Go Fresh branding appears to be replacing the Tesco branding at the stores little by little.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3xn2iXeaE3MFGAJCKZfodOZF5OrSuRng4L7Zijza9uB2YWs8wM2RzqeqJtjKHh1_bxUraYRoX60L3yJC1hibX3_zt2fuIINJi6OpLBI7LmiFF2K9s1yWnT4ABvJEhY1NZRrw9eTWumGsjkPqOoVO3WRc-fbBoWwrYnwaUz46-OKzKoSoL-q66xUox634/s2016/IMG_8441.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3xn2iXeaE3MFGAJCKZfodOZF5OrSuRng4L7Zijza9uB2YWs8wM2RzqeqJtjKHh1_bxUraYRoX60L3yJC1hibX3_zt2fuIINJi6OpLBI7LmiFF2K9s1yWnT4ABvJEhY1NZRrw9eTWumGsjkPqOoVO3WRc-fbBoWwrYnwaUz46-OKzKoSoL-q66xUox634/w400-h300/IMG_8441.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not sure what the store's layout is, but it looks like a pretty standard grocery store setup. That's likely in part because of the fact that it was designed and built by Tesco.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm3gkPcLnMIYhujd1wBAaDxQx_Fj3EDNf6L1nMWDkonc8_HWnLtiRZYKjkTPcIqQ1G_24_eDIbxfILPZaffUikLBwitU8equyml6Vi9_aGBM6a8RoG43o9dJF1DhaBiIeYft433yJMNqaaKcjsaMks7kcVuHZc5dCVRezwBV1M9OMHHW_ocoKINELqV9_/s2016/IMG_8425.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm3gkPcLnMIYhujd1wBAaDxQx_Fj3EDNf6L1nMWDkonc8_HWnLtiRZYKjkTPcIqQ1G_24_eDIbxfILPZaffUikLBwitU8equyml6Vi9_aGBM6a8RoG43o9dJF1DhaBiIeYft433yJMNqaaKcjsaMks7kcVuHZc5dCVRezwBV1M9OMHHW_ocoKINELqV9_/w400-h300/IMG_8425.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This store opened under Tesco's ownership between 2012 and 2014 when this building was built. We can tell this store isn't very old.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdoc9WVJTpbMGIKf1LtkPYaIqeMNCmYzU_D4QfTgb4E_yAXx-UZ6gIt4UwpjRuiMhj7IftaOvzjVtWOR0ezCov0C_EXTqk5ybsb8lo8i9ckGJ8z2wzh4k83eOYpRAyWbFKxnRJ8assiTpgcSS9YZ3M6N-s0jP-Uium_mrik6xVxVVm_8-f2aaZihoySra/s2016/IMG_8428.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdoc9WVJTpbMGIKf1LtkPYaIqeMNCmYzU_D4QfTgb4E_yAXx-UZ6gIt4UwpjRuiMhj7IftaOvzjVtWOR0ezCov0C_EXTqk5ybsb8lo8i9ckGJ8z2wzh4k83eOYpRAyWbFKxnRJ8assiTpgcSS9YZ3M6N-s0jP-Uium_mrik6xVxVVm_8-f2aaZihoySra/w400-h300/IMG_8428.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRqq5mkpDs7RF4Sf_jh1zQyehbik7gxT9usDx04-1jwx7Z8rfHzXxN4K3xMPpOoIp4geWvWGS9CPVB3WqUWsPTycF82Y9dhxTHhSKldYFSfemYZjCodkaaJ_iNNL8tqXvH5zAhv5Rl63jbcq30CtcwzhUhfHc3Y4i_jPE3TebNfCdk2rxOKCSvZRyuM4M/s2016/IMG_8430.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRqq5mkpDs7RF4Sf_jh1zQyehbik7gxT9usDx04-1jwx7Z8rfHzXxN4K3xMPpOoIp4geWvWGS9CPVB3WqUWsPTycF82Y9dhxTHhSKldYFSfemYZjCodkaaJ_iNNL8tqXvH5zAhv5Rl63jbcq30CtcwzhUhfHc3Y4i_jPE3TebNfCdk2rxOKCSvZRyuM4M/w400-h300/IMG_8430.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It's fascinating to see the products on the shelves here, which look a fair amount like American grocery products but of course are different brands and different items. I'm also interested in the fact that it seems pink is a very popular color for grocery packaging here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnkUpWy2dkLrblWENo5pAT8a8BTfeVHy9VuIrJGCNvJJRY96BCz0kc5V-HchJ8M17i5ZgaEUV_LS-OIqWmmPj9UpzIdNFogD8m_cWel5-yZVrpqK5uq-u5i9tNNF0o80n5j8OhTtJ3JZIOTqxl40fehVtPfSO2u-3eawDn-nHIqbDkPhgiU_lfOjjDfi9/s2016/IMG_8431.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnkUpWy2dkLrblWENo5pAT8a8BTfeVHy9VuIrJGCNvJJRY96BCz0kc5V-HchJ8M17i5ZgaEUV_LS-OIqWmmPj9UpzIdNFogD8m_cWel5-yZVrpqK5uq-u5i9tNNF0o80n5j8OhTtJ3JZIOTqxl40fehVtPfSO2u-3eawDn-nHIqbDkPhgiU_lfOjjDfi9/w400-h300/IMG_8431.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2wL-ZH6rmVQC4zUL0ZS1teHlyZXNQpTZ9g9qiPI41Lg4U1tpmYXR9WLNXgLdtOlPJFjiNlInXkEB0tX9epxdCDCaYYkfFACEEZgkpxwpjp5R-UcknOi0ZaYNPZVHtov1tzKBqo7rBr3LRup-9iogFS7Bn6SezNHgPooYukHIk5UtHsmzlQR6dgZlo8Rz/s2016/IMG_8439.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2wL-ZH6rmVQC4zUL0ZS1teHlyZXNQpTZ9g9qiPI41Lg4U1tpmYXR9WLNXgLdtOlPJFjiNlInXkEB0tX9epxdCDCaYYkfFACEEZgkpxwpjp5R-UcknOi0ZaYNPZVHtov1tzKBqo7rBr3LRup-9iogFS7Bn6SezNHgPooYukHIk5UtHsmzlQR6dgZlo8Rz/w400-h300/IMG_8439.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And notice the Thai version of Lay's potato chips on the right...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNAqQpgATfyyG4qC8JB63GKAvtW0s7vVhSoDa77lBBj0dZc3mSoVDpFuJ8oHI6dMI4AKS_fcgF11dRxYrg_ls3NGDhrFyLsRz4G1ilw9J4jPTEmFR5aySoYeJ4dSnVzcLwBkAAcmTsk2-e1NDsh6xy5UxuFrdydZQPmGwcJLc6nlv3CDGmGO-_MkzqcRq/s2016/IMG_8435.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNAqQpgATfyyG4qC8JB63GKAvtW0s7vVhSoDa77lBBj0dZc3mSoVDpFuJ8oHI6dMI4AKS_fcgF11dRxYrg_ls3NGDhrFyLsRz4G1ilw9J4jPTEmFR5aySoYeJ4dSnVzcLwBkAAcmTsk2-e1NDsh6xy5UxuFrdydZQPmGwcJLc6nlv3CDGmGO-_MkzqcRq/w400-h300/IMG_8435.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It fascinates me how this idea of a supermarket is pretty universal: very close to this store are traditional Thai outdoor markets with vendors selling meat, produce, fish, and other foods, but we also see a supermarket that doesn't look all that different from what we know here in the US.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-bSoJtBheN68Nf2Y5lQ-Pi6PAuPQMeCh8mx9zgzrlEdQF_wB9kgkT9kmq0Q5tE8oolRBUBJkLbzQ7ZDfNIvEkeaCq1Tk2s4EWlL5LuBja00GwBSGIe1Bjmf9mHEPi4W0yX7pNca3Uv_YbRiFAmpo5oQS_gLrMKFgMGGUXJ3PAjJ8M1BzCyU70oI-YNnZ/s2016/IMG_8433.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-bSoJtBheN68Nf2Y5lQ-Pi6PAuPQMeCh8mx9zgzrlEdQF_wB9kgkT9kmq0Q5tE8oolRBUBJkLbzQ7ZDfNIvEkeaCq1Tk2s4EWlL5LuBja00GwBSGIe1Bjmf9mHEPi4W0yX7pNca3Uv_YbRiFAmpo5oQS_gLrMKFgMGGUXJ3PAjJ8M1BzCyU70oI-YNnZ/w400-h300/IMG_8433.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ysb_2r4hEMKnlf00rAw0dBQzZ38SzjVV-OpxRsLYje6FQOYrRn5uEh6970-twDvR5X-ZSBBqzDeJZUpGdhlVY52DYfHZJ3EvkR24URzawgXXSDaySTRWvHkK2hJxLaRg8buqRHqhMOhnw-T22DYFpccAI5q2EN1VAgT2LUXX1BOLDhuJjpUjusGBOe9Q/s2016/IMG_8420.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ysb_2r4hEMKnlf00rAw0dBQzZ38SzjVV-OpxRsLYje6FQOYrRn5uEh6970-twDvR5X-ZSBBqzDeJZUpGdhlVY52DYfHZJ3EvkR24URzawgXXSDaySTRWvHkK2hJxLaRg8buqRHqhMOhnw-T22DYFpccAI5q2EN1VAgT2LUXX1BOLDhuJjpUjusGBOe9Q/w400-h300/IMG_8420.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not sure how widespread English speaking is in Bangkok, so I'm not sure whether it's standard in Thai stores to use both Thai and English signage, or if that's more the Tesco influence.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1n3jfTP0H-91fVYvPTQiWHHRapzA425ipzqDx0yYL5YmR1GZhiGr01OZdVINAcps9gxIfiTwx0HKfnv57cPXQPV4tk-LmJ9y7o9G2ajyDzdcimNwoIlZNdoBzmkT04qNbNAOfXCao4SyXQOAINPO-_oop4c8HNtvosDPtV_QLTrj8wEVhFgCCUy7gbcg/s1545/IMG_8422.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1545" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1n3jfTP0H-91fVYvPTQiWHHRapzA425ipzqDx0yYL5YmR1GZhiGr01OZdVINAcps9gxIfiTwx0HKfnv57cPXQPV4tk-LmJ9y7o9G2ajyDzdcimNwoIlZNdoBzmkT04qNbNAOfXCao4SyXQOAINPO-_oop4c8HNtvosDPtV_QLTrj8wEVhFgCCUy7gbcg/w400-h310/IMG_8422.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3IREvIBdhGLUT9nTcPFqQ-iu6nVF_Pnx6LHpWOvx62V3DEoIEucHNadVzJcatea0L4pl1faKx5_UCz9-XqQ3GfvjZlQR97-HPOJRUysb2ffzCk2PEb6ajEN334gj11KxnIjDLwDY4qBuas5D-cea259clxAY_F7f36OsV-CL3ByeCNE3lqgvqQDzPUjC/s2016/IMG_8427.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3IREvIBdhGLUT9nTcPFqQ-iu6nVF_Pnx6LHpWOvx62V3DEoIEucHNadVzJcatea0L4pl1faKx5_UCz9-XqQ3GfvjZlQR97-HPOJRUysb2ffzCk2PEb6ajEN334gj11KxnIjDLwDY4qBuas5D-cea259clxAY_F7f36OsV-CL3ByeCNE3lqgvqQDzPUjC/w400-h300/IMG_8427.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I like the look of this store, though! And candy is a mix of familiar and unfamiliar items...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDvCTPe5uDxdkkBklX8VNX64DdTSK8MfIYPyKj04r_9ujytUKi_bO6CQNEUkuaxPYR6DUYLGVebL8-k4PiQh94x0GF8Im3sLOCscN_7W3SOzJUcWTf5FiKgweq58frhVkhiobSe8TGi4GikCLlSy13_1FTA3rzifNmV9FoQYG3kAxy5EnOazq68h2nXzr/s2016/IMG_8436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDvCTPe5uDxdkkBklX8VNX64DdTSK8MfIYPyKj04r_9ujytUKi_bO6CQNEUkuaxPYR6DUYLGVebL8-k4PiQh94x0GF8Im3sLOCscN_7W3SOzJUcWTf5FiKgweq58frhVkhiobSe8TGi4GikCLlSy13_1FTA3rzifNmV9FoQYG3kAxy5EnOazq68h2nXzr/w400-h300/IMG_8436.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Well, I hope you all enjoyed that, and I wanted to do something really different for leap day because it's an excuse to do something fun. But we've also got a look at a store just outside the Bronx today, which you can see <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/tour-caribbean-supermarket-mount-vernon.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-27921238286392643242024-02-28T00:00:00.009-05:002024-02-28T00:00:00.139-05:00Snapshot: Ideal Fresh Market - Yonkers, NYIdeal Fresh Market<div><b>Owner:</b> German Diaz<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Opened: </b>2014</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Previous Tenants:</b> Morley's Supermarket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Cooperative:</b> America's Food Basket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Location:</b> 779 Yonkers Ave, Yonkers, NY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Photographed:</b> April 14, 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Contributor:</b> Laura E.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOKKFenf55dGT8h0n8vq9A19O4Zty8zj_JMXhl_8TQrnQQudTJWG6UANF_ZZtb1cn_nbY6vL5D6_Ex-noiAj3g3ADws5CJDCR4j4k7NLSwjJv6UMXTABDUlL7PYHiiLHYJcutS-o2bduYWAXAL6YgLiJ1ByrrL4h3HNudCdABmhHhaOwSCqxi9qukld18/s4032/70318433017__D31689AA-0A67-49C8-84DD-B1638136A6B0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOKKFenf55dGT8h0n8vq9A19O4Zty8zj_JMXhl_8TQrnQQudTJWG6UANF_ZZtb1cn_nbY6vL5D6_Ex-noiAj3g3ADws5CJDCR4j4k7NLSwjJv6UMXTABDUlL7PYHiiLHYJcutS-o2bduYWAXAL6YgLiJ1ByrrL4h3HNudCdABmhHhaOwSCqxi9qukld18/w400-h300/70318433017__D31689AA-0A67-49C8-84DD-B1638136A6B0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlPWLv0q8R8gTBh5zzWJbmmw0B0o2LYvqVYyc16gDqFRzbnbA6AnQS8-syublDrJGvLdy2rV4XtyXtdo0Dj1OlsMe_EvNQdzeOKku7K7COSdOOLIn2-P2WaQVcUulyqfj6fveEL573bJjBX5d-HeWG26Ta6DK7cka8BOBpItZ_33fXSOO9ecemiah7aa-/s1182/westchester.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1182" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlPWLv0q8R8gTBh5zzWJbmmw0B0o2LYvqVYyc16gDqFRzbnbA6AnQS8-syublDrJGvLdy2rV4XtyXtdo0Dj1OlsMe_EvNQdzeOKku7K7COSdOOLIn2-P2WaQVcUulyqfj6fveEL573bJjBX5d-HeWG26Ta6DK7cka8BOBpItZ_33fXSOO9ecemiah7aa-/w400-h224/westchester.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI_YozZhkhdZEtixs-vvo6VOYIKZtu1e2w8ETR__tDF-Od-yBzCuqDaALv2ztMdtMX0jvf6r2AhuUManqOz3aCjLJpUi8V2sNd0CHT_DqpEbGeYZFuVO0Zl3g2yGDWi7jvGv6RtTp36cGkGH2NzHN5K6s9aIgnLn6UMzxqWzPENedzI-SbWSoPMYiIY08/s500/snapshot%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI_YozZhkhdZEtixs-vvo6VOYIKZtu1e2w8ETR__tDF-Od-yBzCuqDaALv2ztMdtMX0jvf6r2AhuUManqOz3aCjLJpUi8V2sNd0CHT_DqpEbGeYZFuVO0Zl3g2yGDWi7jvGv6RtTp36cGkGH2NzHN5K6s9aIgnLn6UMzxqWzPENedzI-SbWSoPMYiIY08/w200-h200/snapshot%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to our first Westchester County store, and thank you to our contributor Laura E. for sending in her photo of this store! This Ideal Fresh Market is around 5500 square feet, and one of two Ideal stores in Yonkers, which is just north of the Bronx. We <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/09/tour-ideal-food-basket-yonkers-west-ny.html" target="_blank">saw the second Ideal store</a> a while ago. For many decades, this was Morley's Supermarket, then Morley's NSA in 2009. In 2014, it became an Ideal Fresh Market. The store <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/EK26LQSYK8RkHoBo8" target="_blank">looks small but well-appointed</a> from the limited interior photos available online, and it looks slightly more upscale than the other Yonkers Ideal location. There is, of course, a lot we're not seeing here in Yonkers and the southern part of Westchester county, but we do have a little bit in Mount Vernon over the next few days. And tomorrow is Leap Day, which means it's time for a special feature before we return to Westchester County the next day!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-84827529305993800002024-02-27T12:01:00.002-05:002024-02-27T12:01:00.140-05:00Special Report: Okka Foods Market - Homecrest, Brooklyn, NYOkka Foods Market<br /><b>Owner:</b> unknown<div><b>Opened:</b> January 2024<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 1524 Kings Hwy, Homecrest, Brooklyn, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>February 16, 2024</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4NGiKrZk5tEbfpnhxpHJQRvVX4x8pBn4a-k0oBSdc9CgBBYhm4TmTVT4wfzqz85-iFTjdlPWa3B2rwWNsEyY_JyIE2-tl-KjRyvSlXG1GLxCklXMLI6794o7whzp6FIni5VC7pfNOasChVkSaoBkaqU6NRosuM4YF4dTR4o4VySoya6SYR6E298LG_nA/s4032/IMG_9892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4NGiKrZk5tEbfpnhxpHJQRvVX4x8pBn4a-k0oBSdc9CgBBYhm4TmTVT4wfzqz85-iFTjdlPWa3B2rwWNsEyY_JyIE2-tl-KjRyvSlXG1GLxCklXMLI6794o7whzp6FIni5VC7pfNOasChVkSaoBkaqU6NRosuM4YF4dTR4o4VySoya6SYR6E298LG_nA/w400-h300/IMG_9892.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikS3zmg0tGSpAc0GAa_2V0WXjGkuzK-cyHn9dp5Fd5CDvkmFqFMsRpwqBmXEk7kY76FUOUkIUaN5vCqjY80sgLztKG5KoEsw7BChvV_7IKHlVZigZ3g96nC2-DBnPfjc59MmGldEdKt1guF_XUCvSvyJAocAz6NCX0eGWadlMV5DQj8MTn3hmD2Gbrotzt/s500/special%20report%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikS3zmg0tGSpAc0GAa_2V0WXjGkuzK-cyHn9dp5Fd5CDvkmFqFMsRpwqBmXEk7kY76FUOUkIUaN5vCqjY80sgLztKG5KoEsw7BChvV_7IKHlVZigZ3g96nC2-DBnPfjc59MmGldEdKt1guF_XUCvSvyJAocAz6NCX0eGWadlMV5DQj8MTn3hmD2Gbrotzt/w200-h200/special%20report%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>Welcome to our final special report of the day! I guess you could say I was saving the best for last, because this store is absolutely spectacular. And it packs a lot of selection and services into just about 8,000 square feet of a former Rainbow clothing store. Judging by the name Okka and most of the selections here, I'd bet the bulk of the store is Turkish-focused. This is an incredibly diverse neighborhood, with large Middle Eastern and Eastern European populations. Okka has a little bit of everything, but aside from the international focus, it's just a generally higher-end supermarket.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sjjzXKdIRoqyIh06aQwuOO5Z4zdIQz6-mQpYznawcEsUJfp4ntE8A3P_ZvY7meOv1PLT-I_LcXQzps3Uu2PJBAbBVLjHSbJyGKJO0mkhkv_Kn9WyrIk4juWFV9zFJiKG_0m5X4X71QaEivOfFqrXuPaCOPjc-nthsllgdttiVoebXx11Prgv7ZuxszRU/s4032/IMG_9893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sjjzXKdIRoqyIh06aQwuOO5Z4zdIQz6-mQpYznawcEsUJfp4ntE8A3P_ZvY7meOv1PLT-I_LcXQzps3Uu2PJBAbBVLjHSbJyGKJO0mkhkv_Kn9WyrIk4juWFV9zFJiKG_0m5X4X71QaEivOfFqrXuPaCOPjc-nthsllgdttiVoebXx11Prgv7ZuxszRU/w400-h300/IMG_9893.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It feels much larger than its size, with a coffee shop (including brewed and bulk coffee) and several rows of pastries in self-serve cases immediately inside the entrance on the left. Produce is front and center, with the registers in the front-right corner of the store. Behind the coffee shop is the bakery, with a massive display of cakes, pastries, and breads on the left-side wall. Deli and butcher take up the rest of the left-side wall, with dairy on the right side and frozen foods in the front. The grocery aisles are behind produce, running side to side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhTCxMvbV0eTP8xdV3AlKn6hSnatRj6k_udxWK3Xqp8VlQsPnrxcJPPUO9z11quMpMvEg1hrwK0uJl6rXAaK7GU-uRkXGg2nSRUHuVVcZzJ8ApLSqupVbF_i89OHbwUbrcKwJ-QSOALorHbnkxxtBDW-DFKMmc4K-MWgDb-PUPx8s8nMKsmlTBMkPLtOy/s4032/IMG_9894.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhTCxMvbV0eTP8xdV3AlKn6hSnatRj6k_udxWK3Xqp8VlQsPnrxcJPPUO9z11quMpMvEg1hrwK0uJl6rXAaK7GU-uRkXGg2nSRUHuVVcZzJ8ApLSqupVbF_i89OHbwUbrcKwJ-QSOALorHbnkxxtBDW-DFKMmc4K-MWgDb-PUPx8s8nMKsmlTBMkPLtOy/w400-h300/IMG_9894.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The store's design is just gorgeous, with high-end finished throughout. The store is also absolutely immaculate, which you can see from the produce cases. Brand-new digital price tags line the shelves around the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgMJX9r95_BQZSaQOXTt3pUfnJPS-Aayf9jDK2QL6dxZ_im0vglsa_PaYmYuO7asZgR8-JrS3lC-pOKdOs2W_xjR22_4ZsDGIENnEE53DBM-owGhNpitTDCEC7hheXkg334-KcjLGZgQO-dMVRswbcEmSxTfW6C5lo8DSTpvhyGzSsFzAcL0DnxW2pqvA/s4032/IMG_9908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgMJX9r95_BQZSaQOXTt3pUfnJPS-Aayf9jDK2QL6dxZ_im0vglsa_PaYmYuO7asZgR8-JrS3lC-pOKdOs2W_xjR22_4ZsDGIENnEE53DBM-owGhNpitTDCEC7hheXkg334-KcjLGZgQO-dMVRswbcEmSxTfW6C5lo8DSTpvhyGzSsFzAcL0DnxW2pqvA/w400-h300/IMG_9908.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The coffee shop and bakery could be standalone businesses...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuiYMo5KSiPZ-dyRwSiOIh8qP1WL41ns_iAr5lRWGEQBf0wpx6xmT7mwEDWDPKs9-uMnFUqpmxIV-CGt8gLu90QgHH7YtA94BBt-zQnXcA-eZlvKZ-A1CjQN6RgAtYn9RNQXb7tHeNDU9bOYfJ8yxBfthGs8rJo557a-JlLYUyvLpDPAD7lYAukfUc17b/s4032/IMG_9895.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuiYMo5KSiPZ-dyRwSiOIh8qP1WL41ns_iAr5lRWGEQBf0wpx6xmT7mwEDWDPKs9-uMnFUqpmxIV-CGt8gLu90QgHH7YtA94BBt-zQnXcA-eZlvKZ-A1CjQN6RgAtYn9RNQXb7tHeNDU9bOYfJ8yxBfthGs8rJo557a-JlLYUyvLpDPAD7lYAukfUc17b/w400-h300/IMG_9895.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Absolutely everything in the store looks gorgeous. Behind produce is olives and dried fruit/nuts in bulk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5oE70XrhKZGf1VXwgsDJUBAwjMF5k_ZzXvq-Nd0TM_pncBRN8x_EAulAMrjsZT2kTE5p8cHAV69Fidej4xBwXAz7ewPxcVufN7DOFfF75pgep81aIihNKSjzPAK5k5epYm3nh3GU4zyzYUf6jdzqJK17FAs-iVdvG7MmjW5F5c2WZvOtyD4sPhZwTSir/s4032/IMG_9896.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5oE70XrhKZGf1VXwgsDJUBAwjMF5k_ZzXvq-Nd0TM_pncBRN8x_EAulAMrjsZT2kTE5p8cHAV69Fidej4xBwXAz7ewPxcVufN7DOFfF75pgep81aIihNKSjzPAK5k5epYm3nh3GU4zyzYUf6jdzqJK17FAs-iVdvG7MmjW5F5c2WZvOtyD4sPhZwTSir/w400-h300/IMG_9896.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We see, too, how every inch of the store is fully stocked with lots of choices.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFroCw7q82oeLn3ktIAajYWkQJMa4JFJyxQEJKUlWr4p-gx9UZz088vKyswxeXInUVS57am4rGi_PkFt6cVe5T0YDGKC_-IhLlFFPG2XvB1guTOOyaqLV98sM-TUSrd5lu2xganFUvOylobE12D66Ed7LGiJ2rKx_dtSLEWQw4YWFWh8Qw3GGmpjnheZY/s4032/IMG_9897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFroCw7q82oeLn3ktIAajYWkQJMa4JFJyxQEJKUlWr4p-gx9UZz088vKyswxeXInUVS57am4rGi_PkFt6cVe5T0YDGKC_-IhLlFFPG2XvB1guTOOyaqLV98sM-TUSrd5lu2xganFUvOylobE12D66Ed7LGiJ2rKx_dtSLEWQw4YWFWh8Qw3GGmpjnheZY/w400-h300/IMG_9897.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Even towards the end of the day, the bread counter was still packed with lots of fresh bread.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfYH1HHyJ5q7hxntwXfEP3IJF_cxE_jYiY1aSlud1PDE0d2ao_U2wtIcbImmT7rMS0zLsw8iBUUcleZkhU0zqF7W3Z9I97u8ZWLo9ZBs_e7SFh6t5ZVETSq38BpZTUHEUYotH34-aV8JWUJRn_6Su2YMsTm9yGJj8u5cOnAJrgdToXpltKWd7MjQ7gjhV/s4032/IMG_9898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfYH1HHyJ5q7hxntwXfEP3IJF_cxE_jYiY1aSlud1PDE0d2ao_U2wtIcbImmT7rMS0zLsw8iBUUcleZkhU0zqF7W3Z9I97u8ZWLo9ZBs_e7SFh6t5ZVETSq38BpZTUHEUYotH34-aV8JWUJRn_6Su2YMsTm9yGJj8u5cOnAJrgdToXpltKWd7MjQ7gjhV/w400-h300/IMG_9898.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The gorgeous deli and cheese counter is next, with the butcher behind it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwOv-gscP0IgFGCvYW5xElmGsnxaO8aGcMUr6niwJSgeLRf5v_ofPKu56wxRTuHi54UKj9OX5thXT0a6F8a4TvdFROPBd8UT3BxiGM9wfNBbDJvH3QDeilkfvDq2tr_URNrWlOOv8N8TVXLoEAcx9ACfRsP-mT57E3bjvceBxqvspIrfuz8D5WGJNEpIP/s4032/IMG_9899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwOv-gscP0IgFGCvYW5xElmGsnxaO8aGcMUr6niwJSgeLRf5v_ofPKu56wxRTuHi54UKj9OX5thXT0a6F8a4TvdFROPBd8UT3BxiGM9wfNBbDJvH3QDeilkfvDq2tr_URNrWlOOv8N8TVXLoEAcx9ACfRsP-mT57E3bjvceBxqvspIrfuz8D5WGJNEpIP/w400-h300/IMG_9899.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Frozen foods are in the front of the grocery aisles. Okka Foods doesn't really have a storebrand, but natural/organic items come from UNFI under the Field Day brand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd5gDtn5iXpIXo0uTrzE8LvI85DRpTB-jA-axXTxSrkj24_yzPOHXHMIuYIYTjOuJEKx7hKSqh_lbQjwwrwwi_0vctf1ZeYSPV9PnbNOb_h6_nXlTsJHESZrC3UzHgnkLj-ahLaXA9nbOlT3OhyphenhyphenSBikaS0IeC8axHJSJcwr2jKFsb6lfg5xK6ObixA9qY/s4032/IMG_9900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd5gDtn5iXpIXo0uTrzE8LvI85DRpTB-jA-axXTxSrkj24_yzPOHXHMIuYIYTjOuJEKx7hKSqh_lbQjwwrwwi_0vctf1ZeYSPV9PnbNOb_h6_nXlTsJHESZrC3UzHgnkLj-ahLaXA9nbOlT3OhyphenhyphenSBikaS0IeC8axHJSJcwr2jKFsb6lfg5xK6ObixA9qY/w400-h300/IMG_9900.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Dairy on the right side takes up the rest of the store behind the produce department. Again, although the selection angles international and higher-end, there are still full selections of all the basics.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghs1oo0E5ECPX8VpJsk8NXi6g3MKUaqLvXdFAuMFSH1xu5lEhfy6_ISX3Bfnv8HdyOXOUONmEnm4ETwFQ7en61sG4XmaLaI0Hbz8qYukbuM2TFr4QtvsGJ26RlddXBFBB1cKnFxvwWb4XojahRokqOvaxsRAo0gkwkMXkCi-8xcGzvaE-N6N4sC8xLx0QC/s4032/IMG_9901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghs1oo0E5ECPX8VpJsk8NXi6g3MKUaqLvXdFAuMFSH1xu5lEhfy6_ISX3Bfnv8HdyOXOUONmEnm4ETwFQ7en61sG4XmaLaI0Hbz8qYukbuM2TFr4QtvsGJ26RlddXBFBB1cKnFxvwWb4XojahRokqOvaxsRAo0gkwkMXkCi-8xcGzvaE-N6N4sC8xLx0QC/w400-h300/IMG_9901.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t3kEoJILJloTZDv0QmNGRPWvghij_P8C6tWv_Rr1ykvbtp3eZkbYW6KrFqHgTRSs082qqGBoO3XH8iwskdJKGjfgU7ourvMN8nOfLZLicPacafTq0W1CPepTU4TlXsu9VVM2PGRuSFrn0mxsOwaeqzs8H3a1YEbW7lDZuBoHG65xt1GxDcFguxshH2UH/s4032/IMG_9902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLOuIMzcY8_abCEoXJpEvLf7zMWq_apEDOPNmf6hyKY8KImy84r8qe91Ywq4cVFibhcSmsYyIq2KkzdMFaRhe0_9cUa3KGNHrv5DiV8yguZRCqGguo2eVMqChnFkoa5SR8psuwi5R3dLsxkYyPUkG3lufv9OBReJEaHnt9ZSW3QxtpNyY2gdGAM3HgprA/s4032/IMG_9904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLOuIMzcY8_abCEoXJpEvLf7zMWq_apEDOPNmf6hyKY8KImy84r8qe91Ywq4cVFibhcSmsYyIq2KkzdMFaRhe0_9cUa3KGNHrv5DiV8yguZRCqGguo2eVMqChnFkoa5SR8psuwi5R3dLsxkYyPUkG3lufv9OBReJEaHnt9ZSW3QxtpNyY2gdGAM3HgprA/w400-h300/IMG_9904.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And another stop by the nuts and snacks bulk area!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wLVOgAK34dHqEnS4NOCYiqUknPGG5-1X-ZllHe64cvVHRk1sKBVi6qZ00HcR0IeQMWFPy1_bcGYzbsuE27wI6IqYsDUq-pG41-JjzpsCNnFZsHYI_aTu9Z0ukL-UMDwUROaKf3VFSlk6apN5t_EDMOQkxw5NB4iA0k4vM1J6prfh9dws91nFzy6U2VmO/s4032/IMG_9905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBYlw29XdG7jSGeVgqbUQD0tJwgGhbjCDyAmpLgtQhuCYYur8Jb7xmv1jfRlnXR0RbCOCiSkxuq5IDMBZG96MdznIZbbcAzokZzhqs378sYt3QgsYZVGGlodPk9Pxr8pOT_3ggtS2XvZ7-uWytqhoqkUkIDtmfmrKOMcLQwBWpVKqfCipFW2KXe4JCari/s4032/IMG_9907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBYlw29XdG7jSGeVgqbUQD0tJwgGhbjCDyAmpLgtQhuCYYur8Jb7xmv1jfRlnXR0RbCOCiSkxuq5IDMBZG96MdznIZbbcAzokZzhqs378sYt3QgsYZVGGlodPk9Pxr8pOT_3ggtS2XvZ7-uWytqhoqkUkIDtmfmrKOMcLQwBWpVKqfCipFW2KXe4JCari/w400-h300/IMG_9907.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>That's all for Okka Foods, but as we see, it's a gorgeous addition to the already crowded grocery landscape of Homecrest! Don't forget to see today's other posts <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/coming-soon_01155976964.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842206651158755326.post-74602362452722860672024-02-27T12:00:00.003-05:002024-02-27T12:00:00.349-05:00Special Report: Tashkent Supermarket (future) - Homecrest, Brooklyn, NY<p></p><div>Tashkent Supermarket</div><div><b>Owner:</b> Odiljon Tursunov</div><div><b>Opening:</b> 2024<div><div><b>Cooperative:</b> none<b><br />Location:</b> 1104 Kings Hwy, Homecrest, Brooklyn, NY</div><div><b>Photographed: </b>February 16, 2024</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmQHw_dbYxAiRNoxsNsP-2XuWR465PLDlY6zrQUqu1RLBz9g8FbfxPvCc0Db1UmmApk5IFxmlvt0dvatoQR6fc0nI1A6YJNxcEtW-R9BCn6P3d3Nvx9zWWZDVkezoW6jaVbsU-2cr-gGP4BKxSDjF1eMU4vt3mq15wjDrClVZ09vM1r-Ah_pLO_alT8Re/s4032/IMG_9869.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmQHw_dbYxAiRNoxsNsP-2XuWR465PLDlY6zrQUqu1RLBz9g8FbfxPvCc0Db1UmmApk5IFxmlvt0dvatoQR6fc0nI1A6YJNxcEtW-R9BCn6P3d3Nvx9zWWZDVkezoW6jaVbsU-2cr-gGP4BKxSDjF1eMU4vt3mq15wjDrClVZ09vM1r-Ah_pLO_alT8Re/w400-h300/IMG_9869.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_p9QK-WDd3htHqd4J6t-z7hsCj_uaCyTOwULevi8TMWS7jhEDss1xt5GsNzHy80fPX5At7XZmyp2AFacOlNBscceUxvFBOrKjqz2koxkNVHtfkYv94ePDllKWzZhCdS32B0Knrwcr1A9aos0-i4ynbSuiNy7yCRXHJyRjL3DtMeHnPj4MTNXmlWDXYac/s500/special%20report%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_p9QK-WDd3htHqd4J6t-z7hsCj_uaCyTOwULevi8TMWS7jhEDss1xt5GsNzHy80fPX5At7XZmyp2AFacOlNBscceUxvFBOrKjqz2koxkNVHtfkYv94ePDllKWzZhCdS32B0Knrwcr1A9aos0-i4ynbSuiNy7yCRXHJyRjL3DtMeHnPj4MTNXmlWDXYac/w200-h200/special%20report%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div>That's right folks, it's time for another <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/special-report-tashkent-supermarket.html" target="_blank">Tashneck</a>! (For the record, "Tashkent" is pronounced more like Josh and less like trash, contrary to what my subway friends believed.) This is a much larger location, and looks to be in the range of 19 or 20,000 square feet. The Uzbek supermarket will be right at home here in Homecrest, which along with bordering neighborhoods Bensonhurst and Gravesend have large Uzbek populations. In fact, there's a stretch of 86th Street in Bensonhurst that has no fewer than 8 grocery stores in a single block (a few of which specialize in Uzbek food), plus one on the other side of the street. I believe that's the densest concentration of grocery stores in the United States. The upcoming Homecrest and Greenwich Village locations join existing Tashkent supermarkets in Sheepshead Bay, Rego Park, Coney Island, and Midwood. There's more to see today, too, so see <a href="https://www.marketreportblog.com/2024/02/coming-soon_01155976964.html" target="_blank">here</a> for the full list!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0