The Market Report

That's all for Roxbury, and I know that was relatively brief so you're probably all caught up. But if you wanted to revisit any of this neighborhood's stores, you can browse the map here. (Don't forget, too, that I posted Tropical Foods El Platanero , which is on the northern end of Roxbury, way back in 2017!) Coming Up Next Our next stop continues east from the area we ended up in at the end of Roxbury. South Boston is an insular peninsula (come on now, that's just fun to say) at the far eastern edge of the city just southeast of downtown. And as I mentioned , most of the southern neighborhoods of Boston weren't originally part of the city, so at one time, this actually was the southern part of the city. Now, it's the roughly in the northeastern part, but it's kept its name. Note also that South Boston and Boston's South End are two very different neighborhoods, as the South End is between downtown and Roxbury. As we'll see, South Boston is a ...

Now we're going to check out a few independent grocers in Roxbury, starting with one at the northern end of the neighborhood just a couple blocks from Tropical Foods ! Roxbury Daily Table Grocery Open:  2018-2025 Owner:  nonprofit Previous Tenants:  non-grocery tenants Cooperative:  none Location:  2201 Washington St, Roxbury, MA Photographed:  June 2, 2019 We've seen Daily Table locations in Dorchester and Mattapan , but after opening their Dorchester location in 2016, they opened up here in Roxbury in a small storefront in 2018. The store looks similar inside but is a bit smaller, clocking in at just under 3000 square feet. It closed with the rest of the Daily Table locations in May. Just south of here is a new independent grocer that I haven't gotten to visit yet called Nubian Markets , a small specialty supermarket and cafe that specializes in African foods .

Stop & Shop Opened: between 2005 and 2008 replacing older store in mall Owner:  Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  none Cooperative:  none Location:  1100 Massachusetts Ave, Dorchester, MA Photographed:  July 27, 2019 Today's store is not technically in Roxbury, but actually in the far northern part of Dorchester. Still, it's where the two neighborhoods come together in the South Bay Center, a large mall between Roxbury/Dorchester and South Boston. We're about 2/3 of a mile north of the Brother's Supermarket on Dudley Street .  This store is relatively new, as we can see, and was constructed between 2005 and 2008 replacing an older store in the same mall. Also previously in the mall was a large Asian supermarket, originally a Super 88  (or see here ) and later a Kam Man before a dispute with the mall owner forced the store's closure . The store's grand aisle is on the left side, with a Dunkin' Donuts, bakery, and deli/prepared foods lining the left...

Save-A-Lot Opened: 2020 Owner:  Madison Foods / Todd Slawsby Previous Tenants:  Family Food Land (open by 1992, closed after 2002) > Save-A-Lot (open by 2007, converted 2020) Cooperative:  Wakefern Food Location:  330 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Roxbury, MA Photographed:  November 13, 2021 Today's second post is the Price Rite at the Washington Park Mall, and the first is the store before its transition to Price Rite . Originally the Family Food Land, this supermarket became Save-A-Lot between 2002 and 2007, then converted to Price Rite when its owner, Madison Foods, left Save-A-Lot and joined Wakefern in 2020. Here's a look at the entrance to the mall, which is (amazingly) a rather busy, fully-indoor mall. You can't even get to the supermarket without going through the interior mall hallway. The mall is small -- only about 100,000 square feet -- and anchored by the Marshalls and Price Rite, but also has a number of small stores. The Price Rite looks a lot l...

Save-A-Lot Open:  opened between 2002 and 2007, converted 2020 Owner:  Madison Foods / Todd Slawsby Previous Tenants:  Family Food Land (open by 1992, closed after 2002) Later Tenants:  Price Rite Marketplace (2020- ) Cooperative:  none Location:  330 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Roxbury, MA Photographed:  June 2, 2019 Welcome to one of two supermarkets here in Roxbury! The neighborhood has a very low density of supermarkets compared to other neighborhoods in the city, but it's about to get another one. Vicente's, a chain we recently most saw in Brockton , is preparing to open about two blocks from this store. The store is located within the Washington Park Mall and takes up around 25,000 square feet. I'm not entirely sure of the history of this mall, but it appears to have been opened around the 1980s. The original grocer here, Family Food Land, was open by 1992 and closed at some point after 2002. Save-A-Lot, owned by Madison Foods, opened between 20...