Dave's Fresh Marketplace Owner: Dave Cesario Opened: 2009 Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: IGA Location: 371 Putnam Pk, Smithfield, RI Photographed: November 19, 2023 We've seen so many independents across Connecticut and Rhode Island so far, and while this definitely isn't our last independent in this area, it's certainly a great culmination to our travels. Dave's is a 10-store independent chain with all of its locations in Rhode Island, and two are here in Smithfield. The other Smithfield location, about 2/3 of a mile west, is only 9900 square feet, while this one is closer to 40,000 square feet. And Dave's, which opened here in 2009, makes the best of every single inch of the space they have. The store angles high-end, but is definitely a full supermarket with a little of everything. It's IGA-affiliated, and supplied by Bozzuto's. We enter to a spectacularly beautiful grand aisle, on the right side of the store. Produce is in the front-right ...