Roxie's Market Opened: 1960s here; 1957 previously Owner: Alan and Edward Rubin Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 479 Southern Artery, Quincy, MA Photographed: August 4, 2019 There's nothing like a beloved independent grocer going strong for decades despite a big-chain supermarket right across the street. That's what's happening here at Southern Artery and McGrath Highway in Quincy, where a 72,000 square foot Stop & Shop competes with a tiny butcher shop and grocer of about a tenth of that size. Actually, Roxie's and Stop & Shop have been here for about the same amount of time, with Stop & Shop having been constructed in the 1950s and Roxie's here since 1960. In a 2015 article, the local paper credits the store's popularity to its personal service and low prices, which one of the owners says is possible because of their volume. The small, old-school store's main draw is its butcher, but there's also a deli and som...