A conventional supermarket is a large, self-service retail store that offers a wide variety of food and household products, organized into departments. It is usually open seven days a week and has extended operating hours. A typical supermarket carries an extensive range of groceries, including fresh produce, meat, baked goods, dairy products, and household cleaning … Read more
Trader Joe’s is a food retailer that is known across the world. The store was introduced in the 1950’s and started off as a typical convenience store. The original stores were all names Pronto Markets. After about 15 years, the founder of Trader Joe’s, (Joe Coulombe) changed both the name of the store and created … Read more
Is this the Obituary of the Main Street? Tara Gesner of the Canadian Gazette suggested that I write an Obituary for a dying Main Street, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. I continue to hold out hope that some miracle will happen for our small town–I really do. Was our Main Street … Read more
