Small Retail Stores, Core Customers and the Future of Food

When it comes to today's grocery stores, what's old is new again, and small is the new big. You see, many of today's supermarket chains began as small Mom and Pop groceries -- or, as in the early version of Loblaw's, "Groceterias." But the 20th century saw the number of Mom and Pop stores dwindle down as the supermarket became a mainstay of American life. Today, it's possible to get some kind of food almost anywhere you go, but the actual venues for groceries are more complex. Convenience stores