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CORNER STORES !ND<br />
SUPERM!RKETS<br />
CHAPTER THIRTEEN<br />
The corner grocery<br />
store was an American<br />
tradition, but now it is<br />
dying out. In older times<br />
there was a small grocery<br />
store in every<br />
neighborhood. Every<br />
day the housewife went<br />
to the store to buy milk,<br />
fresh bread, and other<br />
food. Now most corner<br />
stores are gone, or they<br />
are closing. They are<br />
losing business to large<br />
supermarkets.<br />
Supermarkets are bigger than corner stores. The corner store is a<br />
family business, a “Ma and Pa” operation. Supermarkets like ShopRite<br />
or Super Valu employ more people. They are newer, more modern, and<br />
they stay open longer. They have a greater variety of products. They buy<br />
larger amounts of food, so they can offer lower prices. Most supermarkets<br />
are in large shopping centers. They may be one, two, or ten<br />
miles from people’s homes. Now housewives shop less often. They go<br />
to the supermarket once or twice a week.<br />
Many people miss the old corner store. It was smaller, friendlier,<br />
and closer to home. But small businesses can’t compete with large<br />
companies.
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