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This comment seems to be based on a misconception of what "supermarket" means. These days supermarket pretty much == grocery store. The grocery stores that exis
by allturtles 4y ago
This comment seems to be based on a misconception of what "supermarket" means. These days supermarket pretty much == grocery store. The grocery stores that existed before supermarkets (with limited selection, probably no meat department, maybe no self-service, maybe no prices listed on the items) don't exist anymore. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket.
edit: this is in a U.S. context, I don't know how these terms are used in other English-speaking countries
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- jimmaswell 4y agoDoes this fit your definition of the kind of grocery store that doesn't exist anymore? They have a few misc. items, but it's almost all just food, and a fairly small building. https://maps.app.goo.gl/KSnn5Fq37DQwiSpAA https://maps.app.goo.gl/KSnn5Fq37DQwiSpAA
- ghaff 4y agoYou do see smaller, usually not great, markets located especially in more rural areas. Sometimes they're affiliated with one of the bigger chains like Hannaford's.
- vel0city 4y agoThat's definitely closer to my idea of a "grocery" versus a "supermarket". It seems like I see them in some small older towns but anything that had a lot of recent construction usually sees larger supermarkets with big parking lots even for small towns.
- jimmaswell 4y agoThere's a Dollar General nearby but the parking lot isn't that big.
- allturtles 4y agoNo, it doesn't fit the pre-supermarket definition. It's self-service, prices are labeled, it has a selection of various items in each category, it has a meat department. Plus it has the word supermarket in the name. This is what a pre-supermarket grocery store looked like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocery_store#/media/File:1909groceryVancouverWA.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocery_store#/media/File:1909...