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Did the "sav-a-center" force change in grocers or were they just a sign of what was coming
Posted on 4/10/25 at 11:53 am
Posted on 4/10/25 at 11:53 am
I remember the first time going into Sav-A Center and I was mesmerized by the sheer magnitude of the space.
Now when I go into, what used to be considered a "normal" size grocery stores I'm equally amazed by how small they are.
I wonder did the mega grocery stores force change in the market or was it already happening naturally on its own?
Now when I go into, what used to be considered a "normal" size grocery stores I'm equally amazed by how small they are.
I wonder did the mega grocery stores force change in the market or was it already happening naturally on its own?
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Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:02 pm to sidewalkside
As Americans we have too much choice and it hurts the consumer at the end of the day because the waste due to the redundancy of having 10 of the same thing on the shelf
I think Americans would be better off if we lined up at a depot and got your loaf of bread, beans, block of cheese, meat, every week without much choice
I think Americans would be better off if we lined up at a depot and got your loaf of bread, beans, block of cheese, meat, every week without much choice
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:07 pm to el Gaucho
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el Gaucho
your fidelity to staying on brand should be celebrated.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:11 pm to el Gaucho
When I lived in Houston and later in New Orleans, the grocery stores sold groceries, not many magazines, greeting cards, outdoor furniture, some clothes etc. like the larger ones do now.
Back then we were impressed visiting in Canada and seeing some of the new grocery stores being built in the growth parts of Toronto (Missau...is a huge city to the west of Toronto that I can't begin to spell.) What was so impressive was the size of the different food parts: several isles devoted to baked goods, an area for fresh produce the size of NOLA grocery stores, and really clean (it was a new store). I could have spent hours just reading labels of some of the canned goods, and they even had 'hamburger helper' for other meats (like ham/spam).
There's an international grocery on the north side of Cincinnati that is comparably large but no where near as clean, as nicely arranged and sensibly laid out.
Back then we were impressed visiting in Canada and seeing some of the new grocery stores being built in the growth parts of Toronto (Missau...is a huge city to the west of Toronto that I can't begin to spell.) What was so impressive was the size of the different food parts: several isles devoted to baked goods, an area for fresh produce the size of NOLA grocery stores, and really clean (it was a new store). I could have spent hours just reading labels of some of the canned goods, and they even had 'hamburger helper' for other meats (like ham/spam).
There's an international grocery on the north side of Cincinnati that is comparably large but no where near as clean, as nicely arranged and sensibly laid out.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:15 pm to real turf fan
Some of yall should look up what a Shweggmans grocery store used to look like in Nola 40-50 years ago. They sold everything and had a bar up front for the men who came in with their wives.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:43 pm to notiger1997
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Some of yall should look up what a Shweggmans grocery store used to look like in Nola 40-50 years ago. They sold everything and had a bar up front for the men who came in with their wives.
Yet another thing boomer ruined
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:53 pm to notiger1997
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Some of yall should look up what a Shweggmans grocery store used to look like in Nola 40-50 years ago. They sold everything and had a bar up front for the men who came in with their wives.
I've seen some of these up north. But never anywhere around Georgia.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:56 pm to real turf fan
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Back then we were impressed visiting in Canada and seeing some of the new grocery stores being built in the growth parts of Toronto (Missau...is a huge city to the west of Toronto that I can't begin to spell.) What was so impressive was the size of the different food parts: several isles devoted to baked goods, an area for fresh produce the size of NOLA grocery stores, and really clean (it was a new store). I could have spent hours just reading labels of some of the canned goods, and they even had 'hamburger helper' for other meats (like ham/spam)
Schwegmann's had giant Grocery Stores were nearly the size of large Walmart back in the 1960's and 70's. Here is photo of the check out lines back in the 1970's. Some Schwegmann's had bars in them.
I think Walmart copied some of Schwegmann's format. Around 2000 Rouses introduced their Epicurian Concept at a new store in Thibodaux. That store concept I think won a national award. The concept was a free flowing store that takes you from Bakery and Deli at the entrance and brings you to produce and meat, and then curves into general merchandise. The bakery and deli sections use more Amber lights to highlight foods their while the general merchandise section uses white lights to give you the impression of a regular store.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:59 pm to el Gaucho
you got em!
Gettin em since 2010. Nice.
Gettin em since 2010. Nice.
This post was edited on 4/10/25 at 2:00 pm
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