06-22-2016, 08:03 AM
(06-21-2016, 07:49 PM)GtwoK Wrote: Every grocery store owner has never run a grocery at some point in their life
Actually, I think (this is anecdotal) that it is one of those businesses where a lot of people grew up in it and took it over from their parents, or bought their own store. But it's a small sample any more: there are few large grocers run independently any more.
From everything I hear, it's a complicated, low-margin business. But having a café and a focus on value-added and ready-to-eat food might change the dynamics a bit.