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the keeper of every aisle you wander hungry and leave broke.
means A person or business that sells food and household supplies, typically running a shop or store stocked with everyday provisions.
from From Anglo-French 'grosser' and Medieval Latin 'grossarius,' meaning one who sells in bulk or 'in the gross' — a wholesaler dealing in large quantities, ultimately from Latin 'grossus,' meaning thick or coarse (the same root behind 'gross'). The original grocers were merchants who bought goods wholesale and sold them on, and the English Company of Grocers became a powerful medieval guild; over time the word drifted from 'bulk dealer' to the corner seller of tea, sugar, and spices we know today.
- origin
- named for selling in gross, by the dozen-dozen
- old trade
- once spice dealers controlling pepper worth its weight in gold
- endcap science
- shelf placement studied like military strategy
- loss leaders
- milk priced low to march you past temptation
whole foods market — us supermarket chain founded 1980, now owned by amazon with 500+ stores
tesco — uk's largest grocery retailer, founded 1919, operates 3,400+ stores across europe
carrefour — french hypermarket group founded 1963, operates 12,000+ stores in 30 countries