Whole Foods in Detroit after one year.

[Hermod]

Speaking of price. I was disgusted to see Miracle Whip at University Market for $4.99! That's 'captive audience' pricing! Like you cannot go elsewhere. I know M-Whip is not 'health food' deluxe, but I can get if for as low as $3.79 on at Meijer! So I rarely go in the UM to shop either.

It has always been that way. In 1950, the Red Arrow Market a block and a half from my house was more expensive than the Wrigley's a mile away. Supermarkets and chains run at a very, very low margin between wholesale and retail. Smaller stores need a greater markup to survive. Compare prices today between a 7-11 and Kroger for the same item.

[313WX]

It has always been that way. In 1950, the Red Arrow Market a block and a half from my house was more expensive than the Wrigley's a mile away. Supermarkets and chains run at a very, very low margin between wholesale and retail. Smaller stores need a greater markup to survive. Compare prices today between a 7-11 and Kroger for the same item.

Very true.

You don't go to places like University Foods for the reasonable prices, but just for the ambiance of shopping at a mom & pop store.

[Hermod]

Very true.

You don't go to places like University Foods for the reasonable prices, but just for the ambiance of shopping at a mom & pop store.

We liked Frank and son Tony at the Red Arrow [[Whittier and Somerset). If my mother wanted a couple of pounds of ground beef, a loaf of bread, or a quart of milk, she would send me down there on my bike. For shopping for the week, it was Wrigleys or Big Bear.