Corner Store Analysis Paper

I walked into Josie’s Food Market looking for some snacks for my dorm, bread and while I was there decided to pick up some vegetable oil for cooking. My budget was under $30, and it worked out well because of how most of the items there were on the cheaper side. A corner store is so different from a grocery store, in that it does include many items, but it includes such a wide variety of items in a much smaller space. The primary object for corner stores seems to be convenience, offering as many items as the store can in one space on the corner of a street so that the customer will be able to come and leave with ease. Given that this store was located on the corner of a South Philadelphia neighborhood, it was in an urban area surrounded

I believe that these types of stores reflect how in food culture, the typical shopper would rather overlook a regular grocery store, in favor of a more easily accessible and all-inclusive store that still has everything they need in a more compact form. I know that 30 years ago store like these existed but were far more popular, until grocery stores because more abundant. Unlike grocery stores, the organization is not what I expected. While the store has items that I would expect to find there, the store’s setup, like previously mentioned, had everything mixed together, and while you could find the items you were looking for eventually, it was a little more difficult than finding items in a regular grocery store. Because Jodie’s did not include fresh vegetables or fruits like previous food stores, the freshness and quality of the food was as good as prepackaged food could be. Luckily, the freshness was up to par and even less expensive than I originally expected. Unfortunately, I will not be frequenting this corner store simply due to its location, but nonetheless, it was a very fine