One Grocery Store for 45,000 People: Rhode Island Cracks Down on Supermarket Monopolies

One Grocery Store for 45,000 People: Rhode Island Cracks Down on Supermarket Monopolies

In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, longtime resident Jeannine Johansen recalls a time when grocery stores dotted nearly every hillside street—Almacs, A&P, Piggly Wiggly, Star Market. During the historic blizzard of 1978, residents simply walked to whichever store was closest when roads became impassable. That kind of neighborhood access is now a distant memory. Today, Woonsocket’s 45,000 […] The post One Grocery Store for 45,000 People: Rhode Island C…