Loyalty to particular grocers keeps customers coming back

In a competitive industry, small local grocers carve their own niche

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
May 4, 2008

Whether appealing to convenience or specific needs, like locally grown organic produce, Bend’s small neighborhood grocery stores occupy a niche that neither big-box competition nor rising fuel and food costs seem likely to uproot.

They don’t have bulk purchasing power or....

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