Reader's Corner

How Grocer A&P Changed Retail With Author Marc Levinson


Listen Later

Grocery shopping is on almost everyone’s weekly list. For many households, that means driving to the supermarket, or an even larger discount mega-store, and loading our carts to the brim with our favorite brands. But grocery shopping wasn’t always this way. A century ago, small mom-and-pop grocers dotted street corners, staffed by storekeepers who packaged bulk items for customers they knew by name. Today, the retail landscape continues to change, as more of us go online for a variety of purchases.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Reader's CornerBy Bob Kustra

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

32 ratings


More shows like Reader's Corner

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,297 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,837 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,246 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,430 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,881 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,687 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,950 Listeners

Marketplace by Marketplace

Marketplace

8,801 Listeners

PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart by PBS News

PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart

1,223 Listeners

Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,467 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,121 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,512 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,525 Listeners

The Interview by The New York Times

The Interview

1,600 Listeners

The Opinions by The New York Times Opinion

The Opinions

632 Listeners