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Fruit Tree Farm Owner:  Chang Gyu Choi Opened:  2001 as Met Foodmarkets, ca. 2016 as Fruit Tree Farm Cooperative:  Retail Grocers Group (this location only) Location:  1197 Grand Ave, Baldwin, NY Photographed:  December 2018 It seems there's been a lot of changes over time in quite a few of these independent supermarkets, as we saw an Associated-turned-Key Food , an Associated-turned-Foodtown , a Key Food-turned-CTown , and here, a Met Foods-turned-Associated-turned-Fruit Tree Farm. (It's important to note that Key Food and Krasdale are almost always the winners, and Associated and affiliates almost always the losers.) While this Fruit Tree Farm is affiliated with Retail Grocers Group and sells Parade products, the other location in Copiague is affiliated with Associated Supermarket Group and sells Avenue A products. While I don't know what this store was originally, it was definitely a supermarket. I love the tower! Alright, that's one way ...

Happy March! We moved through North Hempstead pretty quickly, now it's time to head south to the Town of Hempstead. We're hitting the key villages and hamlets: Garden City, downtown Hempstead, Baldwin, Valley Stream, and a few other locations here and there. As we'll see, there's a lot of variation here, in store size and style, income level of the communities, brands, and more. This group will feature stores on The Market Report , The Independent Edition, and for the first time in a while,  Grocery Archaeology ! We're going to jump right into Garden City tomorrow!