Palmer's Market Owner: Joseph R. Palmer, Jr Opened: 1921 Cooperative: IGA Location: 264 Heights Rd, Darien, CT Photographed: May 2019 Just around the corner from the Stop & Shop in Darien is this IGA, Palmer's Market. At 24,000 square feet, it's slightly smaller than the now-closed Stop & Shop, but clearly the preferred choice. A fifth-generation family business, it's possible that the supermarket has moved from across the property from an older building (with a brick tower that makes it look an awful lot like a supermarket!). Now into the present-day supermarket! The first aisle, which lines the wall facing the parking lot, is dairy with deli on the back wall. Past deli, in the back right corner, is a meat alcove with a service butcher. Bakery lines the right side wall in the last aisle, with produce in the front corner opposite the entrance. The store is clearly very upscale. It's a little odd, though, that there's not ...