The Independent Edition

Todos Supermarket Owner: Carlos Castro Opened:  1990 Cooperative:  none Location:  13905 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Woodbridge, VA Photographed:  December 2021 Our final Latin/international supermarket in Woodbridge, VA is the middle sized one -- Fresh World was over 50,000 square feet, while Americana was just under 20,000. This one is right in the middle at slightly more than 35,000 square feet. This is Todos Supermarket's older location, with a newer one at 16593 River Ridge Blvd here in Woodbridge in a beautiful 70,000 square foot location that was previously J&J International and before that, probably a large chain supermarket (Safeway, if I had to guess). Unfortunately, we will not be seeing that one although it looks really nice . We have two more grocery stores here in Woodbridge before we leave the city and they're both large chain stores, so check the next one out on The Market Report tomorrow.

Americana Grocery Owner: Pablo Perez Opened:  unknown Cooperative:  none Location:  14428 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Woodbridge, VA Photographed:  December 2021 It might not be the 50,000 square foot international superstore that Fresh World is, but the Americana Grocery of Woodbridge, one of three in the Latin supermarket chain, is still a substantial international supermarket at 20,000 square feet. I grabbed these pictures while driving by at night (I was not driving, of course) so they're not great but I did touch up that first one a little bit for a little bit of a better shot of the store. And it's appropriate, I think, to have Americana Grocery on July 4th! But it's not the only store we have today -- this strip mall was originally home to an A&P. Check that out here , and tomorrow, we move about another mile north to our next independent Latin supermarket!

Fresh World Owner: Kenneth Kim Opened:  2021 Cooperative:  none Location:  2042 Daniel Stuart Sq, Woodbridge, VA Photographed:  December 2021 At this point, I've visited and photographed over 2700 current, former, and future grocery stores. I've seen a heck of a lot. And it takes a lot to impress me. But I was blown away by the Fresh World of Woodbridge. This store opened in September 2021 in a former Price Rite that was built in the 90s as a Safeway, and at a little under 53,000 square feet, it's not the largest supermarket in the world but feels gigantic. We have another nighttime tour, so we'll see the store without a lot of customers, but again every indication says this store is extremely high-volume. Several months after opening, the store was still absolutely packed with fresh merchandise and an incredible international selection. This is one of the most truly international supermarkets I've been to, with other contenders including the Long Island City (and...