After a year of testing, Amazon opened its Amazon Go store to Seattle consumers earlier this week. This futuristic grocery store has no cashiers or registers – shoppers scan their Amazon Go smartphone app and are charged when they leave the store with all the items they placed in their virtual (and physical) cart. The Read More…
Tag: Groceries
Life on the Corner: Italian Grocery Stores
Here is a picture from my North End postcard collection. It depicts an Italian grocery store or alimentari probably in the early 1960’s. When I was growing up in the North End there were dozens of these stores and every family had its favorite. My grandmother, Colomba, liked Johnny Gaeta’s store on Salem Street near Read More…
Celebrating 30 Years of “Going Bananas” in Boston’s North End
October 11th marks the 30th Anniversary of the Going Bananas market and grocery shop located on Salem Street in Boston’s North End. Frank Scire started working at age 13 with his uncle at Haymarket. He fell in love with the experience and the atmosphere drew him to the North End. Going Bananas was born in 1986 when Scire opened a Read More…
Monica’s Mercato Expansion Now Open on Salem Street
Monica’s Mercato at 130 Salem St. in the North End has expanded into the adjacent storefront and is now open for business. North Ender, Adam Castiglioni, of the Boston Hospitality and Tourism Industry Blog shares this news and photo. The old half of the store is currently being renovated and the whole thing should be Read More…
Local Roots, An Urban Farmers Market, Opens on Hanover Street in North End
The words “local, sustainability and relationships” describe the experience that three native North Enders want to bring to the neighborhood with the grand opening this week of Local Roots Market on Hanover Street. Local Roots is an urban, farmers market where fruit is “fast food” and the specialized grocery is offering regionally sourced vegetables, organic Read More…