Sunday, 16. February 2003
Topic: - on February 16, 2003 at 12:17:47 PM CET
Mama mia! Italy losing mom-and-pop shops
Mom and pop are closing up shop, hanging up their prosciutto knives, bagging the last plump tomatoes and calling it a day. Or, rather, a lifetime, as they take off their white grocers' aprons for good.
In ancient city alleys as well as suburban malls across Italy, supermarkets are luring customers away from family-run neighborhood shops with lower prices and more convenient hours, defying skeptics who thought Italians would never abandon generations-old shopping habits.
¬> Cnn
... Comment
