FYI Mltb Hometown Grocery

hazelnut · 03-20-2011, 10:01 AM

If it's run like the Greens Corner store stability probably won't be an issue. They do a nice job at that location. They run a clean friendly operation and they stock quite a variety of items.

Misty Blue · 03-21-2011, 09:51 PM

'Sad day.

The folks that tried to make a go of the old "Emporium" couldn't swing it. Even with Rob's closed. Murphy's now is the only place open in town unless you go to Heath's.

Why? Well, we were heading through town and the wife needed milk and bread. I stopped at the Market and when she came out she was not at all happy with the stock, setup or cleanlness of the store, and deli.

Nice folks but except for beer and cigs. they didn't have too much to offer.

I wish them well.

Misty Blue.

MarkinNH · 03-22-2011, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Misty Blue

'Sad day.

The folks that tried to make a go of the old "Emporium" couldn't swing it. Even with Rob's closed. Murphy's now is the only place open in town unless you go to Heath's.Why? Well, we were heading through town and the wife needed milk and bread. I stopped at the Market and when she came out she was not at all happy with the stock, setup or cleanlness of the store, and deli.

Nice folks but except for beer and cigs. they didn't have too much to offer.

I wish them well.

Misty Blue.

Don't forget Skelly's Market. They have a pretty decent store, they can't cook a pizza throughly worth a damn but they do have an Awesome Potatoe salad. I finally gave up picking up pizza there, because even after repeated requests to "please make sure you cook the pizza throughly" I would always get a droopy half cooked doughy pizza. Enough was Enough !
I can't wait for my first official spring bbq and some of that potatoe salad. Um Um Gooood !!

songkrai · 03-22-2011, 11:08 AM

Certainly one has to have enough operating capital.

But the main item is management. This will ultimately be the deciding factor.

Murphy's Green's Corner has Bill. He has been doing such for decades. Knows his stuff.

Fuller's/Rob's. Nice people but poor managers. Rob knew how to make a good sandwich but not how to run a store here.

Mabye bring Ellen back.

MarkinNH · 03-23-2011, 04:26 PM

I heard through the grapevine this morning that Richard Murphy should be opening the old "Hometown Grocery" in approx. 2 months and it will be sporting an "Irving" fuel sign.
What the store will be called Idon't know.

03-21-2011, 09:51 PM	#2
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Hometown Market 'Sad day. The folks that tried to make a go of the old "Emporium" couldn't swing it. Even with Rob's closed. Murphy's now is the only place open in town unless you go to Heath's. Why? Well, we were heading through town and the wife needed milk and bread. I stopped at the Market and when she came out she was not at all happy with the stock, setup or cleanlness of the store, and deli. Nice folks but except for beer and cigs. they didn't have too much to offer. I wish them well. Misty Blue.

03-20-2011, 10:01 AM	#1
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	If it's run like the Greens Corner store stability probably won't be an issue. They do a nice job at that location. They run a clean friendly operation and they stock quite a variety of items.

03-22-2011, 11:08 AM	#4
songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 734 Thanks: 35 Thanked 147 Times in 99 Posts	Certainly one has to have enough operating capital. But the main item is management. This will ultimately be the deciding factor. Murphy's Green's Corner has Bill. He has been doing such for decades. Knows his stuff. Fuller's/Rob's. Nice people but poor managers. Rob knew how to make a good sandwich but not how to run a store here. Mabye bring Ellen back.

03-23-2011, 04:26 PM	#5
MarkinNH Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 392 Thanks: 177 Thanked 146 Times in 76 Posts	I heard through the grapevine this morning that Richard Murphy should be opening the old "Hometown Grocery" in approx. 2 months and it will be sporting an "Irving" fuel sign. What the store will be called Idon't know.