I recommend: 1. The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America 2. The Secret Life of Groceries

I recommend: 1. The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America 2. The Secret Life of Groceries

Also, speaking of Trader Joe’s, there’s an ALDIs book too!

Retail disruptors is a good book on the details of (mostly) grocery businesses. Chockful of metrics, not so much story/narrative.

This was a good quick overview of plumbing. I also liked an old book “Wherever Men Trade” about the history of the cash register, interesting development

Aside from the Trader Joe’s book—it’s on the list!—are there any good books about the grocery business? They seem to know a lot of marketing tricks.