A grocer in Cheung Hong Estate, Hong Kong

Beginning as early as the 14th century, a grocer (also called purveyor) was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices, pepper, sugar, and (later) cocoa, tea and coffee. Public Housing Estates on Tsing Yi Island History At early 1970s the residents of Tsing Yi Island were largely villagers and fishermen Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders These items were bought in bulk, hence the term grocer from the French "grossier" meaning wholesaler.

As increasing numbers of staple foodstuffs became available in cans and other less-perishable packaging, the trade expanded its province. Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an Today, grocers deal in a wide-range of staple food-stuffs including such perishables as meats, produce and dairy products. In modern English usage meat most often refers to Animal tissue used as food mostly Skeletal muscle and associated Fat, but it may also refer Produce is a generalized term for a group of Farm -produced goods generally limited to Fruits and Vegetables More specifically the term "produce" Dairy products are generally defined as Foodstuffs produced from Milk. Such goods are, hence, groceries.

In the United States and United Kingdom, supermarkets and convenience stores are sometimes described as grocery businesses, or simply grocers. Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good A convenience store is a small store or shop. They are often located alongside busy roads or at gas/petrol stations. ^[1] The early supermarkets began as chains of grocer's shops, which introduced self service with open stock in the middle of the 20th century.

Notable Grocers

• Horatio G. Loomis, one of the organizers of the Chicago Board of Councelers

References

1. ^ For example, the largest trade paper for UK supermarkets and convenience stores is called The Grocer

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