The notion of grocery can refer to a warehouse or store.
The first meaning of the term grocery that the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) mentions in its dictionary belongs to the maritime field and refers to the wedge or bundle that is used to press the stowage, completing all its spaces.
The concept , in any case, is usually used to name food or provisions that are needed for subsistence. Groceries, in this sense, are supplies .
Notion of groceries
The idea of groceries, therefore, is used in Spain to name the business that is also known as a grocery store . This type of shopping center offers packaged or sold foods by weight, from breads to dairy products to preserves. Groceries, in some South American countries, are called warehouses .
The association between groceries and grocery stores is related to the fact that, in ancient times, these stores sold products that came from "overseas" (that is, from abroad). Today, grocery stores are larger and sell both foreign and locally produced items.
In groceries there is usually one or more counters , manned by sellers. On these counters there are scales, guillotines and other elements that allow, when necessary, to divide the products and calculate their weight in order to make the corresponding payment.
Groceries are provisions or provisions.
Advantages of these stores
Although the proliferation of large commercial chains, supermarkets and hypermarkets has led to fewer and fewer grocery or grocery stores, the truth is that in many neighborhoods they still exist. Specifically, there are those who prefer to buy from them because of the advantages they bring:
-It is an establishment that is closer to hand, which makes it easier for them to purchase any item they need at the right time, without having to travel by car or take public transportation. Hence, in addition to saving time, you are also saving money.
-It is considered that the treatment provided by dependents is much closer and more personalized. What's more, even very affectionate since client and clerk know each other.
-By buying in a grocery store you support the self-employed, the entrepreneur, the small business and that money will then impact the neighborhood itself.
-It is easier to access higher quality native products without intermediaries involved that make them more expensive.
-You avoid buying in crowded shopping centers, where it is necessary to have to wait in endless lines.
Groceries as grocery stores and on TV
Another meaning of grocery links the term to the grocery store : a business where different types of supplies are offered. In addition to the sale of items, certain products are usually consumed in these stores, such as food and drinks, becoming spaces for social gatherings and recreation.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of a television program in Mexico that was titled "El abarrote." It was a space that was broadcast every morning from Monday to Friday, from 7 to 9, which had Telemar as its channel and which addressed current events in the country from different points of view.