Steve's Quality Market Opened: 1932 Owner: unknown Previous Tenants: unknown Cooperative: none Location: 36 Margin St, Salem, MA Photographed: May 14, 2022 One look at that sign tells you this store has been around for a while! In fact, it dates back to the early 1930s, when Steve's Quality Market first opened at the corner of Margin and Gedney here in downtown Salem. The store was expanded and remodeled in the 1960s, which is also likely when the sign went up. Today, Steve's is 4000 square feet -- a small store, but definitely a supermarket, not a convenience store. Its decades-old neon sign has garnered it some attention (you can even buy a print of a photograph of this store from Bed Bath & Beyond! Or from here ) but glimpses inside the classic supermarket are limited online. So let's check it out here on The Market Report! The nighttime pictures you can see online are really spectacular. The effect is less cool during daytime hours, but still, th...
It's time for another price comparison! I started this tradition last January , with another one coming out last summer . Now, the same list brings us a new cheapest supermarket. Click below to check out the full list, including comparisons to the past surveys, averages, and lots more. Click here to see the full list!