Concord Food Co-op Opened: 1993 in current location; 1982 previously Owner: cooperatively owned Previous Tenants: non-grocery tenants Cooperative: National Co-op Grocers Location: 24 S Main St, Concord, NH Photographed: January 8, 2025 Concord is home to the New Hampshire state capital -- and a seriously old-fashioned Market Basket . It's also had its own food co-op since 1982, which moved into the current location on Main Street in 1993. The supermarket then got a major remodel inside and outside around 2015. It's around 9,000 square feet, making it about half the size of the Market Basket a couple blocks away. Like many food co-ops in New England, this one focuses on natural and specialty foods, so it complements Market Basket more than competing with it. Produce is on the left side of the store in the first aisle, with bulk foods at the back of the first aisle. A large deli-bakery area along with cheese, prepared foods, and sushi take up the whole ...
Market Basket Opened: unknown Owner: Demoulas family Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 80 Storrs St, Concord, NH Photographed: January 8, 2025 We've been to plenty of Market Baskets, but the truth is generally the New England cult-favorite grocery store's locations are pretty large and new. Generally, Market Basket is really good with renovating and replacing old locations, and the chain doesn't tend to close their older stores. That's the case for this location in downtown Concord, which is just 20,000 square feet. The newer location, just outside of downtown, is more than three times this size. I don't have an opening date for this store, but Historic Aerials places it around 1960. This one actually has a layout I've never seen before, and right away we can tell that this store is old. No in-store bakery, but baked goods are in the front-left corner along with produce. Beer and wine are in an alcove on the left side of the store, with f...