Posts
Welcome to Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield, Ohio. A grocery store that looks more like a theme park, the sprawling mecca for foodies has over six acres of shopping under one roof.
Hosting more than 50,000 shoppers a week, it's a world tour of food fantasy from the Fabled Sherwood Forrest to Gilligan's Island. Displays include dancing animatronic animals, an authentic shrimp boat, aquariums, wine cellars and even a fire truck suspended over 1,000 different hot sauces.
...Stew Leonard's, a small chain of three supermarkets on the East Coast, entertains families with petting zoos, bulk purchase options and tours of their dairy plant.
A more mainstream chain called Wegman's was recently rated the best supermarket in America by "Consumer Reports" by focusing less on the entertainment value of the store, and more on convenience and a more pleasant shopping experience: broader aisles and more attendants to help you shop.
Some Wegman's stores even have child play areas where they watch your kids so you don't have to.
The popular grocery store chain Publix in Atlanta recently outfitted shopping carts with TVs to keep the kids busy so mom and dad could focus on buying.
At Jungle Jim's, there's a monorail under construction and a hotel is being planned for the future.
