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| - XXL International grocery store which has a bit more of a Mediterranean slant.
They have a huge produce section, carry lotsa gourmet/niche items (a cook's/entertainer's heaven!), large quantities of things like olives/feta cheese, plus they have a HUGE meat/deli + in-house bakery counters. Their oversized plant section looked a bit sad as there were quite a few clinging-onto-dear-life plants in a clearance section.
It seems as though customers are people who live in the area as opposed to purposely drive here 'cause it is in a bit of an industrial area, less than 10mins north of Square One.
Prices are a bit difficult to generalise. Sale items are well-priced, regular grocery store items like cereal/chips are a bit on the high side, while import, European items like bottles of olives/sardines can be cheaper than chain grocery store.
I'm not sure how they're doing 'cause honestly, each time that I've been in there, it's been pretty DEAD. Size of actual store doesn't really justify the amount of customers they get. However, some people, like me, may find this to be an advantage because I enjoy my personal space and being able to find parking!
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