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Shoppers new to Mariano’s might see the grocery store’s swank, upscale touches and think they’ll find product prices to match, the chain’s namesake said as he walked the aisles of his newest store, due to open Tuesday in Orland Park.
And the upscale touches are many, including an oyster bar, crepe station and wine bar, but don’t let that scare you, grocery retailing veteran Bob Mariano insists.
The chain has garnered an image as being expensive, he said, but, “If they (shoppers) take the time to walk through, they’ll find that’s not true,” said Mariano, who formerly was the boss at Dominick’s Finer Foods…Please click here to read Mike Nolan’s story in the Tribune/Daily Southtown.
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