The AM/DM podcast: The mystery of the Lakeland grocer
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There is nothing like the promise of a new grocery store, especially one that’s new to the market.
Some Memphians may remember how excited people were when Trader Joe’s opened its first area location in 2018. Or how some locals’ dream is for a Publix to open here.
Memphis’ obsession with grocery stores may go back to 1999, when Albertson’s bought Seessels. And then, in 2002, Schnucks bought the local Albertson’s. And then Kroger bought out Schnucks about a decade later.
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and suburbs reporter Michael Waddell talk about the possibility of a new grocery store in Lakeland and what new-to-the-market grocer it could be.
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Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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