Information about Grinnell Grocery Stores

This blog entry will contain an always-updated log of the information I have about Grinnell's four grocery stores: Hy-Vee Food Stores, McNally's, Fareway, and Super Wal*Mart:

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinnell%2C_Iowa):

* Hy-Vee Food Stores - Located on the very far southern edge of town. There is no sidewalk or other way for bikers and pedestrians to get to Hy-Vee. Hy-Vee offers drive-up service upon request (you drive to the side of the store and they will load your car with your packages for you). Hy-Vee is open on Sundays.
* McNally's - This locally owned independent store is the most centrally located grocery store in town. It has the widest selection of gourmet food products as well as a large alcohol section. This store caters to the college crowd and to those looking for upscale or smaller-market products. McNally's has carry out boys and they will also deliver. McNally's is open on Sundays.
* Fareway - This store is slightly west, but still fairly centrally located.
* Super Wal*Mart - Opened in the Spring of 2006, the Super Wal*Mart is the only grocery store open 24 hours a day.

From my interviews at each store:

• Hy-Vee Food Stores:
  • Number of employees: 120
  • Use locally-produced food? YES--under 2% of total goods
  • Most local food is obtained from truck farms
  • Hy-Vee store manager: Most people who sell locally produced food sell first at farmer's markets and out of the back of a truck. by the time they offer it to Hy-Vee, it has been in the back of a truck for one to two days.