Autumn Years Spring 2023

Van Emburgh & Bogert General Store, Westwood.

In 1992, President George H. Bush visited a supermarket, where he was reported to have not understood the self-scanning checkout. The New York Times published this front-page headline: “Bush Encounters the Supermarket, Amazed.” Well, the story of Bergen County supermarkets is amazing. So grab your shopping cart, and let’s go down the aisles of history to see how grocery shopping has changed over the years.

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