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McDades
McDade’s is a true mom-and-pop store where you can find one of Jackson’s largest and best selections of wine not to mention gems like eco-friendly vodka and other organics. If you need help, there’s always someone to help you make the right purchase. And they’ll do it with a smile.
Locations: Maywood Mart, Belhaven, Westland Plaza, Woodland Hills
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It’s funny to me how quickly your dreams can come true in Jackson. Really. As someone who is devoted to the idea of thinking globally, shopping locally—and who introduced that phrase to Jackson a bit over three years ago—I so wanted a local grocery store to call my own when we moved back here. I wanted to be able to walk up to, say, Mr. Winn-Dixie or Ms. Kroger and say, “How are you doing today? And by the way, could you start stocking my favorite yogurt?” I wanted to able to spend my hard-earned money at a grocery store where the people who work there are empowered to help people—not corporate drones who don’t especially care about my problems. I wanted a grocery store that felt as much like a family gathering place as anything else. Was that too much to ask?
No. When Greg and Kathy McDade—transplanted Jacksonians who are now one of the city’s power couples—decided to start a local mini-chain of their first Maywood Mart store, we all hit it lucky. We now have a grocery store where everybody knows our name. Or, at least we know theirs. And this is a beautiful thing. With local grocers like these in our neighborhoods, it would be shameful to spend another dime at a place like Wal-Mart. So please keep shopping locally. And thank Mr. and Mrs. Dade the next time you see them sweeping the floor.
--Donna Ladd
(Best of Jackson, Best Locally-Owned Business and Best Alternative to Wal-Mart 2006)
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