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Hudson man ‘Grocer of the Year'Robert Thompson Jr. opened*s’s ago.By 1 he Telegraph stuffMANCHESTER - At a time when chain supermarkets provide most people’s weekly food needs, the small neighborhood grocery store still eaters to one niche market: customerservice.It is perhaps this quality that has allowed Thompson's Market in 1 ludson to maintain a faithful following of shoppers since it opened nearly 41) years ago.On Saturday, its owner, Robert Thompson Jr., was to be named the 2000 Grocer of the Year by the New Hampshire Grocers Association.Hundreds of the state’s food industry representatives were to be on hand at the Center of New Hampshire when the honor was announced. They also were to view a video thatTHOMPSONchronicled the life of the lifelong Hudson resident and store operator.Thompson’s careei as a neighborhoodgrocer began in 1963 when he and hisbrother Dave purchased Moore's Storefrom Doris Post and renamed itThompson's Market. The two brothersactually dipped a coin to determine who would he the meat cutter and who would be store manager. Dave Thompson became the meat cutter.Over the years, the store's owners didwhatever they had to do to keep their loyal customers, which included main additional services such as a barber shop.But in 1%C). just two days before Thanksgiving, everything the two brothers had worked so hard to achieve was destroyedwhen a fire consumed the store. The brothers successfullyw •See GROCER, Page U-3
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Nashua Telegraph
Nashua, New Hampshire, US
Sun, Apr 16, 2000
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