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Super Sam in Warsaw Defines State Run Polish Supermarket
In Warsaw the Super Sam state run store offers canned banana compote, Russian goods, Cuban papayas and Romanian peas with vast bread supplies. About 15,000 shoppers daily spend around 1 million zlotys while entry is limited to 500 baskets, and prices align with other state shops. It attracts East Bloc tourists and officials as a major Eastern European market hub.
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Martin Zucker
Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Super Sam
Zdzislaw Kowalczyk
Europe
Soviet Union