A bit of american that is slowly becoming a rarity. Years ago each neighborhood had a corner store where the staples of life could be found and everyone knew the shop keeper. These days it is either the big box supermarket or a convenience store that is really a glorified gas station. I don't like to buy my milk from the same store that sells unleaded gas.
I guess the corner store is really the descendent of the old time general store, but like the original, it is destined for the history books.
It's just the same here in the UK and a subject of some debate about how local shops can offer something different to the supermarket chains. for example I tend to use some of the excellent ethnic shops that we have in Leicester because there produce is more varied, less expensive and of better quality than I could buy in the big shops
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