The first supermarket here became a permanent part of the economic land scape of the city despite protests on the part of retail food merchants who staged a picket line last week when the supermarket opened attempting to keep customers out.
It is estimated that the supermarket serves about 7,000 customers a day. The owners of retail groceries and butcher shops feel their entire existence is endangered by the establishment of supermarkets, which are financed by American and Canadian private investors. However, Israeli authorities feel that the sale of foodstuffs in the supermarkets will help to keep prices low and thus be of aid to the population in maintaining its standard of living.
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