Las Vegas has a world-renowned reputation for having some of the best delicacies to  stimulate people’s palettes.  Restaurants abound in this ever-growing city, but since the population has grown to two million in Clark County itself, supermarkets and food stores have become more abundant.

It’s not the same old, “What’s for dinner, Mom?” but let’s go and get some ready-to-heat, made in the store, food!  With two working parents, one-parent families, singletons and roommates, not everyone is on the same schedule.  Brianna Higbee, an assistant store director at a Summerlin area Smith’s, remarked on this mealtime dilemma.. She said that the eight-day shelf life of these ready to go meals are the newest trend in the business.  Also, a growing ethnic population that requires Kosher food, accounts for 20% of the total sales at the Rampart and Lake Mead location.  Some stores have their food products interspersed with other items making it difficult to locate your food selections quickly and easily.  A rapidly growing retiree population benefits from having their needs all in one area of a store.  Stores in Las Vegas are large and require footwork and this just eases it all for this particular sector of customers. 

On site bakeries, such as in Smith’s, also have Kosher baking facilities.   Albertson’s, Vons, Smart and Final, Trader Joe, Whole Foods Market and many others are customer relations oriented.  They aim to please and always ask if you were able to find everything you needed.  In many cities, this is not the case.  Sincerity and excellent service is the biggest plus for the citizens of Las Vegas.

One destination shopping that includes flower departments, coffee shops within the stores, full service pharmacies, dry cleaners, US Mail services, banks, and entertainment rental departments make supermarkets a one-stop shopping experience.  In many cities you cannot purchase liquor at the supermarket, but in Nevada you can!!!  A sudden party of friends – and you can have a tray of food, hors d’ouevres, fruits and veggies, sandwiches or most hot meals and desserts made up to have a quick catering service.

The upcoming National Grocer’s Association convention in Las Vegas will showcase all the new trends and marketing devices for the grocery business.  

Hungry????  What’s on your table tonight???