Stores, products, or restaurants that are exclusive to your state, region, or country.

[OGSniper]

Here in the southern part of the US, we have two grocery stores that are exclusive to mostly southern states, Winn-Dixie and Publix. Winn Dixie is more of a country style grocery store and Publix is top quality, the type of place that richer people go to buy groceries. Both are a step up from the Walmart grocery section.

Winn-Dixie locations- Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama,

Publix- Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky


Then you have Sweetbay, another grocery store, but they were bought by the Winn-Dixie parent company and were converted into Winn-Dixies.

Amazingly, all three, Winn-Dixie, Publix, and Sweetbay, all started in Florida.

So what about you guys?

 

[Link&Midna]

I saw those two stores while I was out of town, I think. Not quite the same, but I live near the Walmart headquarters and I've heard they're a thousand times nicer here than in the rest of the country as a result. They also sell guns here, I assumed every Walmart did but come to think of it, it could be a regional thing.

We in NWA have these awesome truck stops called Workman's, I've never been to a better travel stop in my life. I tried a couple Buc-ees for comparison and the food doesn't even come close, among other things.

 

[Mikey the Gengar]

Smith's is regional, it's called Kroger in other parts of the US. In Minnesota we had an Aldi, and Pizza Ranch is also nonexistent out here

 

[thePlinko]

We have a (mostly) local chain of Sandwich restaurants here in SC called Groucho’s Deli. That’s probably my favorite restaurant.

Theres also Cheerwine, which is the one thing North Carolina has over us superior Carolinians.

 

[A Link In Time]

Jewel-Osco has most of its locations in Illinois although there are a handful in Indiana and Iowa as well.

 

[OGSniper]

Jewel-Osco has most of its locations in Illinois although there are a handful in Indiana and Iowa as well.

I have never heard of the chain before. Do they have quality products?

 

[A Link In Time]

I have never heard of the chain before. Do they have quality products?

My parents are obsessed with clipping coupons from them haha.

I would say they're a pretty good grocery chain. I can't comment on the pharmacy component since I don't make use of that.

 

[TheGreatCthulhu]

Smith's, fry sauce, Albertson's, and Idaho potatoes.

 

[twilitfalchion]

Giant grocery stores are local to the mid-Atlantic, based out of Landover, MD. Been shopping there since I was a kid. Still do.

 

[Jimmu]

A few Aussie chain restaurants come to mind such as Oporto, Red Rooster, Grill'd (my favourite), Guzman y Gomez, Mad Mex, Harry's Cafe de Wheels, and El Jannah.

We also have Hungry Jack's, but that's just Burger King with a different name because another business already had the rights to the name by the time they launched here.