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It has joined a wholesale network that Savi says allows it to buy more groceries in bulk than small grocers typically can, so it can offer lower prices on staples like milk and eggs.

The store was on Rye Lane, a lively high street where Caribbean grocers stack yams next to beauty and phone repair shops.

There will also be a “tonic bar” from Erewhon, featuring the gourmet L.A. grocer’s famously expensive and elaborate smoothies.

“The grocer. The butcher. The man who sells feed for the chickens.”

Under its new ecommerce plan, the grocer will close three fulfillment centers located in Florida, Maryland and Wisconsin, while monitoring the performance of its remaining facilities.