Another longtime Halifax business is also toast: Locally owned grocery emporium the Novalea Freshmart (3576 Novalea), open since the 60s, shut its doors last week. Another yet-to-be-announced business will open in the space in March, but Freshmart owner John Harlow was tight-lipped about what that mystery business might be. Harlow says that the introduction of Sunday shopping in the chain grocery stores was a major cause of the Freshmarts closure: Ever since Sunday shopping came in, we knew it wouldnt be long. We kept doing what we could to try and survive, but its just not feasible anymore.
This article appears in Feb 14-20, 2008.