V. Richard's

V. Richard's Market is a neighborhood specialty grocery store and small delicatessen located at 3916 Clairmont Avenue in Birmingham's Forest Park neighborhood. The store is owned by Rick Little, who opened it in 1995.

Little's father, Vincent, created the concept while he was CEO of Roundy's Inc., operator of "Pick 'N' Save" grocery stores. The first store opened in 1986 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. It was purchased from the Little family out of bankruptcy in 2002, but still trades under the V. Richard's name.

A second Birmingham area location in Homewood's Edgewood business district opened in 1999, but was unprofitable, and closed 18 months later.

In 2004, Little relocated the business from its former 5,400 square foot space at 3908 Clairmont to an adjacent building vacated by Payless Drugs. The new location is 20% larger and features a larger dining area and a new outdoor terrace. Abigail's Bakery was acquired to provide fresh bread and desserts.

References

• Sepsas, Niki (May 2007) "The Hometown Grocer." Birmingham Magazine. Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 134-5
• Goodman, Sherri C. (February 25, 2007) "Whole Foods giving Forest Park's V. Richards concern." The Birmingham News.
• Daykin, Tom (November 24, 2003) "More in store." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

External links

• V. Richard's website