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STEP 4: OUR VISIT TO THE MARKET
Summary
A quick look at Harris Teeter portrays a busy market with a huge traffic of people.
Essentially, this market is located at the intersection of 2425 N Harrison Street. There are many
other small businesses dealing in fast foods and other commodities within the surrounding areas.
The area is quite busy; with many people doing their shopping or other activities within the
existing social amenities. Well displayed billboards, along 2425 N Harrison Street make the
place lively. Another prominent feature of Harris Teeter is congestion. Due to huge number of
people and its location, this market is congested. There was hardly enough space to park the
vehicles. The carts were also left at the parking area by the shoppers. In addition, there was no
cart corrals within the parking area. Entrance to Harris Teeter is through sliding doors. There is
an ATM machine near the door. Inside this market, there is a food court where salad and
sandwich bars are sold. Common cold and flu medicines were available at the counter. Upstairs,
there is a pharmacy dealing in various types of medicines; however, we did not see eyeglasses
station like in most other markets. There was also a customer service station where lottery tickets
and tobacco products were store.
On the other hand, Good Fortune is located far from the major streets. The most
outstanding feature in this market is availability of expansive parking space. There are no
grocery and fast food shops on the surrounding areas. Demographically, most of the people
within the vicinity of Good Fortune are of Asian descent. Majority of the cars at the parking
space were Toyotas, Fords, and few Audis; however, most of them were of Asian origin. Just
like in Harris Teeter store, there were no cart corrals at the parking area. Most shoppers left their
