Supermarkets Find Their Place

An interesting piece in yesterday's WSJ points out that supermarkets have finally found their place in the marketplace against what some would say is an increasingly dowdy and downscale Wal-Mart as consumers flock to stores which stock more branded upscale products and diversity, not to mention nicer stores."The supermarkets are winning back shoppers by sharpening their differences with Wal-Mart's price-obsessed supercenters, stressing less-hectic stores with exotic or difficult-to-match products and greater convenience. Last year, sales at supermarkets open at least