Grocery shop in Schönried to close down

The grocery shop in Schönried (see picture) will close down by the end of June 2010. Simple old economic reasons are forcing this, the fourth generation of grocers, Ursula and Hans van den Elshout-Gyger, to take this step.

Comments

[james]

It's a pity for the famous homemade salad dressing
A watch shop, Dolce & Gabanna shop, in this place :-))

[Daniel Nikles]

This is sad. I remember when I was a boy the "Skilager" - school winter camps - in Schoenried some 40 years ago. We would go to the "Laedeli" to buy Ovosport, Tutti Frutti and cans of pineapples, the treats of the time for the kids...These days, when occasionally coming up to the Saanenland from "down under" to enjoy a bit of "Heimat" I'm pleased to see the shop still there, like a rock in the branding.
So sadly another part of the good old times seems to go away because of our nonsense approach to do our shopping at large retailers and - quite likely - prefer to see another hip boutique shop selling unnecessary luxuries to tourists...Daniel Nikles, Hunter Valley - Australia