Liquidation grocery stores are booming as appetite for food deals soars - BNN Bloomberg

When Marie-Ève Breton first opened a grocery liquidation store more than a decade ago, shoppers turned up their noses at imperfect produce and food nearing best-before dates. But as food prices have soared in recent years, she saw sentiment among shoppers shift drastically. At Quebec-based Liquidation Marie Inc., dented cucumbers, slightly bruised bananas and discoloured broccoli aren’t a turn-off to shoppers anymore. Canned foods inching closer to their best-before dates or with slight production defects for a fraction of the price are attractive. And trays of a dozen eggs for 88 cents fly …