Article: The aisles of life Even baby-sitting is part of `one-stop shopping'

With Starbucks coffee near aisle one, live goldfish in aisle nine and baby-sitting services below the produce department, the newest Star Market making its debut today is more of a shopping mall than a grocery store.

But to grocery industry analysts and consumers, the Commonwealth Avenue store in Allston is an 80,000-square-foot answer to the complaints of modern shoppers: how to find more time, what to do with the children while you shop and where to get a good cup of coffee.

The concept is a new variation on an old theme: one-stop shopping for the health-conscious parent with no time to make curried chicken.

"This is lifestyle shopping -- elevating food shopping from a tedious chore to ...

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