Gallery: The Next Big Thing You Missed: If the Apple Store Sold Groceries
01Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*Local Mission Market, a new San Francisco grocer, is trying to reimagine food shopping through the lens of user experience. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
02Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*The owners of Local Mission market believe they can bring people closer to what and how they eat. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
03Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*While some prepared items come at a premium, the fresh, local produce is relatively affordable. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
04Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*Few places insist on making nearly all their packaged foods themselves. The processed foods at Local Mission Market are made on premises — hundreds of products altogether. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
05Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*Local Mission Market wants to offer a full range of foods people expect from 21st-century U.S. food purveyors. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
06Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*An iPad app organizes items in the store by category and picture. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
07Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*Sophia Weiss updates the signage on the retail floor. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
08Local Mission Market. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED
*Local Mission Market makes everything from jams, ketchup, and hot sauce to pasta, almond milk, and baby food, on premises. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED*
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