Momiy family’s grocery store in Huacho, 1918

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Grocery stores, which required more capital and know-how than barber shops, appeared later and were generally taken under transfer of the lease on the premises from Chinese and Italians. This type of business increased rapidly in cities and provinces.
The image shows the Momiy family’s grocery store in Huacho, north of Lima, in 1918.