A few sources regarding grocery history and a few notable New Orleans groceries.
A. M. & J. Solari, Ltd. Fancy and Staple Groceries: Importers of Fine Wines and Liquors, Wholesale and Retail. New Orleans, LA: Solari’s, 1913.
Fertel, Rien. “Solari’s Grocery House.” Edible New Orleans, n.d. http://www.ediblecommunities.com/neworleans/spring-2010/from-the-archives.htm.
Kolb, Carolyn G. “Shopping at Solari’s: A Grocery Like None Other.” New Orleans Magazine, July 2004.
New Orleans Retail Grocers’ Association. Grocers’ Day Annual. New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Retail Grocers’ Association, n.d.
———. Souvenir: Pure Food Show Given. New Orleans, LA, 1906.
———. The Louisiana Grocer. New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Retail Grocers’ Assn., Inc, n.d.
Ward, Artemas. The Grocer’s Encyclopedia … New York, 1911.