Yes, you are right that family owned (or small regional) stores are better—not globalists!
I shop at a regional grocery store chain...good sales—tho regular priced stuff is high, so I will be spendingmore time looking at Lidl, Aldi, and Meijer for Walmart type stuff
I will have to try Aldi. Our local family owned store is OK, but they don’t have a huge selection and their prices are higher. This is how we all end up at Walmart. That’s what our budget wants. :-(