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Susie Riediger Dept: After 75 years, this is what's left of the family business: an empty shell of a building, a stack of bills and the crisp grey photos of what was, according to Winnipeg Free Press. But all that thinking hasn't found a way to warm the coldness of the math. "I don't think there was one year where our sales went up, for 20 years," Nick says. "But the cost of business never goes down. And the longer we stayed open, the deeper we were sinking. I couldn't live with bankruptcy. I couldn't live if I did that to our creditors." Riediger's founder Henry Riediger and his children stand behind the meat counter of their brand-new grocery at 188 Isabel Street in 1946. From left to right: unknown employee, Henry Riediger Sr., Henry Riediger Jr., Susie Riediger, Nick Riediger Sr., Vern Riediger, John Riediger. Earlier this month, Riediger's Supermarket quietly closed its Isabel Street doors and parked its delivery trucks. There just wasn't a way to make the business work anymore. "I'm always trying to think of a way to save the place," murmurs Nick Riediger Jr., sipping a straight black coffee. Related Items Articles Hunger amid the plenty (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.