San Francisco is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for Mollie Stone’s Markets, welcoming the upscale Marin-based grocery chain and its selection of high-quality goods to a large, long-vacant space on Russian Hill.
Should Mollie Stone’s be tempted to open a second store here, it can expect a somewhat different reception. The welcome mat will be abruptly withdrawn. It will be officially regarded as the moral equivalent of Walmart, a malign corporate interloper required to run a separate…
