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The Retired Grocer

@theretiredgrocer

Language: EnglishCountry not available6 years old

  • Persona: Frank · Retired professional · Senior
  • Grocery tips
  • Pantry stockpiling
  • Canned food
  • Food storage
  • Budget shopping
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Seniors
Subscribers
140
Total views
17.4K
Videos
14

Stats updated Stats from YouTube

Growth

Subscribers · daily totals we stored, UTC days

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Subscribers per UTC day, last 30 days, newest first
Day (UTC)Subscribers
Nov 2, 2026140
Nov 1, 2026135
Oct 31, 2026131
Oct 30, 2026122
Oct 29, 2026118
Oct 28, 2026115
Oct 27, 2026111
Oct 26, 2026106
Oct 25, 2026103
Oct 24, 2026100
Oct 23, 202699
Oct 22, 202698
Oct 21, 202698

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How they sell it

  1. 1Video
  2. 2Descriptionstore link in the first line
  3. 3Landing pageOwn checkout · theretiredgrocer.com
  4. 4CheckoutOwn checkout
  • Store link in 21% of recent descriptions
  • Link in descriptions since Oct 7, 2026
  • Entry points: the first line of descriptions

Analysis

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Persona

Frank

Retired professional · Senior · Male · Grocery aisle, pantry shelves or kitchen counter

Niche

Grocery-store insider tips, pantry stockpiling and food storage for seniors

Audience

Older adults and budget-minded home shoppers who want to stockpile pantry food, store groceries longer and read labels (inferred from titles such as 'Every Senior Should Stockpile' and the about-less descriptions).

Avatar
  • Realistic avatar
  • A photorealistic older man with swept-back grey hair, a short white beard and a cream apron over a collared shirt, shown in pantry, store-aisle and kitchen settings with a glossy, uniform look.
Format

Voice-over from 'Frank', a retired grocer: a numbered list of foods or tips (buy/avoid, stockpile, storage tricks), with a mid-video pitch for the pantry guide and a link to the next video.

Content pillars
  • Canned food and stockpile lists
  • Keeping fresh produce longer
  • Label reading and brands to avoid
  • Store-specific shopping tips (Aldi, frozen aisle)
  • Expiration dates and food waste
Title patterns
  • I Ran a Grocery Store for 40 Years — [N foods / topic]
  • How to Keep [X] Fresh for [Y] — Grocery Store Tricks That Work
  • [N] Canned Foods You Should Buy — And [N] You Should Avoid
  • [N] Canned Foods Every Senior Should Stockpile in 2026
Thumbnails

The same grey-bearded man in an apron on one side, pointing at a grid of products, with big bold yellow/white caps text (NEVER BUY, PUT IT BACK, FAKE HONEY?) and red or green accents.

Their thumbnails, most viewed first

Why it works
  • Canned-food stockpile titles lead the views: 4,674, 3,821 and 2,053 against a typical 45–400 for the other 11 uploads
  • A consistent authority hook: '40 years' running a grocery store appears in 6 of 14 titles and in the spoken intros
  • Thumbnails repeat one persona with large caps text and product grids, which makes the videos recognisable as a series
  • Output of about 2 uploads a week since Sep 7, with 14 videos and a long-video format of roughly 15–21 minutes
  • Each video pitches a $37 pantry guide in the description and narration, tying the topic to one product

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