Product Categories That Have Gotten So Huge They Need Their Own Sections in Stores: Teen Romance Books and Frozen Groceries Edition

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Today in surprising new retail developments: in-trouble book chain Barnes & Noble has sectioned off a new area just for "Teen Paranormal Romance" novels and Keli's supermarket has created an aisle entirely dedicated to the pursuit of Hot Pockets. To be honest, we're a little concerned about what the rapid growth in these two product categories says about society at large. Have you noticed any weird new product categories exploding all over your local branch of xyz chain store? Let us know. Better yet, send us a photo.

· How Barnes & Noble will survive [The Awl]
· Hot Pockets is now its own food group [Consumerist]