The differences between S and K Market and other stores

I just pulled my lower back an hour ago, popped an ibuprofen, have an energetic baby at my feet in his car seat and decided to write something in my Finnish blog - as it's been awhile.

In Canada you can buy Tylenol, diapers, clothes and toys in Walmart. Heck - you can even buy food in some of them!
That is not the case in Finland. Each store has it's own "thing".
For example - you can only buy medical things (including vet medication i.e. flea treatments) at the pharmacy. Even simple things like Vitamin D (unless you go to a specialty shop I guess), ibuprofen and so on are only purchased at the pharmacy.
Things like Band-aids can be bought at Sokos (not sure about Antilla the other department store).
You can't buy diapers or wipes in the department stores - only at the grocery stores.
Dog/cat food is only sold in the grocery store.
Sokos in relation to a Canadian store is like The Bay. A bit more expensive and more "higher class". So S-Market is tied in with Sokos - as they also share the "S Card"program. With the S card you can get discounts in-store as well at some restaurants - usually 5%. I believe they also have a point system like Shoppers Optimum or Air Miles.

K-Market would be the other chain and has a "Plussa Card" program. I haven't seen any signs for discounts at restaurants if you present this card. However the discounts in the grocery store and in Antilla can be quite significant.

The differences I've noticed between the S-Market downtown and the K-Market near home are HUGE.
I suppose because of location - S-Market is larger, has a rotisserie, a deli, a fresh meat counter, a fresh seafood counter, sells sushi (which I finally tried - it wasn't too bad), and has a larger on-site bakery.
K-Market close to home rarely has good cuts of meat (if any at all because they're quite small), no deli/rotisserie/seafood/meat counter and a very small selection of "freshly"baked goods. I think it really depends on the time of day that you go to pick up bulk baked goods - as I've had some not-so-fresh items and was very sad. As well the variety doesn't change much.

One other huge difference between S and K market are their store-brand names. Similar to "Our Compliments" versus "President's Choice"- S Market carried a brand called "Rainbow" while K Market carries "Pirrka".
I like either brands for certain things. For example the Pirrka line carries a good loaf of bread that lasts longer than the expiry date stamped on the clasp and their Basmati and Jasmine rice has flavour. We no longer purchase the Pirrka branded maple syrup - far too watery. We just get the "Maple Joe"stuff which is a bit pricier but has a strong maple flavour and not as watered down.

Now obviously due to location - there are 2 bigger stores City Market (K-Market) and Prisma (S-Market) a little ways out of town. Definitely not walk-able distance like downtown is...I just need to get the courage to take the bus. We're hoping to find a cheap used/reliable big enough vehicle for the 5 of us (dogs included) - then we'll be able to make a trip once a week and get enough groceries to last longer. As well - we're in the process of looking for a larger apartment - preferably 2 bedroom and with a washing machine and a balcony to hang the clothes in the warmer seasons. Oh and preferably furnished - as the place we're in is furnished. So far we have found plenty - but they're all available this month or next. And that's not enough time to find someone to move us and to give a couple of months notice of our moving.
I don't WANT to move - however now that we have V�in� - we could use a bit more space.