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- 15 Jul 2014 15:16
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Heir to Leaf Brands acquires abandoned Macy's legacy marques
- Replies: 4
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Re: Heir to Leaf Brands acquires abandoned Macy's legacy mar
Robinson's in AZ was originally Goldwaters...Since the Goldwater name is used by a family member on a line of salsas and condiments, I assume they own the rights to that name.
- 17 Feb 2014 01:51
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: What happens to ex-Circle Ks....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11444
- 19 Aug 2013 15:30
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Dairy Queen Through the Years
- Replies: 15
- Views: 27682
Re: Dairy Queen Through the Years
An oddity...International DQ (the master franchisor) is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, who also has major investments in Coca Cola...yet many DQ franchises serve Pepsi.
- 25 Mar 2013 15:38
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Bashas'
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33851
Re: Bashas'
Unfortunately, Bashas' wasn't able to get favorable terms on a lease renewal at that site and now it's a Sprouts (along with a number of other former ABCO stores in the Phoenix area). \ The Sprouts market just recently opened at that site. So we have a grocery store on its 4th owner! (Lucky to ABCO...
- 27 Jan 2013 22:09
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Largest Walgreens store I've seen
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15260
Re: Largest Walgreens store I've seen
In the past (pre 1980s), Walgreens stores were rather large, having restataunts, sporting goods departments, even garden departments
- 18 Jun 2012 23:32
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Similarities Between Texaco and Shell Signage
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14506
Re: Similarities Between Texaco and Shell Signage
Most of the major gas sellers use standardized signage...a controlled background sign... and share architectural design Chevron and Texaco (only difference is logo and colors) Conoco/76/Phillips 66 (same colors) Exxon/Mobil (red for Exxon/blue for Mobil) BP and ARCO (ARCO uses BP designs with ARCO b...
- 29 May 2012 01:16
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Goodyear Tire Service Centers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14786
Re: Goodyear Tire Service Centers
I do remember the Goodyear stores with the blue and yellow "diamond" pylon - lit in neon at night. Phoenix also had a king size Goodyear diamond sign with a time/temp sign at the corner of I-17 and the Grand Ave overpass. Also the tire stores sold bikes and toys during the holidays, and of...
- 14 May 2012 22:05
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: The Very First Texaco "System 2000" Stations (1981-1983)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18787
Re: The Very First Texaco "System 2000" Stations (1981-1983)
In the 90s Texaco and Shell combined their retail/refining operations in the US into a partnership (majority owned by Shell)..in some markets Texaco was predominant, Shell in others. The partnership ended when Chevron bought out Texaco. The Texaco share of the partnership was sold to Shell around 20...
- 26 Jan 2012 20:00
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Bookstores
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14046
Re: Bookstores
There is also Hastings...the combo book store/CDs/DVDs place that is mostly in smaller towns.
In Arizona we have Bookman's , a super-sized new/used book store.
In Arizona we have Bookman's , a super-sized new/used book store.
- 15 Jan 2012 01:09
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Unusual '60s 7-Eleven
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3632
Re: Unusual '60s 7-Eleven
I did notice Loeb's...liquor,laundromat, and BBQ under one roof!
- 18 Dec 2011 00:56
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: old store brands
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41129
Re: old store brands
The "generics" era was the time of double-digit inflation, they were supposedly even cheaper than the store brand and were basically slightly lower in quality than the store brand. There was even a generic "beer" which was made by the infamous Falstaff brewery
- 08 Jun 2011 15:40
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: JCPenney mall locations
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26594
Re: JCPenney mall locations
JCP was the center anchor of Chris Town mall in Phoenix...accessed by the glass-fronted central mall entrance
- 06 May 2011 19:32
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Bashas'
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33851
Re: Bashas'
Yes, it opened as a Lucky. It became an ABCO when they bought the AZ Lucky stores in the late 80s. When ABCO went under (along with its then-owner Fleming) in the early 00s Bashas' bought the store
- 05 May 2011 02:56
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
- Replies: 45
- Views: 61678
Re: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
Defunct/departed chains in Phoenix AJ Bayless (at its end just known as "BAYLESS") E-Z Save (one store discount grocery/dept store experiment by Bayless) Cooke's (another Bayless experiment - a warehouse-style supermarket) The famous Smitty's..which briefly changed to Fred Meyer before bec...
- 25 Mar 2011 15:33
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Chveron Stations Operating as Standard Oil
- Replies: 27
- Views: 38188
Re: Chveron Stations Operating as Standard Oil
Exxon stills sells some industrial products (lubes, fuels) under the "Humble" and "Esso" brands
As does Mobil with the "Vacuum" and "Gargoyle" names.
As does Mobil with the "Vacuum" and "Gargoyle" names.