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by ltwhb
02 Sep 2015 10:26
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: Grand Union
Replies: 76
Views: 78939

Re: Grand Union

I worked for Grand Union in Connecticut 1956/1959 startex in the New Haven store right after it was purchased from a local chain "park & shop". Up until early 1959 the stores in CT were part of the NYC district but the chain was opening so many stores in CT they established a Connectic...
by ltwhb
08 Mar 2012 10:15
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: W T Grant
Replies: 67
Views: 83582

Re: W T Grant

Good move on his part
by ltwhb
29 Nov 2011 20:48
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: W T Grant
Replies: 67
Views: 83582

Re: W T Grant

The WT Grant Co was run wisely by family members (mostly in-laws) until the mid 1960s. once the greedy corporates took over and started screwing credit customers, refusing to stay with the times and building stores so close to each other it was downhill all the way until bankruptcy.
by ltwhb
14 Sep 2010 09:00
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: W T Grant
Replies: 67
Views: 83582

Re: W T Grant

I worked in the Grant regional store in New Haven CT back in the 1950s.

see my web site on Grant Memories http://www.wtgrant.ebgmsfund.org/index.html
by ltwhb
27 Jun 2008 22:51
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: W T Grant
Replies: 67
Views: 83582

W.T. Grant Company

Although Grants went out of business in 1975 there are still many employees
who stay in touch with each other.
Go to http://www.bond-biltgarages.com/WTG1.htm

If you are using firefox you will have to play with the options.
If you are using MS explorer no problem
by ltwhb
15 Jan 2008 18:47
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: W.T. Grants in Connecticut
Replies: 0
Views: 3055

W.T. Grants in Connecticut

Grants had a store in just about every town in Connecticut. I think one of the big problems they had was opening thier GRANT CITY stores long after Woolworths opened WOOLCOS and Kreskes opend K-Marts. Another problem they had was opening a Grant store in a Shopping Cenetr in small towns where a down...