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Out here in Philadelphia, we have a Shop Rite that's in a former Department Store building all by itself. This store opened as Snellenberg's, and in the 1960's, Snellenberg's was taken over by Lit Brothers. Lit's closed in April of 1977.

The RALPHS ad this week launches: A Brand New Way To Save! Maximum Value Minimum Price RalphsValue This is interesting that KROGER does not attempt to integrate a simple unified private label in all their stores. Seems like it would be a cost savings to have one (1) label. Yet, I am sure that they ...

Cherry Hill in New Jersey apparently sported a Food Fair as of about 1962: http://www.groceteria.com/journal/graphics8/120908-ff-cherryhill.jpg You are correct. The Food Fair was one of 3 main anchors at Cherry Hill Mall, the other tow being S&C and Bamberger's. The Food Fair/Pantry Pride store...

Hi, Fleming purchased William Montgomery in 1980. Fleming Food who opwned the Triftway Name as a sponsored group supplied the stores. In 1987 or 88 Fleming purchased The Frankford Quaker Company a Co-op, who owned the Shop & Bag banner after their largest member Browns Shop & Bag pulled out...

The Village Mall Willingboro, NJ Woolco/Caldor, as well as the Acme and the mall itself, is now the 2nd version of the Pennsauken Mart. Here's my list of all the stores I know so far. ALABAMA *Bessemer *Dothan (Northside Mall) - later Walmart, now Home Depot *Fairfield - later Walmart *Huntsville (W...

We had three Phar-mor's in Philadelphia/bucks County, PA. Two of them were always Phar-mor, the other was a Pharmhouse that converted to Phar-mor. The locations were: Franklin Mils Mall (site is still vacant after 5 years) Bustelton avenue and Cottman Avenue (was former basement level of Gimbel Brot...

Most Two Guys were in the Philadelphia area. The ones there all became Jefferson Ward. Most of them became Bradlees after that, except for one that became a PACE wholesale club. PACE was acquired by Sam's Club in 1993-1994. This Sam's relocated in 2005 and is still vacant. Another one became Bradle...

Out of the list of locations posted above, I believe only four of them (unfortunately) still remain "100% pure" centennials: the locations in Morristown, NJ; Pluckemin, NJ; Goldens Bridge, NY; and Katowah, NY. All of the others have been altered in some way. Some of the alterations have b...

The history of the PA State stores (AKA Wine & Spirits Shops) begins when The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board was created in 1933.

Hi,This former Acme was built as an Acme and expanded about ten years ago. It is close to a high crime area and I was there several years ago after the last renovation when two young men got into a figth over a girl and shot it out with uzies. Thet shot up several cars in the lot our front windows,...

I think the A&P on Krewstown Road, in NE Philadelphia became a Pickwell before it became a Thriftway around 1982, when A&P tried to leave the Philadelphia area.

Hi,I believe that i called on this store back in the mid 1980!s.before it was a Drug store it was A Thriftway and it did verry well. The only competition was a small Acme that closed a few years back'it!s demise was that it!s supplier Fleming Foods , became greedy and allowed a brand new Shop &...

Gaudios was owned and operated by Penn Fruit. Some of their locations were former Penn Fruit stores. The Pep Boys store on the Boulevard near Red Lion was never an A&P. The Pep Boys on Roosevelt Boulevard and the former Penn Fruit-Dale's-Gaudio's-Frank's at Roosevelt & Bustelton has the sam...

The think these 4 A&P 's are now the oldest A&P still opened. they all started out as early 1950's Arch roof A&P's that later got a front remodel into the "Centennial/colonial" design. They are: 289 Bergen Boulevard, Fairview, NJ (A&P Food Market) 507 Prospect Avenue, Littl...

The o/o IGA stores in Philadelphia as memory serves, were an a clone of the original Super Fresh contract. In place of Hourly wages and benefits previously held by union help under the A&P banner, the employees would recieve a bonus and a vote over some store level decisions. The o/o Banner wer...