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by marshd1000
22 Feb 2006 15:22
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Supermarket "spokesmodels?"
Replies: 19
Views: 15941

In the old incarnation of this board, there was a discussion of the different spokespersons for supermarkets. Safeway did not have the same spokesperson for all its' regions. Here in the Seattle division of Safeway, we had Lucy Rush (I don't remember if I am spelling her name right). She was on comm...
by marshd1000
16 Feb 2006 12:10
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Pay 'n Save
Replies: 12
Views: 11734

Malmo

I think that Malmo was started independently from Ernst. But in it's later years, it was part of Ernst. However at Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, there was a Malmo only store adjacent to the Pay 'n Save at that same mall.
by marshd1000
15 Feb 2006 03:14
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Supervalu
Replies: 4
Views: 4635

Supervalu

With the talk about Supervalu acquiring Albertsons, I would like to know the HISTORY of this company. I looked on their website and can't see any mention about any supermarkets called, "Supervalu". I originally was under the impression that instead of owning a lot of their stores, that the...
by marshd1000
15 Feb 2006 02:58
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Pay 'n Save
Replies: 12
Views: 11734

Pay 'n Save and Yard Birds

First of all, the Pay 'n Save stores I am talking about are no relation to the current non-drug store ones in Arizona. Yard Birds locations were in Centralia/Chealis, Shelton and Olympia, WA. The Centralia outlet was about the size of a Wal*Mart or Fred Meyer. In fact, before Pay 'n Save bought them...
by marshd1000
12 Feb 2006 14:49
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Pay 'n Save
Replies: 12
Views: 11734

Pay 'n Save

In the old incarnation of the Groceteria Message Board, I had written something about Pay 'n Save. But I thought for those who had not seen that, it might be enjoyable to read some of its' history. I don't know exactly when Pay 'n Save Drugs was started. It was in the 1940's at some time. At first i...
by marshd1000
11 Feb 2006 16:34
Forum: History: Outside the USA and Canada
Topic: Safeway Europe and Australia
Replies: 10
Views: 23471

Safeway Europe and Australia

Before Safeway North America divested itself of its' operations in Europe and Australia, did any of these divisions carry the same brands as Safeway US/Canada? For example, did they carry Lucerne dairy products, Mrs. Wrights baked goods, Coldbrook Margarine, etc? I don't believe that there is still ...
by marshd1000
01 Feb 2006 10:27
Forum: History: Canada
Topic: Canada Safeways
Replies: 53
Views: 68885

Canada Safeways

Although it has been a couple of months that I have looked at where Safeway was in Canada, it seems to be mostly Western Canada. But I do believe that they have some stores in Thunder Bay, Ontario. But I believe that is fairly close to the Manitoba border.
by marshd1000
10 Jan 2006 22:55
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: JCPenney and Drugstores
Replies: 9
Views: 10092

Eckerd and PayLess Drug

It was mentioned that in the earlier incarnation of this board, there was mention of 3 different Eckerd chains. While I am not saying that this is not true, I remember that there were a few different incarnations of PayLess Drugs. There was PayLess Drug Tacoma, WA, PayLess Drug California, PayLess D...
by marshd1000
21 Dec 2005 19:29
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Sears Candy Counters
Replies: 19
Views: 23888

Sears Candy Counters

As a kid and as a young adult, I remember the wonderful candy counters at Sears. I especially loved the hot roasted nut section, especially the hot roasted cashews. I know that for a few years, another company operated them. Are there any Sears that still do this? If not, when were they totally disc...
by marshd1000
06 Dec 2005 19:09
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Hughes Market in Southern California
Replies: 37
Views: 37240

Hughes/QFC/Fred Meyer/Ralphs/Kroger

Technically, Hughes Family Markets wasn't bought out by Ralphs. Hughes ceased being independent when Seattle based QFC bought them as the first step to becoming a national retailer. Their strategy was to buy out or merge with similar upscale grocers across the country, but keep the grocer's original...
by marshd1000
27 Nov 2005 02:26
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Does anybody remember Mayfair Mkts. Discount Grocery Store?
Replies: 13
Views: 10577

Mayfair Markets in the Pacific Northwest

Mayfair was here in the greater Seattle area in the 60's and 70's. I am not sure when they first opened here. But in the mid 1970's Mayfair sold their Seattle area operations to Lucky Stores. I also know that there were some areas in Oregon that had Mayfair. I believe that they may have been in area...
by marshd1000
11 Nov 2005 13:39
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Grand Central
Replies: 3
Views: 4626

Grand Central

Can anyone tell me about the history of Grand Central Stores? This general merchandise and apparel chain was how Fred Meyer made entry into Idaho and Utah. From this Fred Meyer eventually added food. The smaller of these former Grand Central Fred Meyer Utah stores eventually became Smith's Food and ...
by marshd1000
07 Nov 2005 14:29
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: The Different Formats of Fred Meyer
Replies: 27
Views: 17900

The Different Formats of Fred Meyer

As most of you know, Fred Meyer is a supercenter with grocery store roots. Most of Freddy's stores contain at least a food and pharmacy section. Most are complete supercenters that include apparel. In the past, Freddy's experimented with other formats for it's stores. For example, when Freddy's expa...