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by BillyGr
08 Oct 2021 19:01
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Weis in Northern VA
Replies: 25
Views: 3018

Re: Weis in Northern VA

Yep, other end of the strip was a Kmart that closed in 2017. Was Victory Market separate from Weis or was it another Mr Zs kind of thing where Weis bought them but kept the old name for a while. If anything, this was a one off and honestly my history of the area ended in June 1980 when we moved bac...
by BillyGr
08 Oct 2021 13:49
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Weis in Northern VA
Replies: 25
Views: 3018

Re: Weis in Northern VA

now closed Stroudsburg, PA store had the same exterior (thanks to Google Street View for having older pictures to show us this store!). Was this store in the same plaza with the K-Mart? If so, it actually began life as a Victory Market back in the 70's. Yep, other end of the strip was a Kmart that ...
by BillyGr
26 Sep 2021 20:36
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Safeway locations-Oakland, Calif.-1963
Replies: 18
Views: 17716

Re: Safeway locations-Oakland, Calif.-1963

When you zoom in on the photo, it actually looks like it could be two different items. The "box" in the back and the part that looks like it is stacked may actually be supported by the metal posts just in front of it (from the view of the photographer). The wooden? part that sits farther b...
by BillyGr
26 Sep 2021 20:24
Forum: History: Canada
Topic: Mystery store, 500 Park Ave, Beausejour, MB
Replies: 3
Views: 1109

Re: Mystery store, 500 Park Ave, Beausejour, MB

proves that the building is a former supermarket, and it operated as a Shop-Easy store as late as 2009. Shop-Easy is a chain name that came up during my Thunder Bay research, and I *thought* it had gone totally defunct in the 1970s...but this wouldn't be the first time I had my preconceptions chall...
by BillyGr
03 Sep 2021 20:27
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Little Help?
Replies: 13
Views: 1814

Re: A Little Help?

eltf177 wrote: 03 Sep 2021 19:39 Thanks for the info. But never heard of Foodarama either, looks like I have more research to do...
http://www.fdrama.com/ - This has history on that chain (and when first opening it mentions buying Basics).
by BillyGr
03 Sep 2021 16:47
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Little Help?
Replies: 13
Views: 1814

Re: A Little Help?

I found a 1990 WASHINGTON POST article about the top 10 grocers in the DC area (Giant and Safeway were #'s 1 and 2; surprise surprise!). Number 9 was Basics (3 stores) while Number 10 was Dayton/Mitchell Thriftways (also 3 stores). I've never heard of either. There's a post here that says Basics wa...
by BillyGr
09 Aug 2021 13:08
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: 2 Pathmark stores right next to each other?
Replies: 6
Views: 1843

Re: 2 Pathmark stores right next to each other?

I vaguely remember seeing signage (though I think the store was closed by that point) many years ago outside the Pittsfield (MA) area (more like Lenox) of what looked like a Pathmark store, so those drugstore only ones may have spread a bit further than the actual supermarkets ever did. Speaking of...
by BillyGr
09 Aug 2021 10:52
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: 2 Pathmark stores right next to each other?
Replies: 6
Views: 1843

Re: 2 Pathmark stores right next to each other?

I vaguely remember seeing signage (though I think the store was closed by that point) many years ago outside the Pittsfield (MA) area (more like Lenox) of what looked like a Pathmark store, so those drugstore only ones may have spread a bit further than the actual supermarkets ever did. Being as far...
by BillyGr
06 Aug 2021 16:33
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: 2 Pathmark stores right next to each other?
Replies: 6
Views: 1843

Re: 2 Pathmark stores right next to each other?

Looks like they just split the store into two different buildings - probably a lack of one large enough space (which is often an issue in more populous areas). The white fronted section is the supermarket, the brick part is the pharmacy. Not sure what that 2nd photo (the one with all the constructio...
by BillyGr
18 Jul 2021 07:42
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Kmart checkouts over the years
Replies: 26
Views: 12482

Re: Kmart checkouts over the years

No, it was not the RX symbol. Someone had an example posted. https://imgur.com/gallery/0iXLmZ5 Interesting this receipt says "Payless Drugs NW." Their receipts in CA just said Payless Drug but looked exactly the same. Also the "2830" after Renton, WA would be the store number (w...
by BillyGr
11 Jul 2021 13:25
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Kmart checkouts over the years
Replies: 26
Views: 12482

Re: Kmart checkouts over the years

I remember the system Payless Drug used- they had scanning before any other drug store had scanning. The receipt came out of a slot right next to the keyboard (keybord and printer and cash drawer were a single unit). The receipt only listed 8 letters for item descriptions. They had an odd TX symbol...
by BillyGr
04 Jul 2021 15:29
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: DC area Grand Union stores that became Basics
Replies: 3
Views: 1587

Re: DC area Grand Union stores that became Basics

https://lostlaurel.com/2012/02/08/basic ... warehouse/

This looks to confirm that it was connected to Grand Union, just a bit earlier than you were thinking (1980-1984 timeframe).
by BillyGr
04 Apr 2021 17:54
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Foodland - Kaneohe, HI
Replies: 5
Views: 1369

Re: Foodland - Kaneohe, HI

Not that you have to, but some of the pages won't show up for someone without an account (though others will be readable) - apparently this is one of those that only shows to those with an account. Probably the only reason I have one - just to be able to see some things like that, not actually using...
by BillyGr
04 Apr 2021 14:29
Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
Topic: Foodland - Kaneohe, HI
Replies: 5
Views: 1369

Re: Foodland - Kaneohe, HI

Andrew T. wrote: 04 Apr 2021 11:59 FYI, your link just gives me a Facebook login screen.
Came up with photos for me - perhaps you aren't logged in to Facebook in general?
by BillyGr
14 Feb 2021 20:42
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: UPC codes & grocery scanning
Replies: 100
Views: 95484

Re: UPC codes & grocery scanning

Safeway had a lot of the DTS model 300/400, the only store that I saw a model 500 was in Butte Montana, we were getting ready to convert the store to IBM 4680 and I can remember the store manager slamming the cover of a 500 and swearing. I was told at the time that the 500 had the capability to be ...