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- 12 Jun 2011 17:55
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: The Sega of Thriftway/Shop 'N Bag
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3690
Re: The Sega of Thriftway/Shop 'N Bag
Hi, Yes in both cases. The Giant next to the closed Acme in West Chester was a Giuntas and also would be one of these stores. There are others , I believe there was one on route 30 a Shop &Bag outside of West Chester that was also built about this time. If the others come to me I will let you kn...
- 12 Jun 2011 15:26
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: The Sega of Thriftway/Shop 'N Bag
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3690
Re: The Sega of Thriftway/Shop 'N Bag
Hi, I can!t honestly say about the thriftway and Shop & Bag store question. But I can answer your Shop & Bag Aston Township question. The Shop & Bag was built to be a Shop &Bag and not and Acme. Fleming Oaks management after the great strike that saw about 40% of their business go to...
- 24 May 2011 23:49
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Edison Park Grocery Store Chicago Il.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6048
Re: Edison Park Grocery Store Chicago Il.
Back in the early 80!s there was a Finast in Bristol Conn that also dated from the 40!s that had wooden doors that opened to the street. It amazed me that this store lasted as l.ong as it did because there wasa store about a mile or so away that Finast built in the 70!s that also was opened. The las...
- 21 May 2011 10:00
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Background of The Oldest Surviving Acmes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2915
Re: Background of The Oldest Surviving Acmes
Hi, Dupont Street or Trolley Square was a very high volume store in its time. It still does well. it s location makes it a goldmine. There is a lot of money in the area and stable middle class area!s all around it. Verry little competition in the City of Wilmington. The store is landlocked, what cus...
- 18 May 2011 20:18
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Were these A&Ps high volume?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2462
Re: Were these A&Ps high volume?
Hi, Marsh and Silverside still is, Newark once upon a time was but is still extremly profitable/
- 18 May 2011 20:08
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Background of The Oldest Surviving Acmes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2915
Re: Background of The Oldest Surviving Acmes
Hi, Pike Creek is one of the highest voulume and one of the most profitable Supermarkets in the State. It may be the most profitable stores that Super Valu owns period. Next time you pass get out of the car and go inside. It has been renovated every 2 years for the last 20. Chestertown in a small A ...
- 04 May 2011 23:06
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
- Replies: 45
- Views: 62133
Re: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
Defunct SuperMarkets I Have Shopped In: Finast/First National Victory/Great American Food Fair/ Pantry Pride HoneYDew Markets American Family Stores Pickwell Markets Federated Co-op ( four Store co in Nyc) Parkers Thriftways 5 store chain Shop & Save Markets ( ten Store Chain) Clements Markets M...
- 26 Apr 2011 20:25
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Does this Albertsons/Kroger have a copper roof?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3684
Re: Does this Albertsons/Kroger have a copper roof?
Hi, If it were in New York or Philadelphia we could verry easily see if the roof were copper. All we would have to look for are the fellows who are stealing the roof after hours!
Just kidding... But it could happen in Ny
Just kidding... But it could happen in Ny
- 20 Apr 2011 22:51
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Possible former Centennial A&P
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7741
Re: Possible former Centennial A&P
HI, I guess that could be. I am some what amazed that New Castle only is now served by only that A&P on one side of town and a Pathmark, along with a Sav A Lot that relocated to the old Thriftway building. It wasn!t all that long ago that the town had two Acmes,an A&P and a Food Fair/Thriftw...
- 18 Apr 2011 21:54
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Super Fresh to Close Five Stores on The Delmarva Penninsular
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3930
Re: Super Fresh to Close Five Stores on The Delmarva Penninsular
Hi, Yes the store had the Glass Food Art. The Super Fresh was opened in the early 90!s. It replaced a Colonial that was located south of washington college on Washington Avenue.
- 17 Apr 2011 06:29
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Super Fresh to Close Five Stores on The Delmarva Penninsular
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3930
Re: Super Fresh to Close Five Stores on The Delmarva Penninsular
Hi I worked as a department head at the Chestertown Acme when it had its last renovation. Over the years it has expanded into small stores to its rigth and to lts left added a Bakery and Produce wing as well as and Iced Seafood Case. In its last Renovation the Meat Room was cut down and a new Butche...
- 16 Apr 2011 16:18
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Super Fresh to Close Five Stores on The Delmarva Penninsular
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3930
Super Fresh to Close Five Stores on The Delmarva Penninsular
HI, According to the Baltmore Sun A&P will shutter and sell five eastern shore of Maryland and Delaware based Super Fresh stores this spring. The stores will liquidate and close by mid May. The company will then try to sell the buildings. ( the article said that the company will close 15 other u...
- 05 Apr 2011 08:04
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Possible ex-Delaware Food Fair (Kiddie City)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14480
Re: Possible ex-Delaware Food Fair
Hi, NOPE, Kiddie Land a Delaware independent chain and insttution. Belive me I know the difference. My kids were small and I shopped in Kiddie City, Toys R Us, Kiddie Land, KBToys and many others. Often going half nuts trying to find the latest and greatest toy that was in limited supply for Christm...
- 04 Apr 2011 18:01
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Possible ex-Delaware Food Fair (Kiddie City)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14480
Re: Possible ex-Delaware Food Fair
Hi, the Pep Boys that you are speaking of was a part of a five store toy store chain , known as Kiddie Land that died in the early80!s. They had a unit in a simillar store east of the Tri State Mall on Naamans Road( Up on A hill south Bound Lane) that is a home improvement store, they also had the o...
- 28 Mar 2011 18:33
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Acme in Franklin Lakes, NJ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3604
Re: Acme in Franklin Lakes, NJ?
Hi, The shopping center was in the South bound lane of route 17. It once held two supermarkets the Acme which is the last building in the center with its exterior side wall facing 17. It also had a Grand Union at the other end of the center , with all of the other stores in the center. Across from t...