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by luckysaver
01 Nov 2007 12:40
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger's legacy banners - Historical operations
Replies: 6
Views: 9488

Kroger's legacy banners - Historical operations

According to the latest 10K report from Kroger, in Exhibit 21 (complete list of subsidiaries), the subsidiary "Kroger Company of Michigan" has these legacy banners: - Apple Orchard Food Market - World of Videos Movies and Munchies - Kessel Pharmacies - Bi-Lo Discount Foods Did these banner...
by luckysaver
02 Oct 2007 00:22
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Kap's Kitchen and Pantry
Replies: 1
Views: 2763

Kap's Kitchen and Pantry

Whatever happened to American Stores' Kap's Kitchen & Pantry Division? It opened its first store in Salt Lake City in 1996 and was described by the ASC CEO Victor Lund as a new supermarket concept. How many stores did this short-lived division have and did any store site become Albertsons? Also,...
by luckysaver
02 Oct 2007 00:19
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Albertsons's Health and Home Division
Replies: 4
Views: 10092

Albertsons's Health and Home Division

American Stores started "Health & Home" home health care division within American Drug Stores in the late 1990's. They had a small chain of 25,000 sq ft of retail stores and selected Savon/Osco stores had a "Health & Home" department, which Albertsons added more departmen...
by luckysaver
02 Oct 2007 00:15
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Kroger Pharmacies
Replies: 6
Views: 13239

Gene Maddy Drugs owned by Kroger

Gene Maddy is a stand-alone pharmacy as far as I know it and it is on the paper you get from a Kroger-owned pharmacy. It may be part of the Payless Division. Supervalu's Farm Fresh unit operates a stand-alone drug store/pharmacy - inside a Virginia hospital campus's medical office building. I believ...
by luckysaver
02 Oct 2007 00:10
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Raisin's Markets locations in 1958
Replies: 11
Views: 7974

Raisin/Alpha Beta Monterey Park

Any old pictures of Raisin/Alpha Beta/Shun Fat Market on Atlantic and Emerson at the former Midwick Country Club site? This may be useful for the Monterey Park Historical Society.

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by luckysaver
02 Oct 2007 00:07
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Historical Ralphs subsidiaries
Replies: 17
Views: 8112

Ralphs subsidiaries - historic

Forgot that Hughes Supermarkets Inc was rolled into Ralphs Supermarkets Inc and dissolved with Alpha Beta/Boys/Viva/ABC. Somewhere out there is an old SEC 10K report with a full list of Hughes' subsidiaries. Artesia Quality Products was a subsidiary business - it listed its address on Private Select...
by luckysaver
02 Oct 2007 00:01
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Crawfords Market
Replies: 23
Views: 23898

Crawford's

Socalgrocer was referring to the Crawford's on Valley at New in Alhambra. Kroger's Real Estate Department owns the site and is leased to 168 Market (Chinese, owned by 99 Ranch Market). CVS (former Savon) operates at the other end. The other vintage item besides the building is the parking lot street...
by luckysaver
29 Sep 2007 12:34
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Kroger Pharmacies
Replies: 6
Views: 13239

Kroger Pharmacies

Did you know - Kroger owns the 1-store Gene Maddy Drugs (I believe it is in the midwest). What's the history behind Gene Maddy and how did Kroger get a hold of that store - was it part of a former drugstore chain? Kroger never mentioned them on their website as a banner nor a corporate subsidiary. T...
by luckysaver
29 Sep 2007 12:27
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Historical Ralphs subsidiaries
Replies: 17
Views: 8112

Historical Ralphs subsidiaries and brief description of each

Ralphs Grocery Co/Ralphs Supermarkets Inc 1990's subsidiaries pre Fred Meyer/Kroger merger: Ralphs Grocery Company - Umbrella holding company for all Ralphs/F4L properties, one of the largest subsidiaries of Kroger today. In mid 1990's, RGC was a subsidiary of RSI. Ralphs Supermarkets Inc - Ralphs/...
by luckysaver
29 Sep 2007 12:20
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA--Former SMITH'S FOOD KING?
Replies: 12
Views: 9446

Jeff, The $2 Fabric store is on Valley and Muscatel in Rosemead. This was a former Alpha Beta shopping center which had Alpha Beta (currently Rosemead Supermarket, previously Ralphs), Alpha Beta Hy-Lo Drug (currently $2 Fabrics), and Alphy's Coffee Shop, which I don't know what is in its place now. ...
by luckysaver
28 Sep 2007 11:24
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: DIAMOND BAR CA
Replies: 15
Views: 11459

Diamond Bar - Gibson Shopping Center opened in 1970

I have an LA TIMES article from 1969 that discussed the tenants moving into the Gibson Shopping Center (today's Vons/CVS on Diamond Bar and Golden Springs). Vons was (and still is) the original tenant but the CVS was interesting - opened as a Skaggs-Payless, which became Savon, and now CVS - basical...
by luckysaver
28 Sep 2007 11:21
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Historical Ralphs subsidiaries
Replies: 17
Views: 8112

F4L Pomona

Back in the early 1990's, Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Companies owned Food4Less General Merchandising Corporation, which included Food4Less (conventional and warehouse formats), Ralphs, Alpha Beta (green and yellow scheme), Boys, Viva, and Marina. When Burkle sold F4L to Fred Meyer in 1997, it was FM that ...
by luckysaver
27 Sep 2007 21:12
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Max Foods Montebello Closing
Replies: 53
Views: 28691

Max Foods Montebello

Drove by today - entire front facade removed. Is it going to remain Max Foods or rename Lucky/Albertsons? I understand this was the last operating Max Foods in SoCal (under Supervalu). The "Max Foods" sign remains on the Montebello Plaza sign on Via Campo. No pharmacy? Maybe CVS next door ...
by luckysaver
27 Sep 2007 21:05
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Gigante History
Replies: 12
Views: 5876

Gigante Pico Rivera

What's the exact cross streets of this Gigante? I have an LA TIMES article from 1980 that stated that Montgomery Ward (co-financing the project) and Alpha Beta were opening on a 23 acre parcel on the corner of Rosemead and Whittier Blvds (Junction State Routes 19 and 72). The other major tenants at ...
by luckysaver
25 Sep 2007 11:34
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: DIAMOND BAR CA
Replies: 15
Views: 11459

Country Hills Town Center

Dean, The Walnut/Diamond Bar Weekly this week has a story on the status of Country Hills. Facing the Auto Club office in what used to be the Ralphs/Alpha Beta will be an ethnic (possibly Chinese or Korean) supermarket, identified as only "H-Market". It is said to have a food court inside, ...