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I've been informed that the Jitney Jungle stores were franchised and at some point sold out to HEB.

Whatever happened to this once-ubiquitous facet of the drugstore industry? I have tried looking online for when they were phased out and why, but instead I largely see documentation of their heyday or historical significance. As I understand it, some of these drugstores did not have actual pharmaci...

I don't know what the deal with this Sears having a " steak & seafood spectacular " thanks a group I'm in. I was intrigued and looked up to see if they had a leased meats department. No dice, but they did have a health food department run by Vitality Unlimited, with over 120 leased dep...

I created an updated list of stores (Version 3). TEXAS (EXCEPT WEST TEXAS) / LOUISIANA / SOUTHEAST AppleTree Markets (last two stores went independent, closed) BI-LO (includes RedFood)* Big Star Markets* Bruno's (includes successor Belle Foods) Earth Fare (original run) Florida Choice* Gooding's Lew...

You're also missing Eisner Foods, who was at the time of their demise a division of Jewel; Skaggs Alpha Beta and Alpha Beta. S-A-B in Texas and Florida became Jewel for a time in the 90s before being sold off to Albertsons. Eisner converted to Jewel-Osco, Skaggs Alpha Beta/Alpha Beta were converted...

I created an updated list of stores. TEXAS (EXCEPT WEST TEXAS) / LOUISIANA / SOUTHEAST AppleTree Markets (last two stores went independent, closed) BI-LO (includes RedFood)* Big Star Markets* Bruno's (includes successor Belle Foods) Earth Fare (original run) Florida Choice* Gooding's Lewis & Cok...

You could also make a case for Kmart Food, which really wasn't a leased department but a chain of supermarkets operated by different licensees around the country (ACF/Wrigley, Colonial/Big Star, miscellaneous wholesalers, etc.). Aside from the name, they were, as I understand it, pretty much comple...

You could also make a case for Kmart Food, which really wasn't a leased department but a chain of supermarkets operated by different licensees around the country (ACF/Wrigley, Colonial/Big Star, miscellaneous wholesalers, etc.). Aside from the name, they were, as I understand it, pretty much comple...

I should also mention that to Southeast, Florida Choice (owned by Kroger and eventually dismantled), The Family Mart (owned by A&P and eventually dismantled), and Big Star Markets (owned by Grand Union and eventually dismantled) should be added. Earth Fare refers to the original chain that clos...

That's a wonderful list!!! Thanks 🤗 P.S. You forgot Hills Supermarkets and Fox Markets 😉 I should also mention that to Southeast, Florida Choice (owned by Kroger and eventually dismantled), The Family Mart (owned by A&P and eventually dismantled), and Big Star Markets (owned by Grand Union and ...

There are a number of chains that have been bought up over the years and rebranded, but the list here reflects supermarket chains that ended up closing entirely without true replacements, no one continued on the legacy by rebranding them. Some of these were picked up by other stores after their demi...

I think I have a print copy of that book at home. I'll see what I can run down. I only got as far as South Bend and Mishawka when I was mapping the area. Sadly none of the stores had addresses, with only a few hints, and pretty much all of the stores shown have either remodeled years ago or closed ...

I was reading "Supermarket & Hypermarket Design 2" (great book full of great photos, the first one in the series is "borrowable" from archive.org), and there's a then-new Martin's Supermarket (not the one from Ahold) in Elkhart built around 1990 (give or take a year), which w...

Has anyone heard of this chain? It was a combination store (though not terribly large, 86k-100k square feet) with general merchandise (a surprisingly large amount dedicated to soft goods, like womens clothing) owned by Wetterau since the early 1980s before being shut down in 2001 under SuperValu. La...

I remember poking through the Ala Moana store in the early 2010s during a trip, and being impressed that they sold ukeleles (a rack or two of them--well past the time I'd have thought Chicago had any buyers dealing with stringed instruments). Wonder if the local instrument vendor was one of those c...