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- 17 Jun 2022 11:35
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Why was A&P so committed to being in Connecticut?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1155
Re: Why was A&P so committed to being in Connecticut?
Connecticut has a number of distinct submarkets--Hartford and New Haven, for example, are very different places, but the state is relatively affluent and despite very little population growth different parts have attracted new chains over time: For example, Shop-Rite has returned to the Hartford ar...
- 15 Jun 2022 19:21
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Why was A&P so committed to being in Connecticut?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1155
Re: Why was A&P so committed to being in Connecticut?
Connecticut has a number of distinct submarkets--Hartford and New Haven, for example, are very different places, but the state is relatively affluent and despite very little population growth different parts have attracted new chains over time: For example, Shop-Rite has returned to the Hartford are...
- 11 Jun 2022 22:43
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: List of A&P Centennial locations
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1444
Re: List of A&P Centennial locations
Would you like additions. I can think of a few.
- 17 May 2022 22:52
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: New Uses for Grocery Stores
- Replies: 90
- Views: 93907
Re: New Uses for Grocery Stores
Former long running Pick-n-Pay at 14601 St Clair Ave in Cleveland is a funeral home.
Early (1957) Centennial A&P in Wickliffe, Ohio has been an electronics business for many years.
Early (1957) Centennial A&P in Wickliffe, Ohio has been an electronics business for many years.
- 10 May 2022 21:53
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: White Front Stores
- Replies: 53
- Views: 65456
Re: White Front Stores
Just a postscript to an earlier post here---White Front was owned by Interstate Department Stores which also owned Topps which was in the Northeast and Midwest. Interstate also owned a large number of small town department stores which predated their owning these discount chains. Topps was more appa...
- 25 Apr 2022 11:15
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Louisville KY, 1922 and 1946-2022
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1504
Re: NEW: Louisville KY, 1922 and 1946-2022
Park & Shop, Stop & Shop or both?
- 24 Feb 2022 10:04
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: NEW: Memphis TN 1917-1990
- Replies: 1
- Views: 976
Re: NEW: Memphis TN 1917-1990
Interesting that Jitney Jungle was there for a very short time. They remained in the Mississippi Delta (places like Greenwood) that were not too far from Memphis until Winn-Dixie bought them in the 90s. National entered the market by buying Montesi's, which had 9 stores and a warehouse, in 1955. It ...
- 23 Feb 2022 19:20
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Archive of annual reports
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1624
Re: Archive of annual reports
A great set of potential rabbit holes.
- 03 Feb 2022 10:00
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Hagerstown MD, 1922-2021
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1902
Re: NEW: Hagerstown MD, 1922-2021
I found an old newspaper image from the 50s. The Hagerstown Food Fair was the Philly chain.
- 03 Feb 2022 09:56
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1680
Re: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
Now, for National. True to form, the chain emerged in Peoria fairly late and fairly scrappily, opening its first stores by 1960...and at least two of them were conversions from other grocers. 3127 N University St was originally a Piggly Wiggly, and the building still bears an interesting loop-shape...
- 15 Dec 2021 14:30
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Hagerstown MD, 1922-2021
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1902
Re: NEW: Hagerstown MD, 1922-2021
Are you sure the 1958 Food Fair is the Philly chain rather than the DC-based on that Grand Union bought?
- 28 Nov 2021 10:56
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Duluth and Superior, 1925/30 to present
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1218
Re: NEW: Duluth and Superior, 1925/30 to present
National had a division in Duluth with stores as far east as Marquette, MI, so there should be an old distribution center somewhere which probably stuck around until the late 60s/early 70s. Even after being consolidated with Minneapolis, it ranged as far as Iron Mountain. Minneapolis was one of thei...
- 21 Nov 2021 23:51
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Duluth and Superior, 1925/30 to present
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1218
Re: NEW: Duluth and Superior, 1925/30 to present
I'm afraid you have Kroger and Safeway and the street names don't line up with the map.
- 21 Nov 2021 23:38
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Kroger in Vermont?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1218
Re: Kroger in Vermont?
St. Albans is considered a remote part of Vermont, away from any populous part of New England. It's also long been the poorest parts of Vermont. Its pretty unlikely they would have expanded there. DeKalb is a county in Georgia. Until recently, it had a small part of Atlanta proper and a small number...
- 07 Nov 2021 22:14
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Little Rock, 1925-2021
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1120
Re: NEW: Little Rock, 1925-2021
The Nationals were part of their Memphis division which ran ‘55-‘67. They also had stores in Nashville. The Division began with an acquisition in Memphis, followed by another one in Nashville. It looks like the Little Rock stores wer new builds during the early years. I came across an old govt repor...