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- 08 Mar 2007 03:36
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: UPC codes & grocery scanning
- Replies: 100
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Just as an odd historical note - I think D'Allesandro's was the first grocer in Boise with scanners - truly ahead of their time as grocers go - Boise just wasn't ready for their style of retail in 1980. I non-fondly remember the Fred Meyer stores without unified checkout - one change introduced simu...
- 27 Feb 2007 03:32
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Classic Malls in Portland, OR Before 1980
- Replies: 13
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- 26 Feb 2007 22:06
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Classic Malls in Portland, OR Before 1980
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18398
- 20 Feb 2007 06:28
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Safeway Store Count in Portland/Vancouver (1980)
- Replies: 2
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- 20 Feb 2007 06:26
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Edmonds, WA: Marina ex-Safeway endangered?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6303
- 20 Feb 2007 06:01
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Prairie Market
- Replies: 6
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The two Seattle-area locations that come to my mind are the White Center location (not so white, not so centered), at 17th and Roxbury, near what is now the Salvadorean Bakery and Schucks Auto Supply. There is still a (very) faint outline of the Prairie Market logotype on the white rectangular sign ...
- 02 Feb 2007 14:53
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: How Many Grocers founded Cafeterias and Restaraunt Chains?
- Replies: 16
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The Infamous Eve's
Fred Meyer, decades pre-Kroger, operated Eve's Buffets. Most were part of Fred Meyer stores, but there were definitely a few freestanding locations. I believe Eve was Fred's mother.
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