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- 26 Dec 2014 00:05
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Barker's Department Stores
- Replies: 46
- Views: 54113
Re: Barker's Department Stores
As far as White-Modell, I thought I read somewhere that Modells tested waters outside sporting goods and bought/merged with Whites Department Stores in the early 1970's. Remember it was not a long lasting venture and the Modell family got the Modell name back to sporting goods. No affiliation with ...
- 28 Nov 2014 16:24
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: 1974 Ads: A&P, Acme, Bells, Loblaws, Park Edge, & More
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7342
Re: 1974 Ads: A&P, Acme, Bells, Loblaws, Park Edge, & More
Was the B-Kwik connected to Tops? Seems to show quite a few Tops branded items. Perhaps that was an early part of their "convenience stores" chain that they had until not too long ago when they sold to 7/11)? A&P and Acme are probably the only two other chains still in existence (not i...
- 24 Nov 2014 11:42
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Three generations of Alta Dena branding on one shelf
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3427
Re: Three generations of Alta Dena branding on one shelf
A local 'farmer's market' store recent re-opened near me with a much better selection of food. But that's not the interesting part. The store carries Alta Dena brand butter. Most supermarkets only carry the quartered pound (four half sticks) in the newest retail packaging. This store also sells the...
- 13 Nov 2014 21:21
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Older Kmart interiors (orange and otherwise)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18659
Re: Older Kmart interiors (orange and otherwise)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYxXuY6_Png - This is the same video referenced in the 1st post but titled Kmart 1978 commercial, and this version is advertising a particular store (Solon, OH) grand opening. The storefront in the video looks much the same as our local store that closed in June, which...
- 23 Oct 2014 13:10
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: odd sighting on Google Maps - Giant store directory outdoors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6891
Re: odd sighting on Google Maps - Giant store directory outd
With the way the side of the building facing the (small) parking area looks, it almost looks like it could have been some kind of garage at one point (the rear sets of windows and entry ways replaced by garage doors would make it similar to a Goodyear or such type location, and those often have litt...
- 19 Jul 2014 11:51
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Problem with spam?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4402
Re: Problem with spam?
Yes, although I guess you could expect to find it in a forum like this (after all, it IS a grocery related forum and where else would you get spam besides a grocery store :).
- 10 Dec 2013 19:02
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Big M
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7583
Re: Big M
Hi , I checked their web site and they are still around in upstate NY and in Pennsylvania. In small towns. They seem to have at least two former Great American locations. Their Ad seems to be very competitive. I do not know who supplies them. I wouldn't be surprised if at least one or two are forme...
- 21 Oct 2013 21:12
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Star Supermarkets, Rochester NY
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6290
Re: Star Supermarkets, Rochester NY
http://blog.timesunion.com/colonie/star-supermarkets-a-tribute/801/#print This started out to be about Star Markets in the Albany (NY) area, but there are several posts about the Rochester stores as well as mention of the ones still existing in the Boston MA area. Kind of an interesting situation, w...
- 10 Oct 2013 15:41
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Did Ann & Hope have a supermarket?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4846
Re: Did Ann & Hope have a supermarket?
First - note that I only went to one of their stores one time, so it's certainly possible that other locations were different or that they changed over time (as seems to be referred to in the article). However, from what I remember it was similar to any of the other discount stores of the time, whic...
- 03 May 2013 13:48
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Anyone Old Enough, To Remember Returning Glass Bottles>?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8831
Re: Anyone Old Enough, To Remember Returning Glass Bottles>?
Jeez... Sucks to be old! I recall not only returning glass bottles of Coke, but HUGE empty glass bottles of Coke! Were they 1-liters? IIRC they were in 4-packs. When full, what a load! The first larger sized bottles (in the 1950's) known as King Size, were 26 oz. They may have increased over the ye...
- 25 Apr 2013 21:33
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Great pics of King Cole Market Whittier Ca
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3995
Re: Great pics of King Cole Market Whittier Ca
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/garyed40/king_cole2_zps1042b6f6.jpg Gary Interesting design with the aisles appearing to run sideways, rather than front to back as most stores do. We had at least one store here that was set up that way for a while, but has changed to the "normal" s...
- 21 Apr 2013 16:31
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Smith's/PriceRite/Food4Less Las Vegas
- Replies: 35
- Views: 36241
Re: Smith's/PriceRite/Food4Less Las Vegas
Question: Were these "Price Rite" stores somehow linked to the ones currently owned by Wakefern Food Corp. (aka. Shop Rite) on the East Coast? Doesn't look like it, but ... The Wakefern folks did have a couple Price Rite locations in the west (a franchise agreement with K.V.Mart co, appar...
- 20 Dec 2012 23:20
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Anyone remember/know about Bells Supermarket or Super Duper?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27367
Re: Anyone remember/know about Bells Supermarket or Super Du
The fourth supermarket chain that was involved in the Great Coupon Wars might have been Star Markets. I hear about that chain from time to time but I think it was gone by the time I moved up to the Rochester area in 1989. After seeing this post, I was wondering if there was any connection of this S...
- 25 Sep 2012 21:55
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Walmart in-store restaurants
- Replies: 17
- Views: 26815
Re: Walmart in-store restaurants
Are you familiar with the "Wal-Mart Cafe" (or maybe it was meant to be read "Cafe Wal-Mart") concept? The WM in Aston PA, which was built as one of the last Caldors in 1995, becoming Wal-Mart in 2000, had a very small snack bar by this name. It had a fancy black/tan color scheme...
- 22 Jul 2012 20:23
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Grand Union
- Replies: 76
- Views: 81464
Re: Grand Union
Interesting... the store in AuSable Forks, New York was a definitely a Grand Union last time I was there, which was years ago. I believe it then flipped to a Tops for a while. Then, when Tops' parent Royal Ahold had, er, issues and Tops was sold off, the store went back to being a Grand Union. And ...