Does anybody remember the convenience store chain called
U-Tell-Um. At one time in the 1950's they tried operating a conventional size grocery in Orange, Calif. where I lived. They were however unsuccessful in being able to make a success of the store which was located on South Main St. Later on they sold their U-Tell-Um Grocery Store to Michael's Markets (a small Southern California Grocery Chain).
I think that part of the mistake in running this grocery store by U-Tell-Um was that they were thinking more of running it as they had been operating their convenience stores and the two are different types of operations with much higher and lower profit margins and methods and styles of operation. Sadly they failed in their attempt at running a traditional grocery store.
Thanks, Wayne Winterland Jr.
Does anybody remember U-Tell-um food stores in So. Calif.
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