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by retail_person_247
29 Jan 2023 13:26
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger Family Centers
Replies: 126
Views: 101760

Re: Kroger Family Centers

I think I might've just stumbled upon another former Family Center location (which was later converted into a Kroger supermarket) https://www.google.com/maps/@34.7184406,-92.3476348,3a,28.7y,12.98h,94.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sx06y8E2Vjrva43t0RSjD3g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Is this another former Kroger FC?...
by retail_person_247
29 Jan 2023 13:24
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: Shop-Rite's discount dept. store division?
Replies: 7
Views: 3054

Re: Shop-Rite's discount dept. store division?

Grand Union had Grand Way Stop & Shop owned Bradlees Big Bear had Harts Meijer had Thrifty Acres (and a small concept called "Meijer Square" for a few years) Red Owl had had their Family Centers Copps had discount department stores under their own name (Simply just called Copps Depart...
by retail_person_247
22 Jan 2023 22:57
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger Family Centers
Replies: 126
Views: 101760

Re: Kroger Family Centers

I found this newspaper ad listed several locations of old retail stores (of where to buy trainsets, what the page was originally advertising) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/382222633/ I looked at the (which according to this website) the former TG&Y store located at 1600 W Jackson St, Macom...
by retail_person_247
17 Jan 2023 13:31
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: Shop-Rite's discount dept. store division?
Replies: 7
Views: 3054

Shop-Rite's discount dept. store division?

Grand Union had Grand Way Stop & Shop owned Bradlees Big Bear had Harts Meijer had Thrifty Acres (and a small concept called "Meijer Square" for a few years) Red Owl had had their Family Centers Copps had discount department stores under their own name (Simply just called Copps Departm...
by retail_person_247
30 Dec 2022 01:04
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Does anybody know when Kroger stopped using those cube signs?
Replies: 3
Views: 1802

Does anybody know when Kroger stopped using those cube signs?

I found a Kroger in Dunbar, WV that has one of those iconic cube signs in the parking lot. The thing is, that store wasn't even built until 2007. Was Kroger still prominently using those signs by then? I understand that a lot of older Kroger stores still use those cube signs simply because they have...
by retail_person_247
26 Dec 2022 23:41
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Lee's Discount Department Stores?
Replies: 6
Views: 2713

Re: Lee's Discount Department Stores?

Any of you guys familiar with this chain? They were the discount department store division of the J.J. Newberry (A lot of people believe Britt's to be the discount division, but they were a department store similar to JCPenney, like what TG&Y was doing with their "Aim For the Best" ch...
by retail_person_247
20 Dec 2022 23:21
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Kroger U-Save Foods?
Replies: 2
Views: 1637

Kroger U-Save Foods?

Has anybody here ever heard of Kroger U-Save Foods? (branded as U-$ave Foods) There was one in Whitley City, KY: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7305285,-84.4694557,3a,75y,79.97h,88.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMPveJBXXURgOoIaQClJkCQ!2e0!7i3328!8i1664 Kroger would later move into the former Pamida store ...
by retail_person_247
14 Dec 2022 23:46
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger Family Centers
Replies: 126
Views: 101760

Re: Kroger Family Centers

By chance could this Kroger in Balch Springs originally start out as a former Family Center?

https://www.google.com/maps/@32.71995,- ... 384!8i8192
by retail_person_247
03 Dec 2022 23:00
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Sears store-within-a-stores over the years
Replies: 24
Views: 5989

Re: Sears store-within-a-stores over the years

K B Toys used to have stores inside of Sears
by retail_person_247
03 Dec 2022 22:46
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Lee's Discount Department Stores?
Replies: 6
Views: 2713

Lee's Discount Department Stores?

Any of you guys familiar with this chain? They were the discount department store division of the J.J. Newberry (A lot of people believe Britt's to be the discount division, but they were a department store similar to JCPenney, like what TG&Y was doing with their "Aim For the Best" cha...
by retail_person_247
26 Aug 2022 21:39
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: When did A&P leave Rhode Island?
Replies: 5
Views: 2893

Re: When did A&P leave Rhode Island?

Ok so I've done research and here's what I've found A&P left Rhode Island in 1995 after selling all of the remaining locations in the state (and some stores in surrounding states) to Edwards Super Food Stores. All remaining A&P stores in RI would be converted to Edwards locations. At the tim...
by retail_person_247
08 Aug 2022 21:38
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: When did A&P leave Rhode Island?
Replies: 5
Views: 2893

Re: When did A&P leave Rhode Island?

One thing I forgot to mention is this newspaper article from 1995 about Edwards super food stores acquiring several A&P locations. According to the news article, Several of the A&P locations being acquired are "In or near Rhode Island" https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-x...
by retail_person_247
03 Aug 2022 13:36
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: SuperPlus
Replies: 2
Views: 2195

SuperPlus

Has anybody ever heard of A&P's "SuperPlus" stores? There's not that much info on them, but they were a small discount supermarket chain started by A&P. I'm guessing they were a "deep discount" supermarket, similar to Plus, another chain which you might be more familiar w...
by retail_person_247
22 Jul 2022 14:28
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: A&P bakery only locations?
Replies: 6
Views: 2492

A&P bakery only locations?

I found this news article implying that A&P had stores that were stand alone bakery's and only sold bake goods. According to said news article, the last A&P bakery closed in 1992

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xp ... story.html

Does anybody have any info on this?
by retail_person_247
13 Jul 2022 12:35
Forum: History: Canada
Topic: Food Emporium?
Replies: 3
Views: 1859

Re: Food Emporium?

Yes they did renovate and take upscale a few Dominion Stores as The Food Emporium. As I recall there was still some Dominion branding - I recall the D logo specifically - on the stores. I know of two locations that were converted - one in Mississauga at the Sheridan Mall (eventually a Metro) and on...