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by pseudo3d
23 Nov 2022 00:52
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Sears store-within-a-stores over the years
Replies: 24
Views: 3249

Sears store-within-a-stores over the years

One of the things that I found out in researching Sears Bakery Deli Cafe (page here ) is that they were operated mostly in Texas by a Houston-based company that ran restaurants. At least in their early days, they were operated by another Houston-based store that sold sandwiches and imported products...
by pseudo3d
16 Aug 2022 03:11
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: A&P bakery only locations?
Replies: 6
Views: 1603

Re: A&P bakery only locations?

They probably were the last major chain in include in-store bakeries, but before that they had a fairly extensive selection of house brand baked goods, more than most other chains. I dimly remember that those were among the things we went to A&P to buy. Many people fondly remember their Spanish...
by pseudo3d
22 Jul 2022 16:14
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: A&P bakery only locations?
Replies: 6
Views: 1603

Re: A&P bakery only locations?

I think its bakery production sites. A lot of supermarkets have bakeries, dairies, and other production plants. Safeway had them (pre-Albertsons), even into the late 1990s or early 2000s Safeway manufactured their own pet food, Kroger has them, H-E-B has them, Winn-Dixie used to have them.
by pseudo3d
24 Jun 2022 21:29
Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Kids R Us
Replies: 14
Views: 15674

Re: Kids R Us

I made a list of Kids "R" Us store locations: https://retail247projecthub.blogspot.com/2022/06/list-of-kids-r-us-clothing-store.html I think you're missing a few...Kids 'R' Us was on 6135 Westheimer, not part of the Toys 'R' Us at 6145 Westheimer. Kids R Us was an OfficeMax and eventually...
by pseudo3d
02 Jun 2022 11:04
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Sears Bakery/Deli/Cafe (1990)
Replies: 3
Views: 2870

Re: Sears Bakery/Deli/Cafe (1990)

retail_person_247 wrote: 31 May 2022 19:15 I found a photo of the bakery inside of said Sears store along with some info about it

http://www.carbon-izer.com/retail/sears/sbdc.html
I created that page after I did more research following making this thread.
by pseudo3d
06 Apr 2022 19:32
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Farmer Jack in Utah
Replies: 11
Views: 2187

Re: Farmer Jack in Utah

Well, I was mostly asking about Salt Lake City. I'm pretty sure that Nampa and/or Caldwell were later sold to Paul's, an independent supermarket that Albertsons bought out in the mid-2010s. I'll have to check and see where they were and which ones closed. When SuperValu sold the Salt Lake City-area...
by pseudo3d
05 Apr 2022 17:08
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Farmer Jack in Utah
Replies: 11
Views: 2187

Re: Farmer Jack in Utah

Safeway had already left Boise proper by this point. I know of two locations that continued as supermarkets: Overland and Vista continued as Albertsons for many years, until a new store was built adjacent to the site. Also, on Cole Road, Waremart operated a store for a number of years, although I a...
by pseudo3d
04 Apr 2022 11:17
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Farmer Jack in Utah
Replies: 11
Views: 2187

Farmer Jack in Utah

There's very little about what I can find about Borman's short-lived entry into Utah. From what I can tell, they bought the Salt Lake City division of Safeway in 1987 - https://apnews.com/article/21c75005125b9f52306b8f1dba0afbbd - and ended up selling them off in early 1988, shortly before the entir...
by pseudo3d
24 Sep 2021 15:45
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Montgomery Ward 1999 closures
Replies: 5
Views: 3190

Re: Montgomery Ward 1999 closures

I am a librarian. We have powers. Wards Dothan AL 1969 Northside Mall, 59,765 3489 Ross Clark Circle NW Mobile AL 1974 Springdale Mall, 153,877 3250 Airport Blvd. Blytheville AR 1967 Day S/C, U.S. 51,463 61 N. & Moultrie Drive Fayetteville AR 1963 Evelyn Hills S/C, 96,137 71 & 62 Highway No...
by pseudo3d
22 Sep 2021 16:26
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Montgomery Ward 1999 closures
Replies: 5
Views: 3190

Montgomery Ward 1999 closures

In January 1999, Montgomery Ward closed 39 stores and several more Auto Express locations, but I can't find a list anywhere and my Google-fu is failing me. It's especially frustrating as I know I've seen a list before in the last few years and my hometown Montgomery Ward (Bryan) was on the 1999 clos...
by pseudo3d
27 Apr 2021 07:26
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Springfield, MO chain supermarket history, 1925-59
Replies: 7
Views: 8222

Re: Springfield, MO chain supermarket history, 1925-59

Doesn't actually seem to be up, the Google Spreadsheet embedded and linked still ends in 1959.
by pseudo3d
12 Apr 2021 11:37
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Fazio's Discount Drug
Replies: 3
Views: 1991

Fazio's Discount Drug

For several years now, I was aware that there was a sort of discount department store that closed around 2001 called Fazio's in Dallas, not to be confused with Fazio's of Cleveland, the same Fazio's/Fisher Foods that owned Dominick's for a while, bought and rebranded the A&P stores in SoCal for ...
by pseudo3d
24 Mar 2021 08:01
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Food 4 Less & Fleming Cos./Food 4 Less history
Replies: 4
Views: 2631

Food 4 Less & Fleming Cos./Food 4 Less history

There's a former mall (de-malled in the early 2000s) in my town, Manor East Mall (the DeadMalls.com entry was written a long time ago by me and frankly I'm embarrassed that it's so amateurish). In the late 1980s it featured a Food 4 Less store, and according to tax records, was owned by Falley's Inc...
by pseudo3d
11 Mar 2021 19:33
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: List of Detroit area Kroger stores in 1984
Replies: 10
Views: 6112

Re: List of Detroit area Kroger stores in 1984

I remember that Packard Road Kroger, by summer 2010 it had removed its signage, was fenced off, and looked like it hadn't served as anything in years. By 1990, Kroger had 12% of the market in Detroit (compared to 33% independents and 30% of the combined A&P/Farmer Jack stores) which is very low ...
by pseudo3d
11 Mar 2021 04:04
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: List of Detroit area Kroger stores in 1984
Replies: 10
Views: 6112

Re: List of Detroit area Kroger stores in 1984

Kroger does have a Detroit division located in Novi today, with 70 stores removed from the division (in the early 1980s), what other stores did the Kroger division support? Did they just run a division with extremely low numbers like Albertsons' Florida operation before they reopened the stores?