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- 22 Jan 2024 00:44
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Sears store-within-a-stores over the years
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8235
Re: Sears store-within-a-stores over the years
I don't know what the deal with this Sears having a " steak & seafood spectacular " thanks a group I'm in. I was intrigued and looked up to see if they had a leased meats department. No dice, but they did have a health food department run by Vitality Unlimited, with over 120 leased de...
- 20 Jan 2024 00:29
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: NEW: Corpus Christi, 1929-2020
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2589
Re: NEW: Corpus Christi, 1929-2020
I've been informed that the Jitney Jungle stores were franchised and at some point sold out to HEB.
- 19 Jan 2024 12:24
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: What happened to drugstore lunch counters?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5719
Re: What happened to drugstore lunch counters?
Whatever happened to this once-ubiquitous facet of the drugstore industry? I have tried looking online for when they were phased out and why, but instead I largely see documentation of their heyday or historical significance. As I understand it, some of these drugstores did not have actual pharmaci...
- 18 Jan 2024 20:41
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Sears store-within-a-stores over the years
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8235
Re: Sears store-within-a-stores over the years
I don't know what the deal with this Sears having a " steak & seafood spectacular " thanks a group I'm in. I was intrigued and looked up to see if they had a leased meats department. No dice, but they did have a health food department run by Vitality Unlimited, with over 120 leased dep...
- 18 Jan 2024 01:18
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
I created an updated list of stores (Version 3). TEXAS (EXCEPT WEST TEXAS) / LOUISIANA / SOUTHEAST AppleTree Markets (last two stores went independent, closed) BI-LO (includes RedFood)* Big Star Markets* Bruno's (includes successor Belle Foods) Earth Fare (original run) Florida Choice* Gooding's Lew...
- 17 Jan 2024 10:58
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
You're also missing Eisner Foods, who was at the time of their demise a division of Jewel; Skaggs Alpha Beta and Alpha Beta. S-A-B in Texas and Florida became Jewel for a time in the 90s before being sold off to Albertsons. Eisner converted to Jewel-Osco, Skaggs Alpha Beta/Alpha Beta were converted...
- 15 Jan 2024 20:19
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
I created an updated list of stores. TEXAS (EXCEPT WEST TEXAS) / LOUISIANA / SOUTHEAST AppleTree Markets (last two stores went independent, closed) BI-LO (includes RedFood)* Big Star Markets* Bruno's (includes successor Belle Foods) Earth Fare (original run) Florida Choice* Gooding's Lewis & Cok...
- 15 Jan 2024 13:29
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
You could also make a case for Kmart Food, which really wasn't a leased department but a chain of supermarkets operated by different licensees around the country (ACF/Wrigley, Colonial/Big Star, miscellaneous wholesalers, etc.). Aside from the name, they were, as I understand it, pretty much comple...
- 15 Jan 2024 01:13
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
You could also make a case for Kmart Food, which really wasn't a leased department but a chain of supermarkets operated by different licensees around the country (ACF/Wrigley, Colonial/Big Star, miscellaneous wholesalers, etc.). Aside from the name, they were, as I understand it, pretty much comple...
- 14 Jan 2024 15:35
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
I should also mention that to Southeast, Florida Choice (owned by Kroger and eventually dismantled), The Family Mart (owned by A&P and eventually dismantled), and Big Star Markets (owned by Grand Union and eventually dismantled) should be added. Earth Fare refers to the original chain that clos...
- 14 Jan 2024 14:41
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
That's a wonderful list!!! Thanks 🤗 P.S. You forgot Hills Supermarkets and Fox Markets 😉 I should also mention that to Southeast, Florida Choice (owned by Kroger and eventually dismantled), The Family Mart (owned by A&P and eventually dismantled), and Big Star Markets (owned by Grand Union and ...
- 14 Jan 2024 02:57
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6444
"End of the line" supermarkets
There are a number of chains that have been bought up over the years and rebranded, but the list here reflects supermarket chains that ended up closing entirely without true replacements, no one continued on the legacy by rebranding them. Some of these were picked up by other stores after their demi...
- 13 Jan 2024 13:03
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Elkhart Martin's
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1971
Re: Elkhart Martin's
I think I have a print copy of that book at home. I'll see what I can run down. I only got as far as South Bend and Mishawka when I was mapping the area. Sadly none of the stores had addresses, with only a few hints, and pretty much all of the stores shown have either remodeled years ago or closed ...
- 12 Jan 2024 02:51
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Elkhart Martin's
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1971
Elkhart Martin's
I was reading "Supermarket & Hypermarket Design 2" (great book full of great photos, the first one in the series is "borrowable" from archive.org), and there's a then-new Martin's Supermarket (not the one from Ahold) in Elkhart built around 1990 (give or take a year), which w...
- 05 Jan 2024 01:39
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Laneco
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2005
Laneco
Has anyone heard of this chain? It was a combination store (though not terribly large, 86k-100k square feet) with general merchandise (a surprisingly large amount dedicated to soft goods, like womens clothing) owned by Wetterau since the early 1980s before being shut down in 2001 under SuperValu. La...