Established in 1999, Groceteria.com is a site about the history of American and Canadian chain supermarkets, from the 1920s through the turn of the century and beyond. This is not a site about current supermarket issues and operations, and it is not connected with nor owned by any supermarket chain.

About the Site
Learn more about the history of supermarkets, your humble host, and my methodology, not to mention sources and links, and frequent questions.

Places
Detailed histories of the geography and architecture of chain grocery retailers in the U.S. and Canada since the 1920s. This is the most intensively researched part of the site.

Chains
Capsule histories of some North American supermarket chains, including photo galleries.

Message Board
A place to discuss the history of supermarkets and other retailers.