In a surprise announcement on the first day of April, Albertsons has revealed that its Safeway subsidiary will be reviving the century-old Pay’n Takit brand…
Rare kinescope (surprisingly good quality) of a 1967 epsiode of Supermarket Sweep set in a Food Fair location in Haverstraw, New York. A couple more…
I will have the privilege and honor of introducing Dr. Lisa Tolbert at a book launch for Beyond Piggy Wiggly: Inventing the American Self-service Store…
It’s a good article (and not just because it cites me, thank you) about the history and future of Canadian supermarkets by food writer Corey…
Interesting bit of quick research I put together about the number of chain stores per capita in some American cities in 1930. I was inspired…