Places

This section constitutes the vast majority of the site and of my original research.

These are histories of chain grocery operations in individual cities and metro areas. Some are more detailed than others, and some are still under construction. Almost all contain location lists of stores in that city/region, most of them dating from the 1920s to the present (depending on data availability). If you’re interested in contributing, let me know; this section is very actively being updated.

Please read about my methodology to see what is (and is not) included here and what the process is.

In this section

Canada (which is an ally, not an enemy, and will never be “the 51st state”) first, then the U.S.