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, 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.
- The queue: Works in progress
- Canada – Alberta
- Canada – British Columbia
- Canada – Manitoba
- Canada – New Brunswick
- Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador
- Canada – Nova Scotia
- Canada – Prince Edward Island
- Canada – Ontario
- Barrie Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-2019
- Belleville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1932-2006
- Brantford Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Brockville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1923-2023
- Greater Toronto Area
- Chatham Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Hamilton (Ontario)
- Guelph Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1922-2020
- Kingston Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1948-2000 and 2018
- Lindsay Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2019
- London Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2018
- Niagara Region
- Orillia Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-2019
- Oshawa Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2018
- Ottawa Area
- Owen Sound Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-2019
- Peterborough Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2010
- St Thomas Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2019
- Sarnia Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-2018
- Sault Sainte Marie (Ontario) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2019
- Stratford Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2019
- Sudbury Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2019
- Thunder Bay Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1975-2019
- Waterloo Region
- Woodstock Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2019
- Windsor Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-2000
- Canada – Québec
- Canada – Saskatchewan
- US – Alabama
- US – Alaska
- US – Arizona
- US – Arkansas
- US – California
- Alameda County
- Bakersfield Area
- Chico and Paradise Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-1985
- Eureka Area Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-2021
- Fresno Area
- Los Angeles County
- Archival Material on Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1932-1942
- Burbank Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1923-1970
- Culver City Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1931-1963
- Glendale Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1989
- Inglewood Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-1950
- Lakewood, Bellflower, and Paramount Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1952
- Long Beach Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1923-1969
- Pasadena Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1971
- San Pedro and Wilmington Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1923-1946
- Santa Monica/West LA Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-1954
- Whittier Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1929-1976
- Merced Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1928-2020
- Modesto and Turlock Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1985
- Monterey County
- Napa Valley Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1979
- Orange County
- Redding Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1949-2015
- Richmond (California) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1960
- Sacramento Area
- San Diego Area
- San Francisco City/County
- San Jose/Santa Clara County
- San Jose Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1979
- San Jose Suburban Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1974
- Gilroy Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1979
- Sunnyvale-Mountain View Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1968
- Palo Alto/Menlo Park Chain Grocers/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1979
- Santa Barbara Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-1985
- Santa Cruz County Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1980
- San Mateo County
- Santa Rosa/Sonoma County
- Stockton Area
- Vallejo and Fairfield Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1980
- Ventura-Oxnard Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-1981
- Visalia and Tulare
- Yuba City and Marysville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1982
- US – Colorado
- US – Connecticut
- US – Delaware
- US – Florida
- Miami Area
- Jacksonville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Orlando Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2010
- Tampa Bay Area
- Clearwater/Largo FL Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2015
- Bradenton Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-1999
- St Petersburg and Southern Pinellas County Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Tampa Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Tampa Bay Area Photo Gallery
- Tampa Bay Area History Timeline
- US – Georgia
- US – Hawaii
- US – Idaho
- US – Illinois
- Aurora Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-2020
- Bloomington-Normal Chain Grocery/Supermarket Loacations, 1926-2020
- Rock Island and Moline Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2021
- Peoria Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2021
- Springfield (Illinois) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2023
- Waukegan Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1990 and 2020
- US – Indiana
- Bloomington (Indiana) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1929-2020
- Evansville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Fort Wayne Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Gary Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1911-1975
- Indianapolis Area
- South Bend and Mishawaka Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- US – Iowa
- US – Kansas
- US – Kentucky
- Ashland Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-2015
- Covington Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2015
- Lexington (Kentucky) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Louisville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1922-2022
- Newport (Kentucky) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2015
- US – Louisiana
- US – Maine
- US – Maryland
- US – Massachusetts
- US – Michigan
- Ann Arbor Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2019
- Battle Creek Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2019
- Detroit Area
- Detroit Area Timeline
- Detroit Area Photo Gallery
- Detroit Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1974 and 2003
- Birmingham (Michigan) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1937-1991
- Dearborn Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-2000
- East Detroit Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1942-1957
- Mt Clemens Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1919-1966
- Royal Oak and Nearby Towns Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-1960
- Flint Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1989
- Grand Rapids Area
- Jackson (Michigan) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-1996
- Kalamazoo Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-1995 and 2019
- Lansing Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Muskegon Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1997 and 2019
- Port Huron Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1992 and 2019
- Saginaw Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Sault Sainte Marie (Michigan) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-2020
- Ypsilanti Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1928-2019
- US – Minnesota
- US – Mississippi
- US – Missouri
- US – Montana
- US – Nebraska
- US – Nevada
- US – New Hampshire
- US – New Jersey
- Atlantic City Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1976
- Bloomfield and Montclair Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1971
- Elizabeth Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1967
- New Brunswick Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-1984
- Newark (New Jersey)Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1964
- Passaic and Clifton Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1962
- Paterson Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1964
- Trenton Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- US – New Mexico
- US – New York
- Buffalo Area
- Capital Region (Albany, Schenectady, and Troy)
- Albany Area Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Albany Suburban Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Rensselaer Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Schenectady Area Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2000
- Troy Area Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Troy Suburban Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Geneva Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1921-1989
- New York City Area
- Rochester (New York) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Syracuse Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Utica Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- US – North Carolina
- Asheville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1995
- Charlotte Area
- Fayetteville (North Carolina) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1937-2010
- Goldsboro Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Greenville (North Carolina) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2019
- Laurinburg Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1959-2020
- Lumberton Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1938-2000
- Rockingham Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1957-2010
- Rocky Mount Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-2015
- Salisbury Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1929-1995
- Statesville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-2000
- Triad Area (Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem)
- Triangle Area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill)
- Wilmington (North Carolina) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2010
- Wilson Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- US – North Dakota
- US – Ohio
- Akron Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1961-1965
- Cleveland Area
- Cincinnati Area
- Columbus Area
- Dayton Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Ironton Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1928-2005
- Lancaster (Ohio) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Springfield (Ohio) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Toledo Area
- US – Oklahoma
- US – Oregon
- US – Pennsylvania
- Allentown Chain Grocery/Retail Locations, 1925-2021
- Altoona Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Erie Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Harrisburg and Carlisle
- Johnstown Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Philadelphia Area
- Pittsburgh Area
- Scranton Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2021
- Washington (Pennsylvania) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2015
- Wilkes-Barre Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- US – Rhode Island
- Cranston Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1990
- East Providence Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1998
- East Greenwich Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1989
- Newport (Rhode Island) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1981
- North Providence Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-1941 and 1980-1990
- Pawtucket/Central Falls Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1998
- Providence Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Warwick Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1989
- West Warwick/Coventry Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1936-1991
- Woonsocket Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1996
- US – South Carolina
- US – South Dakota
- US – Tennessee
- US – Texas
- Abilene Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2015
- Amarillo Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Austin Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-1986
- El Paso Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations 1925-2020
- Dallas Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1928-1986
- Houston Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1982
- US – Utah
- US – Vermont
- US – Virginia
- Alexandria Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-1979
- Danville Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-2020
- Harrisonburg Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-2020
- Lynchburg Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2000
- Richmond (Virginia) Area
- Tideawater/Hampton Roads Area
- Tidewater/Hampton Roads Area Grocery Timeline
- Norfolk VA Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Chesapeake Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Hampton/Newport News Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2005
- Portsmouth Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Virginia Beach Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1950-2022
- Williamsburg Chain grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1960-2015
- Tidewater/Hampton Roads Photo Gallery
- Roanoke Area
- Winchester Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1921-2010
- US – Washington
- US – Washington DC
- US – West Virginia
- Beckley Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1929-2010
- Charleston (West Virginia) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-1995
- Clarksburg Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- Fairmont Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1927-2015
- Huntington Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2015
- Martinsburg Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Mercer County (Bluefield and Princeton)
- Morgantown Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2015
- US – Wisconsin
- Eau Claire Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-1996 and 2019
- Green Bay Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2004
- Kenosha Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1931-2020
- La Crosse Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-1996 and 2019
- Madison Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1921-2020
- Manitowoc Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1926-2018
- Milwaukee Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-2015
- Racine Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
- Sheboygan Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1924-2020
- Superior Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2021
- US – Wyoming
