Last updated on 14 July 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Lowell between 1925 and 2015, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc. and I welcome suggestions and corrections.
Please read about my methodology for more information about what I do and do not include.
Notes
- This list does not currently include Chelmsford and Tewksbury. I hope to add them shortly.
- I suspect there are some missing listings for Demoulas/Market Basket. I’m working on that.
Location list
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- 169 4th Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1936: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 310 6th St W, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1936: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1943: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1946: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 27 Adams St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 219 Aiken St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 450 Aiken St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Stop & Shop
- 47 Andover St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 50 Andover St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 157 Andover St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1950: First National
- 1956: First National
- 2 Andrews St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 1943: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1946: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1950: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 287 Appleton St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1943: Stop & Shop
- 1946: Stop & Shop
- 1950: Stop & Shop
- 1956: Stop & Shop
- 1960: Stop & Shop
- 58 Branch St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 114 Branch St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 186 Branch St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 226 Branch St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 266 Branch St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 15 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Brockelman Bros
- 1936: Brockelman Bros
- 312 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1936: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 322 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 405 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 411 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 430 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 494 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1950: First National
- 1956: First National
- 1960: First National
- 1966: First National
- 561 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 565 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 1931: First National
- 1200 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Demoulas
- 1966: Demoulas
- 1970: Demoulas
- 1975: Demoulas
- 1981: Demoulas
- 1985: Demoulas
- 1990: Market Basket
- Notes: Sunrise SC.
- 1235 Bridge St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1997: Market Basket
- 2002: Market Basket
- 2006: Market Basket
- 2010: Market Basket
- 2015: Market Basket
- 2025: Market Basket
- Notes: 1201 (2015).
- 4 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1966: Giant Food Store
- 1970: Giant Food Store
- 331 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1936: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 382 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 599 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 616 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 617 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 621 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: McCarthy Bros
- 1936: McCarthy Bros
- 1946: McCarthy Bros
- 1950: McCarthy Bros
- Notes: 144-152.
- 627 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1956: McCarthy Bros
- 1960: McCarthy Bros
- 772 Broadway, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 341 Central St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 600 Central St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1950: First National
- 614 Central St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 859 Central St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 166 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 178 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 240 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 280 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1936: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1943: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1946: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1950: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 285 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 287 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Clermont’s
- 1956: Clermont’s
- 1966: Clermont’s
- 1970: Clermont’s
- 1975: Clermont’s
- 489 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- Notes: 485 and 489 (1925).
- 494 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1936: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1943: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1946: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1950: Vermont Tea & Butter
- Notes: 492 1943 on.
- 627 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1950: First National
- 654 Chelmsford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 55 Church St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1966: Stop & Shop
- 1970: Stop & Shop
- 1975: Stop & Shop
- Notes: Central Plaza SC.
- 125 Church St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1997: Save-A-Lot
- 25 Coburn St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 56 Concord St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 61 Concord St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 76 Concord St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 80 Dummer St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Demoulas
- 1956: Demoulas
- 1960: Demoulas
- 1966: Demoulas
- 1970: Demoulas
- 1975: Demoulas
- 1981: Demoulas
- 1985: Demoulas
- 1990: Demoulas
- 1997: Market Basket
- Notes: 90 (1950).
- 93 Dummer St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Demoulas
- 1936: Demoulas
- 370 Fairmount St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 278 Fayette St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Progressive Cash Market
- 1966: Progressive Cash Market
- 1970: Progressive Cash Market
- 121 Fletcher St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: A&P
- 1956: Clover Farm
- 331 Fletcher St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 2002: Market Basket
- 2006: Market Basket
- 2010: Market Basket
- 2015: Market Basket
- 2025: Market Basket
- 25 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 115 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 196 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 750 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1950: First National
- 778 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 968 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1021 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1950: First National
- 1956: First National
- 1284 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 1943: A&P
- 1946: A&P
- 1950: A&P
- 1312 Gorham St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 249 High St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- Notes: 247 (1925).
- 270 High St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 1943: A&P
- 1946: A&P
- 1950: A&P
- 1956: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 250 Hildreth St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 2 Kearney Sq, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Brockelman Bros
- 1936: Brockelman Bros
- 1943: Brockelman Bros
- 1946: Brockelman Bros
- 1950: Brockelman Bros
- 1956: Stop & Shop
- Notes: 2-6.
- 39 Kearney Sq, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1943: A&P
- 1946: A&P
- 1950: A&P
- 1956: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 707 Lake View Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 731 Lake View Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 751 Lake View Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Cloverdale
- 1931: Cloverdale
- 767 Lake View Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: A&P
- 767 Lake View Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1319 Lake View Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Clermont’s
- 405 Lawrence St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 416 Lawrence St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 719 Lawrence St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1178 Lawrence St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 180 Liberty St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: McCarthy Bros
- 6 Lilley Av, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 34 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 40 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: A&P
- 1943: A&P
- 1946: A&P
- 1950: A&P
- 1956: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1966: A&P
- 42 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 52 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 56 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 61 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 68 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1956: Vigeant’s
- 358 Mammoth Rd, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1956: Clermont’s
- 1960: Clermont’s
- 126 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Cloverdale
- 144 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: AG Pollard
- 1931: AG Pollard
- 1936: AG Pollard
- Notes: 144-152 (1925)
- 170 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Gagnon
- Notes: 170-180.
- 458 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Cloverdale
- 1931: Cloverdale
- 525 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: A&P
- 529 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 575 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vigeant’s
- 583 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 712 Merrimack St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1946: First National
- 1950: First National
- 1956: First National
- 1960: First National
- 1966: Clermont’s
- 1970: Quick Check
- 1975: Quick Check
- 1981: Quick Check
- 1985: Quick Check
- 131 Merrimack St E, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Clermont’s
- 1956: Clermont’s
- 1960: Clermont’s
- 1966: Clermont’s
- 1970: Clermont’s
- 1975: Clermont’s
- Notes: 131-135 in 1956.
- 163 Merrimack St E, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 163 Merrimack St E, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 94 Middle St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- Notes: 94-100. Wholesale department.
- 129 Middle St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Gagnon
- Notes: 129-135.
- 385 Middlesex St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 508 Middlesex St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Cloverdale
- 548 Middlesex St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1208 Middlesex St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: Cloverdale
- 1671 Middlesex St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Alexander’s
- 1975: Alexander’s
- 1981: Alexander’s
- 1985: Alexander’s
- 1990: Alexander’s
- 379 Moody St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Cloverdale
- 435 Moody St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Clermont’s
- 1956: Clermont’s
- 1960: Clermont’s
- 461 Moody St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 525 Moody St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1966: Vigeant’s
- 722 Moody St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Cloverdale
- 739 Moody St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 40 Palmer St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: AG Pollard
- 1936: AG Pollard
- Notes: Corner of Middle. Number approximate.
- 18 Pine St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1950: First National
- 1956: First National
- 1960: First National
- 1966: First National
- 199 Plain St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1997: Shop ‘n Save
- 2002: Shop ‘n Save
- 2006: Hannaford
- 205 Plain St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Star Market
- 1975: Star Market
- 1981: Star Market
- Notes: May be same as 205.
- 95 Powell St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- Notes: May be same as 199.
- 180 Riverside St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 726 Rogers St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1956: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1966: A&P
- Notes: 724 (1960).
- 777 Rogers St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 2010: Hannaford
- 2015: Hannaford
- 2025: Hannaford
- 80 Salem St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 86 Salem St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 629 School St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 157 Shaw St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Co-Operative
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 257 Smith St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 466 Suffolk St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vigeant’s
- 33 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1936: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 1943: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 308 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1946: A&P
- 1950: A&P
- 309 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 1943: A&P
- 319 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 321 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 1946: First National
- 323 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 323 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: John T Connor
- 331 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 349 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Cloverdale
- 1931: Cloverdale
- 491 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Vermont Tea & Butter
- 586 Westford St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Clover Farm
- 62 Whipple St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Progressive Cash Market
- 99 Whipple St S, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1936: First National
- 1943: First National
- 155 Woburn St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1950: Clover Farm
- 11 Wood St, Lowell | Google Maps Link
- 1960: First National
- 1966: First National
- 1970: First National
- 1981: Market Basket
- 1985: Market Basket
- 1990: Market Basket
- 1997: Market Basket
- 2002: Market Basket
- 2006: Market Basket
- 2010: Market Basket
- 2015: Market Basket
- 2025: Market Basket