Last updated on 5 June 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Battle Creek between 1926 and 2019, 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
- A major renumbering/renaming occurred between 1926 and 1931. Some 1926 numbers are approximate.
- Unfortunately, I am missing data for 1965, which looks like it would be very interesting, particularly with respect to National.
Location list
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- 40 S 20th St | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Wrigley’s
- 1965: Wrigley’s
- 1969: Packer
- 1976: A&P
- Notes: Columbia Plaza, open 9/58.
- 88 S 20th St | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Kroger
- 1965: Kroger
- 1969: Kroger
- Notes: Columbia Plaza, open 9/58.
- 100 S 20th St | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Kroger
- 1983: Felpausch Food Center
- 1989-90: Felpausch Food Center
- Notes: Hamady Bros (ca 1980-1982).
- 100 3rd St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Komarck’s
- 1935: Komarck’s
- 1940: Komarck’s
- 1946: Komarck’s
- 6405 B Dr N | Google Maps Link
- 2006: Meijer
- 2010: Meijer
- 2019: Meijer
- 5700 Beckley Rd | Google Maps Link
- 1989-90: Felpausch Food Center
- 1995: Felpausch Food Center
- 2000: Felpausch Food Center
- 2006: Felpausch Food Center
- 2010: Felpausch Food Center
- 85 W Bidwell St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 69 Calhoun St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 1940: Kroger
- 79 Calhoun St | Google Maps Link
- 1946: Kroger
- 81 Calhoun St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1951: Paul’s
- 1960: Paul’s
- 1965: Paul’s
- 1969: Paul’s
- 8 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- Notes: Was Jefferson Av N (1925).
- 12 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Piggly Wiggly
- 1931: Piggly Wiggly?
- 1935: Piggly Wiggly
- 1940: Piggly Wiggly
- Notes: Was Jefferson Av N (1925). 10 (1935).
- 360 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1946: Dole’s
- 1951: Dole’s
- 1955: National
- 1960: National
- 375 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1951: Kroger
- 1955: Kroger
- 405 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- Notes: Was Maple St (1925).
- 421 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Piggly Wiggly
- 423 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Kroger
- 1946: Kroger
- 429 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 436 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 761 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 1940: Kroger
- 1946: Kroger
- Notes: Was Maple St (1925). 759 (1926,1946).
- 775 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1391 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Komarck’s
- 1965: Komarck’s
- 1969: Komarck’s
- 1976: Komarck’s
- 1603 Capital Av NE | Google Maps Link
- 1983: Felpausch Food Center
- 1989-90: Felpausch Food Center
- 1995: Felpausch Food Center
- 2000: Felpausch Food Center
- 2006: Felpausch Food Center
- 2010: Family Fare / Felpausch Food Center
- 2019: Family Fare
- Notes: Listed under both (2010).
- 32 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: Was Jefferson Av S (1925). 34 (1935).
- 33 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 35 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- Notes: 35-37 (1931).
- 212 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Piggly Wiggly
- Notes: Was Jefferson Av S (1925).
- 282 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Piggly Wiggly
- 328 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- Notes: Was Lake Av (1925).
- 354 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 584 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Kroger
- 592 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Kroger
- 1946: Kroger
- 1951: Kroger
- 635 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: Was Kernan Dr (1925). 635-637 (1930).
- 641 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Piggly Wiggly
- 1935: Piggly Wiggly
- 644 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Dole’s
- 1946: Dole’s
- 1951: Dole’s
- 1955: National
- 1960: National
- Notes: 644-646 (1946).
- 651 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Kroger
- 693 Capital Av SW | Google Maps Link
- 1951: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1969: A&P
- 58 E Columbia Av | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Big D
- 1969: Big D
- 1976: National
- Notes: 24 (1976).
- 30 E Columbia Av | Google Maps Link
- 1995: Save-a-Lot
- 45 E Columbia Av | Google Maps Link
- 2019: Family Fare
- 99 E Columbia Av | Google Maps Link
- 1969: Cut Rate
- 1976: Cut Rate
- 1983: Cut Rate
- 1989-90: Kennedy’s Foodland
- 870 W Columbia Av | Google Maps Link
- 2019: Aldi
- 2191 W Columbia Av | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Meijer
- 1983: Meijer
- 1989-90: Meijer
- 1995: Meijer
- 2000: Meijer
- 2006: Meijer
- 2010: Meijer
- 2019: Meijer
- Notes: Open 10/14/75.
- 132 N Division St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 1940: Kroger
- 535 E Emmett St | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Kroger
- 1965: Kroger
- 1969: Kroger
- 957 E Emmett St | Google Maps Link
- 1946: Komarck’s
- 1951: Komarck’s
- 1955: Komarck’s
- 1960: Komarck’s
- 1965: Komarck’s
- 1969: Komarck’s
- 1976: Komarck’s
- 1983: Komarck’s
- 1989-90: Komarck’s
- 1995: Komarck’s
- 2000: Komarck’s
- 2006: Komarck’s
- 2010: Komarck’s
- Notes: 959 (pre-1955).
- 166 E Goodale Av | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Kroger
- 1983: Felpausch Food Center
- 1989-90: Felpausch Food Center
- Notes: 625 North Av (1976). Hamady Bros (ca. 1980-82).
- 294 Highland Av | Google Maps Link
- 1989-90: Jewel
- 1995: Felpausch Food Center
- 2000: Felpausch Food Center
- 2006: Felpausch Food Center
- 2010: Felpausch Food Center
- 320 N Kendall St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1955: IGA (Brown’s)
- 52 Main St | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: Was 120 Main St E (1925).
- 472 Main St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Piggly Wiggly
- 478 Main St | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 1940: Kroger
- 487 Main St | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Cut Rate
- 1965: Cut Rate
- 1969: Cut Rate
- 1976: Cut Rate
- 540 Main St | Google Maps Link
- 1965: National
- 1969: Big D
- 11 Marjorie St | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 171 Meachem Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: A&P
- 18 E Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 27 E Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Eisenhood Bros
- Notes: 27-29 (1925). Was Main St E (1925).
- 161 E Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1940: A&P
- 1946: A&P
- 1951: A&P
- 212 E Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1955: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 545 E Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Eisenhood Bros
- Notes: 457-459 Michigan Av E (1925). Approximate.
- 567 E Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1955: IGA (Al’s)
- 1960: IGA (Al’s)
- 1965: IGA (Al’s)
- Notes: Was 487 Marshall St (1925).
- 575 E Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 1940: Kroger
- 1525 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Meijer’s
- 1969: Meijer’s
- 1983: Felpausch Food Center
- 1989-90: Felpausch Food Center
- 1995: Felpausch Food Center
- 2000: Felpausch Food Center
- 2006: Felpausch Food Center
- 2010: Felpausch Food Center
- 2019: Family Fare
- Notes: 45 Urbandale Plaza. Meijer’s open 11/27/60, closed 10/13/75.
- 1525 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Kroger
- 1969: Kroger
- Notes: 25 Urbandale Plaza. Center open 3/61.
- 93 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Eisenhood Bros
- Notes: Was Main St W (1925).
- 229 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: Piggly Wiggly
- 1931: Piggly Wiggly
- Notes: Was Michigan Av W (1925).
- 237 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 243 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: Was Main St W (1925). 241 (1930).
- 270 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1940: A&P
- 1946: A&P
- 1951: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1969: A&P
- 410 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Kroger
- 1946: Kroger
- 1951: Kroger
- 1955: Kroger
- 1960: National
- 1965: National
- 1969: Big D
- Notes: 425 W Van Buren St (1965,1969).
- 442 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 465 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- Notes: Was Main St W (1925).
- 468 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: Dole’s
- 1946: Dole’s
- 476 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1951: Dole’s
- 1955: National
- 1405 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: Was 1650 Main St W (1925). May be different number.
- 1408 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Kroger
- 1414 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Kroger
- 1946: Kroger
- 1951: Paul’s
- Notes: 1414-1416 (1946).
- 1675 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Cut Rate
- 1983: Cut Rate
- 1989-90: Kennedy’s Foodland
- 1880 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA Discounter
- 2384 W Michigan Av | Google Maps Link
- 1960: National
- 1965: National
- 1969: Big D
- 250 E Roosevelt Av | Google Maps Link
- 1976: Cut Rate
- 1983: Cut Rate
- 2000: Save-a-Lot
- 2006: Save-a-Lot
- 2010: Save-a-Lot
- 2019: Save-a-Lot
- 21 W State St | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Dole’s
- 1946: Dole’s
- 1951: Dole’s
- 1955: National
- Notes: 21-29 (1946 on).
- 68 Upton Av | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Kroger
- 1935: Kroger
- 1940: Kroger
- 506 Upton Av | Google Maps Link
- 1926: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: 504 (1930).
I think the current Family Fare store at the Urbandale Plaza in Battle Creek, Michigan, may have been a Meijer supermarket (not Thrifty Acres), maybe until 1976-77, when they moved to their then-new West Columbia Avenue elsewhere in town.
That always was a Meyer my aunt worked there.
Perhaps it’s not a chain, and maybe I missed it on the list, but, Hamady (Hamady’s?) was at a few locations, after Kroger? Like at s. end of Columbia Plaza (now Ollie’s), at Goodale site….
You are correct. I missed them because they were only open from about 1980 to 1982, but I was able to confirm them using newspapers and I have added a note about them. Thanks!