Updated 16 December 2025 (Originally published 16 December 2025)
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in the Billings area between 1925 and 2025, 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.
Location list
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- 2207 1st Av N, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1954: Clark’s
- 1960: Clark’s
- 1965: IGA (Logan’s First Avenue)
- 1970: IGA (Logan’s First Avenue)
- 1975: IGA (First Avenue)
- 1980: IGA (First Avenue)
- Notes: 2209 (1960). First Avenue Market.
- 2412 1st Av N, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Sawyer, J.M.
- 1935: Sawyer Stores
- 1940: Sawyer Stores
- 2920 1st Av S, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Thriftway (Southside)
- 1970: Thriftway (Southside)
- 1975: Kon’s Sooper
- 1980: Kon’s Sooper
- 1985: Kon’s Sooper
- 4016 1st Av S, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 1970: Safeway
- 1975: Safeway
- 1980: Safeway
- 1985: Safeway
- Notes: At 40th St (1960).
- 3224 2nd Av S, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Weiss Grocery
- 3021 3rd Av N, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Thriftway (Ward City)
- 1970: Thriftway (Rahn’s)
- 912 4th Av N, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Warehouse Market
- 1975: Warehouse Market
- 1980: Warehouse Market
- 3116 7th Av N, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Sawyer, J.M.
- 1935: Sawyer Stores
- 1940: Sawyer Stores
- 2612 9th Av N, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 1540 13th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1990: IGA (Bob’s Evergreen)
- 1995: IGA (Evergreen)
- 2000: IGA (Evergreen)
- 2005: IGA (Evergreen)
- 2010: IGA
- 2015: Evergreen’s Delicatessen
- Notes: Closed by 2018, still listed as late as 2025.
- 605 W 24th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Kon’s Sooper
- 1975: Kon’s Sooper
- 1980: Kon’s Sooper
- 1985: Kon’s Sooper
- 1990: IGA (Kon’s Sooper Westgate)
- 1995: IGA (Kon’s Sooper Westgate)
- Notes: May have been open as late as 2002.
- 666 24th St W, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1985: Safeway
- 611 N 27th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Buttrey
- 1975: Buttrey
- 1980: Buttrey
- 1985: Buttrey
- 1990: Buttrey
- 1995: Buttrey
- 2000: Albertsons
- 2005: Albertsons
- 2010: Albertsons
- 2015: Albertsons
- 2020: Albertsons
- 2025: Albertsons
- 823 N 27th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1970: Safeway
- 1975: Safeway
- 1980: Safeway
- 1985: Safeway
- 20 S 27th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1947: Safeway
- 1954: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- Notes: 18 (1960).
- 14 N 29th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 24 N 29th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Kay’s Basket Store
- 1935: Kay’s Food Store
- 212 N 29th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- Notes: 210 (1940).
- 302 N 29th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1947: Sawyer Stores
- 14 S 29th St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Sawyer, J.M.
- 1930: Sawyer, J.M.
- 1935: Sawyer Stores
- 1940: Sawyer Stores
- 1947: Sawyer Stores
- 1954: Sawyer Stores
- 1960: Sawyer Stores?
- Notes: 14-16.
- 614 S 31st St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA (Logan’s)
- 1970: IGA (South Park)
- 1975: IGA (South Park)
- 1980: IGA (South Park)
- 524 N 32nd St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1954: Clark’s
- 201 S 33rd St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Weiss Grocery
- 1965: Weiss Grocery
- 1970: Weiss Grocery
- 708 Broadwater Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1975: Kon’s Sooper
- 1980: Kon’s Sooper
- 1985: Kon’s Sooper
- 925 Broadwater Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1954: Safeway
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 928 Broadwater Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Sawyer Stores
- 1970: Sawyer Stores
- 213 N Broadway, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Piggly Wiggly
- 1930: Kay’s Basket Store
- 404 N Broadway, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1947: Safeway
- 1954: Safeway
- Notes: At 4th Av N (1947).
- 511 Central Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1975: Buttrey
- 1980: Buttrey
- 1985: Buttrey
- 1990: Buttrey
- 1995: Buttrey
- 2000: Albertsons
- 2005: Albertsons
- 2010: Albertsons
- 2015: Albertsons
- 2020: Albertsons
- 2025: Albertsons
- 1010 Central Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Western Warehouse
- 1975: Western Warehouse
- 1980: Western Warehouse
- 1985: Western Warehouse
- 1990: County Market (Bob’s)
- 1995: County Market
- 2000: County Market
- 2005: County Market (Central)
- 1306 Central Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1975: IGA (Bob’s)
- 1980: IGA (Bob’s)
- 2334 Central Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Buttrey
- 1985: Buttrey
- 1990: Buttrey
- 1995: Buttrey
- 2000: Albertsons
- 2005: Albertsons
- 2010: Albertsons
- 2015: Albertsons
- 2020: Albertsons
- 2025: Albertsons
- 2424 Central Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 2020: Winco
- 2025: Winco
- 2425 Central Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 2000: County Market
- 2005: County Market
- 1142 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA (Ben’s)
- 1212 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Buttrey
- 1965: Buttrey
- 1970: Buttrey
- 1975: Buttrey
- 1980: Buttrey
- 1985: Buttrey
- 1990: Buttrey
- 1995: Buttrey
- 2000: Albertsons
- 2005: Albertsons
- 2010: Albertsons
- 2015: Albertsons
- 2020: Albertsons
- 2025: Albertsons
- 1309 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Clark’s
- 1965: IGA (Clark’s)
- 1970: IGA (Bob’s Evergreen)
- 1975: IGA (Bob’s Evergreen)
- 1980: IGA (Bob’s Evergreen)
- Notes: Evergreen Market.
- 1400 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Safeway
- 1975: Safeway
- 1980: Safeway
- 1633 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Albertsons
- 1965: Albertsons
- 1970: Albertsons
- 1975: Albertsons
- 1980: Albertsons
- 1985: Albertsons
- 1990: Albertsons
- 1995: Albertsons
- 2000: Smith’s
- 2005: Smith’s
- Notes: West Park Plaza. 1515 West Park Plaza (1975).
- 2200 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- Notes: At 22nd Av W.
- 3137 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 2000: Albertsons
- 2005: Albertsons
- 2010: Albertsons
- 2015: Albertsons
- 2020: Albertsons
- 2025: Albertsons
- 5317 Grand Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 2025: Albertsons
- 604 Hewitt Dr, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1970: IGA (Gorham Park)
- 1975: IGA (Gorham Park)
- 1980: IGA (Gorham Park)
- 1985: IGA (Gorham Park)
- 670 Main St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1985: Buttrey
- 1990: Buttrey
- 1995: Buttrey
- 2000: Albertsons
- 2005: Albertsons
- 2010: Albertsons
- 2015: Albertsons
- 2020: Albertsons
- 2025: Albertsons
- 1220 Main St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1327 Main St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA (BIllings Heights)
- 1970: IGA (BIllings Heights)
- 1975: IGA (BIllings Heights)
- 1980: IGA (Denny’s Heights)
- 1985: IGA (Denny’s Heights)
- 1990: Super Value (Denny’s)
- 1995: County Market
- Notes: 1321 (1990).
- 1531 Main St, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Albertsons
- 1985: Albertsons
- 1990: Albertsons
- 1995: Albertsons
- 2000: Smith’s
- 2800 Minnesota Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 1935: Safeway
- 2902 Minnesota Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Piggly Wiggly
- 3953 Montana Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1954: Clark’s
- 1960: Clark’s
- 1965: Clark’s
- Notes: Drive-in Market
- 1960 Old Hardin Rd, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1995: IGA (Lockwood)
- 2000: IGA (Lockwood)
- 2005: IGA (Lockwood)
- 2010: IGA (Lockwood)
- 2015: IGA (Lockwood)
- 2020: IGA (Lockwood)
- 2025: IGA (Lockwood)
- 907 Poly Dr, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Kon’s Sooperette
- 1985: Poly Sooperette (Kon’s?)
- 2648 Poly Dr, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA (Poly Food Basket)
- 1970: IGA (Poly Food Basket)
- 1975: IGA (Poly Food Basket)
- 1980: IGA (Poly Food Basket)
- 1985: IGA (Poly Food Basket)
- 1990: IGA (Poly Food Basket)
- 1995: IGA (Poly Food Basket)
- 4188 State Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1975: IGA (Bob’s State Avenue)
- 1980: IGA (Bob’s State Avenue)
- 1985: IGA (Bob’s State Avenue)
- 4220 State Av, Billings | Google Maps Link
- 1990: IGA (Bob’s State Avenue)
- 1995: IGA (State Avenue)
- 2000: IGA (State Avenue)
- 2005: IGA (State Avenue)
- 201 S 1st Av, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1970: Safeway
- 1975: Safeway
- 1980: Safeway
- 1985: Safeway
- 1990: IGA (Jan’s)
- 1995: IGA (Jan’s)
- 2000: IGA (Jan’s)
- 2005: IGA (Jan’s)
- 2010: IGA (Jan’s)
- 2015: IGA (Reese & Rays)
- 2020: IGA (Reese & Rays)
- 2025: Albertsons
- Notes: Alternately listed as 205. New building sometime in 1970s.
- 201 1st Av, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Thriftway
- 1965: Thriftway
- 1970: Thriftway
- 1975: Thriftway
- 1980: Thriftway
- 1985: Thriftway
- 1990: Ricci’s Food Farm
- 1995: Thriftway (Ricci’s)
- 2000: Thriftway (Ricci’s)
- 2005: Thriftway (Ricci’s)
- Notes: At 1st St (1960). N. 1st St (1965 on). Estimated location.
- 8 5th Av, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1985: IGA (Jan’s)
- 423 Elm Av, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Red & White
- 1965: Red & White
- 107 E Main St, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Safeway
- 1940: Safeway
- 1947: Safeway
- 1954: Safeway
- 117 E Main St, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Safeway
- 1003 E Main St, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Red & White
- 215 W Main St, Laurel | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Sawyer, J.M.
- 1935: Sawyer Stores
- 1940: Sawyer Stores
- 1947: Sawyer Stores
- 1954: Sawyer Stores
- Notes: 217 (1940).