First things first: this is not a list of every supermarket chain that’s ever existed in the US or Canada and it never will be. These are individual history pages on various chains around the country that have some historical interest and on which I’ve done some research. Some have more information than others. Again, it is not my goal to document every chain that has ever existed in the United States. If you would like to know more about the criteria for inclusion, please read this. If you would like to contribute a page, please contact me.

I am not maintaining most of the chain histories as actively as I would like, although I do try to add (or link) interesting information resources as I find them.