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- 02 Sep 2015 10:26
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Grand Union
- Replies: 76
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Re: Grand Union
I worked for Grand Union in Connecticut 1956/1959 startex in the New Haven store right after it was purchased from a local chain "park & shop". Up until early 1959 the stores in CT were part of the NYC district but the chain was opening so many stores in CT they established a Connectic...
- 08 Mar 2012 10:15
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: W T Grant
- Replies: 67
- Views: 102512
Re: W T Grant
Good move on his part
- 29 Nov 2011 20:48
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: W T Grant
- Replies: 67
- Views: 102512
Re: W T Grant
The WT Grant Co was run wisely by family members (mostly in-laws) until the mid 1960s. once the greedy corporates took over and started screwing credit customers, refusing to stay with the times and building stores so close to each other it was downhill all the way until bankruptcy.
- 14 Sep 2010 09:00
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: W T Grant
- Replies: 67
- Views: 102512
Re: W T Grant
I worked in the Grant regional store in New Haven CT back in the 1950s.
see my web site on Grant Memories http://www.wtgrant.ebgmsfund.org/index.html
see my web site on Grant Memories http://www.wtgrant.ebgmsfund.org/index.html
- 27 Jun 2008 22:51
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: W T Grant
- Replies: 67
- Views: 102512
W.T. Grant Company
Although Grants went out of business in 1975 there are still many employees
who stay in touch with each other.
Go to http://www.bond-biltgarages.com/WTG1.htm
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who stay in touch with each other.
Go to http://www.bond-biltgarages.com/WTG1.htm
If you are using firefox you will have to play with the options.
If you are using MS explorer no problem
- 15 Jan 2008 18:47
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: W.T. Grants in Connecticut
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3127
W.T. Grants in Connecticut
Grants had a store in just about every town in Connecticut. I think one of the big problems they had was opening thier GRANT CITY stores long after Woolworths opened WOOLCOS and Kreskes opend K-Marts. Another problem they had was opening a Grant store in a Shopping Cenetr in small towns where a down...