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- 18 Nov 2021 12:35
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Kroger in Vermont?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4143
Re: Kroger in Vermont?
Very interesting! In my past research for Food Fair I found many anomalies like that. Company annual reports often did not jive with media and industry reports. Internal reports would tell me of a store in Vermont or New Hampshire or West Virginia or Nevada and even Palm Springs without any external...
- 07 Nov 2021 10:52
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Little Rock, 1925-2021
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4032
Re: NEW: Little Rock, 1925-2021
Love all your work!!!
:-)
:-)
- 30 Oct 2021 10:25
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Sidney, Montana-Safeway store-Marina style-opened Oct. 1963
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3972
Re: Sidney, Montana-Safeway store-Marina style-opened Oct. 1963
Fredericks had snack bars in their stores in S. Florida in the late 50s.
The chain was purchased by Food Fair Inc soon after.
I managed a store in the NW section of Miami that still had one.
:-)
The chain was purchased by Food Fair Inc soon after.
I managed a store in the NW section of Miami that still had one.
:-)
- 30 Sep 2021 09:04
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5018
Re: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
Oh, and there's more! The Minneapolis city directories of the 1930s had somewhat shoddy classified listings, with lots of omissions. But by doing a full text search , I was able to scrounge up 57 additional National, Piggly Wiggly, A&P, Red Owl, and C. Thomas chain grocery locations! All of the...
- 29 Sep 2021 11:10
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5018
Re: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
Wow Andrew!!!
Extraordinary "forensic" skills in grocery store research!
I should hire you to research the Food Fair Inc. "empire"!
Extraordinary "forensic" skills in grocery store research!
I should hire you to research the Food Fair Inc. "empire"!
- 04 Sep 2021 09:30
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: A Little Help?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4877
Re: A Little Help?
As mentioned above regarding Grand Union's Basics format................it was also during the explosion of Generic products in grocery stores and warehouse stores.
White labels with sans serif fonts saying Genric or other non descript verbiage.
White labels with sans serif fonts saying Genric or other non descript verbiage.
- 20 Jul 2021 09:34
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: Shameless self-promotion: Buy this book!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12596
Re: Shameless self-promotion: Buy this book!
AWESOME David!
Proud of you bro!
:-)
Proud of you bro!
:-)
- 12 Jul 2021 10:38
- Forum: History: Canada
- Topic: Updated location list: Winnipeg through 1975
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15337
Re: Updated location list: Winnipeg through 1975
That "Payfair" looks very interesting!
;-)
;-)
- 16 Jun 2021 11:22
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5442
Re: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
Yup!Groceteria wrote: ↑15 Jun 2021 18:39 I knew it wasn’t really a complaint :) I did find it interesting that the Allentown stores were the first I remember seeing that we’re initially branded as “Giant Food Fair.“
I think that might be the second iteration.
If memory serves me, it was Giant Quality Discount?
:-)
- 15 Jun 2021 10:12
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5442
Re: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
I did try to give you a city that had a significant Food Fair presence. And I did feature a Food Fair grand opening ad on Twitter yesterday. I think I’m doing my part here! Would be cool if anyone was intrigued with Food Fair........................................lol Just teasing ;-) I know you do...
- 14 Jun 2021 10:53
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5442
Re: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
Would be cool if anyone was intrigued with Food Fair........................................lol
Just teasing ;-)
Just teasing ;-)
- 04 May 2021 10:33
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
- Replies: 45
- Views: 62394
Re: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
Florida, Georgia: Food Fair, Pantry Pride, Grand Union, A&P, Kwik Chek, Kmart Foods, Frederichs, Shell's Super Store (Shell City), Steven's I remember joint Grand Union/Grand Way/Stevens ads in the Miami Herald. But the only Stevens I was ever in or even saw was at one end of Palm Springs Mile ...
- 03 May 2021 11:25
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
- Replies: 45
- Views: 62394
Re: Defunct grocery chains you personally shopped at
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut: A&P, Bohack, Grand Union, Finast, Food Fair, Pathmark, Hills, Korvetts Florida, Georgia: Food Fair, Pantry Pride, Grand Union, A&P, Kwik Chek, Kmart Foods, Frederichs, Shell's Super Store (Shell City), Steven's Others: Skaggs Albertsons, Nati...
- 01 Apr 2021 08:23
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Colonial Stores in Florida
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5320
Re: Colonial Stores in Florida
I remember when that happened with Pantry Pride!
That's the year I quit and told the President that he would be bankrupt in a couple of years!
I took a position at King Soopers in Denver!
;-)
That's the year I quit and told the President that he would be bankrupt in a couple of years!
I took a position at King Soopers in Denver!
;-)
- 31 Mar 2021 08:57
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Food 4 Less & Fleming Cos./Food 4 Less history
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5762
Re: Food 4 Less & Fleming Cos./Food 4 Less history
I believe their demise began earlier on.........klkla wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021 22:46 There is an interesting article here about Fleming:
https://progressivegrocer.com/cover-sto ... ing-pieces
Their involvement with Pantry Pride, et al was ridiculous!