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- 10 Jun 2006 23:48
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Help save this gem!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7188
- 10 Jun 2006 02:15
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Giant Genie
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4014
Giant Genie
The story on Charlotte chains mentions the Giant Genie which started off as a Colony Food Center but changed to Giant Genie sometime in the 70s when two other locations were also started. The website of Giant Genie states that it is a pharmacy located on South Blvd. in Charlotte (not one of the thre...
- 10 Jun 2006 02:01
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Store Directory Kiosks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4245
Store Directory Kiosks
I remember a Stop n Shop I went to infrequently as a kid had a little touch screen kiosk at the front where you could pick what you were looking for and it would tell you the aisle (pretty cool considering the time period). I left the Stop n Shop region shortly after they were introduced and have ye...
- 09 Jun 2006 19:06
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Ventura Market sold?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7461
- 09 Jun 2006 19:05
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Barcelos
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4076
Barcelos
The neighborhood grocery store I always went to as a kid with my parents was the Barcelos in Andover, MA. (Hence my nick). They closed it around 1988 or 1989. There were two other locations in Lawrence (more like a conveniene store) and Methuen (more like a regular grocery store). My family moved fr...
- 09 Jun 2006 18:54
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Vintage interior in Washington Mutual ad
- Replies: 43
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- 09 Jun 2006 10:30
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: There's still a Big Star out there...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5478
- 09 Jun 2006 03:23
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Food Town to Food Lion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7209
Food Town
You have sort of answered the question I had. I was wondering what the Food Town logo was and came across a certificate which had the Food Lion logo except Town in place of Lion. That must have been during their transition period. Does anyone have photos of a pre-food lion Food Town store or have a ...