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by Toby Radloff
19 Mar 2008 23:52
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
Replies: 177
Views: 94706

Re: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise

Regarding popcorn, in the pre-microwave oven era, it used to be sold in stove top packets. As I recall, one placed the aluminum container into a frying pan and popped the corn via stove top conduction. I don't think popcorn is sold this way anymore. That was Jiffy Pop popcorn, which I think is still...
by Toby Radloff
19 Mar 2008 23:41
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise
Replies: 177
Views: 94706

Re: Extinct Supermarket Merchandise

Brands like Rinso, Breeze, Ipana, etc. Unilever, in particular, still sells many of these old brands, in their old packaging in "developing" countries. Don't know if they use the old formulations. I once sat on a plane, next to a Unilever sales rep whose brand portfolio was mostly stuff I'...
by Toby Radloff
04 Feb 2008 10:21
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Lakewood Hgts Blvd, Cleveland, OH
Replies: 5
Views: 3772

Re: Lakewood Hgts Blvd, Cleveland, OH

Rego's closed this store in the early 1980's, then Medic Drug operated there for many years. When Medic folded, they closed this location, and Rego reopened there.
by Toby Radloff
26 Dec 2007 10:27
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Korvettes: "Top Hits" 45RPM Records
Replies: 4
Views: 4077

Re: Korvettes: "Top Hits" 45RPM Records

I think most discount stores from the 1960's to 1980's used jobbers to service their record and tape departments. I recall that Camelot Music (now FYE) once serviced Clarkins, the former Akron-based discounter. Most of the LP's used letter codes to identify prices, both at Camelot and at Clarkins, a...
by Toby Radloff
26 Dec 2007 10:10
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Phar-Mor
Replies: 25
Views: 33591

Re: Phar-Mor

As for Youngstown area Phar-Mor's, Marc's took over the Austintown location...Marc's is a similar operation to Phar-Mor. A flea market, which recycled part of the Phar-Mor signage (I think the flea market was called "Flea-Mor"), is in the former Niles location across from Eastwood Mall, an...
by Toby Radloff
23 Dec 2007 23:04
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Chains with two stores very close to each other
Replies: 30
Views: 20356

Re: Chains with two stores very close to each other

After Gray Drug took over the Cunningham Drug stores in NE OH, there were at least several locations where Gray continued to operate stores that were nearby or adjacent; usually it would be the original Gray store that would close while the acquired Cunningham would continue to operate. For at least...
by Toby Radloff
09 Dec 2007 21:58
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: A&P photo found on flickr, Worthington, OH
Replies: 7
Views: 4710

I was in Columbus a few weeks ago...seems like Jubilee closed not too long ago.
by Toby Radloff
07 Dec 2007 10:40
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Supermarkets in Popular Music
Replies: 14
Views: 10945

From The Kinks' "Come Dancing": "They put a parking lot on a piece of land, where the supermarket used to stand, before that they put up a bowling alley, on the site that used to be the local Pali" In the song, I am guessing that "the local Pali" was a ballroom or night...
by Toby Radloff
07 Dec 2007 10:29
Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: DEFUNCT Home Improvement Chains
Replies: 34
Views: 51955

Defunct home improvement chains in OH include Forest City Materials, which was once a division of real estate developer/home builder Forest City Enterprises, which is still very much in business. Forest City Enterprises sold the Forest City home improvement stores to Chicago-based Handy Andy, in whi...
by Toby Radloff
21 Nov 2007 10:55
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Vintage Supermarket Commercials I'd Love to See on YouTube
Replies: 18
Views: 23775

I would love to see "Let's Go To The Races" again...Pick-N-Pay stores offered tickets with the numbers of the horses every week; if those numbers on your ticket matched the numbers on the winning horse, you won cash. Pick-N-Pay in Cleveland sponsored "Let's Go To The Races" twice...
by Toby Radloff
21 Nov 2007 10:44
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: The Pop Shoppe
Replies: 9
Views: 7315

I recall similar operations in Cleveland, one called "Towne Club" (which I think was based out of Detroit), which offered 7-ounce returnable mix-and-match bottles of flavored pop (I don't recall seeing colas or diets), in 24-bottle cases, through company-operated stores. Towne Club was in ...
by Toby Radloff
14 Nov 2007 21:26
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Cleveland: Fisher Foods HQ
Replies: 9
Views: 5127

As far as Heinen's, they have been using ShopRite (the same ShopRite that is a huge East Coast co-op) as a supplier. Heinen's carries a lot of ShopRite branded items.
by Toby Radloff
11 Nov 2007 23:09
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Cleveland: Fisher Foods HQ
Replies: 9
Views: 5127

Riser and Giant Eagle use the former Fisher Foods facility on Richmond Road in Bedford Heights. Sysco (a restaurant supplier) is in the old Seaway warehouse on Aurora Road.
by Toby Radloff
11 Nov 2007 23:06
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Cleveland: Fisher Foods HQ
Replies: 9
Views: 5127

I believe it is still Riser...which is now part of Giant Eagle. They supply Dave's and Sparkle with Food Club and Valu Time brand items. Bi-Rite uses Nash Finch ("Our Family" brand items). I think Zagara's (an upscale independent) uses both IGA and Supervalu as suppliers. Don't know offhan...
by Toby Radloff
11 Nov 2007 11:44
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Cleveland: Fisher Foods HQ
Replies: 9
Views: 5127

A&P used to have a headquarters and warehouse near the East 34th Street rapid transit station. That building was torn down in the 1980's...up to th end you can see "The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company" painted on the building. Kroger once had its headquarters and warehouse at Ea...