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- 19 Nov 2005 09:31
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: KMart grocery stores before SuperKMart
- Replies: 76
- Views: 89657
Re: Richway
LS Ayres in Indianapolis had "Ayr-way" (which, like Richway, was eventually bought by Target). Federated Dept. Stores (Lazarus et al.) had Gold Circle and Gold Triangle, while May had Venture (in St. Louis & Chicago, as well as places in between). Kroger operated a small number of Gol...
- 16 Nov 2005 12:32
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Retro Ingles
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13688
Re: Retro Ingles
I would assume that these are fading rapidly, but since I've seen 2, I would assume that this was the "standard" Ingles format during the 1970s, and as such, was just wondering what the current status was (if any). Actually, I was told that the prototype pictured in my journal actually be...
- 15 Nov 2005 23:49
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Grocers in "real" malls - not strip malls
- Replies: 79
- Views: 82117
- 14 Nov 2005 23:49
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Grocers in "real" malls - not strip malls
- Replies: 79
- Views: 82117
Oh, and I forgot about Charlotte, where I live now. (Dislaimer: I wasn't here when the following was...I can't guarantee 100% accuracy. :wink: ) It seems that in the beginning of the Charlotte mall landscape, the format was to have a smallish enclosed mall, the anchors of which were a Woolco-type s...
- 08 Nov 2005 15:37
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: KMart grocery stores before SuperKMart
- Replies: 76
- Views: 89657
- 07 Nov 2005 17:15
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: The Different Formats of Fred Meyer
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18154
Smith's stores in most of Arizona were converted to Fry's (KR's Arizona brand). The Fred Meyer brand lasted for basically one year before KR thought it wiser to sell under a better known local brand than Fred Meyer...so the Fred Meyer Marketplace stores finally became Fry's Marketplace. I believe y...
- 07 Nov 2005 16:28
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Grocers in "real" malls - not strip malls
- Replies: 79
- Views: 82117
Grocers in "real" malls - not strip malls
This was one of the more active and interesting threads on the old message board and I've reposted it here so we can continue with it: Posted by luvgrocerystores on 11/3/2005, 1:40 am Way back when it seems like some "real" indoor malls had grocery stores. I guess the idea was that you cou...
- 07 Nov 2005 15:56
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)
- Replies: 178
- Views: 159988
Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)
We've done this topic before on the old message board, but I thought it might make a nice ongoing discussion here as well. Which movies have featured noteworthy location shots of old supermarkets? I'll start with these, in no particular order: -- The Odd Couple (1968): Bohack store in Manahttan. -- ...
- 06 Nov 2005 16:50
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: Welcome to the New Message Board
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9192
Welcome to the New Message Board
http://www.groceteria.com/about/graphics/dg073104-250.jpg Hi all... I'm very happy to welcome you to the new and (I think) vastly improved Groceteria.com Message Board. Please enjoy it, visit often, and join in the discussion as much as you can. Please let me know if there are any suggestions, prob...