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- 05 Mar 2007 14:34
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Roanoke VA
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9664
- 01 Mar 2007 17:36
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: GEX/Oklahoma
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5781
...When visiting Denver in the 1970's, they had stores called GEM.....same type of sign, different name. Not sure what the letters stood for....or if the stores were related. If they were related, does anyone know why the different store names in different cities? My understanding is that G.E.M. an...
- 26 Feb 2007 15:08
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Chains with two stores very close to each other
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20354
...I've lived in Granada Hills for 6 years and this has been a mystery to me, and it made no sense about which stores got closed and sold in the merger. There must be something in the lease that forces Ralphs to keep the duplicate store open... Given the age of the stores that you described, my gue...
- 20 Feb 2007 10:32
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: 2 Supermarkets In One Shopping Center
- Replies: 68
- Views: 97164
...I do know that many times a grocer will have an exclusivity clause written into their lease - meaning that another grocer can't move into a shopping center that's already occupied by a grocer. The Wal-Mart Supercenter co-exisitng with the VONS surprises me. That's true, but consider that what to...
- 20 Feb 2007 10:24
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Bulk Food sections
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8200
- 20 Feb 2007 00:12
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: 2 Supermarkets In One Shopping Center
- Replies: 68
- Views: 97164
- 19 Feb 2007 11:14
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Bulk Food sections
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8200
I would think that one of the main reasons that selling items in bulk, other than things like nuts, candy, and coffee beans, is that consumers probably resisted buying stuff like detergent in a plastic bag. It's one thing to ask folks to provide thier own containers to take their purchases home in l...
- 18 Feb 2007 21:16
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Miscellaneous Drugstore Chain Discussion
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19749
- 18 Feb 2007 14:49
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Bulk Food sections
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8200
- 17 Feb 2007 16:50
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Department Store Gas Stations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25649
This talk about JC Penney and Sears selling gas brings me back to when I first got a driver's license, which coincided pretty neatly with the 1973-1974 Arab Oil Embargo. About the only place around my part of Richmond that seemed to have gas on a regular basis was the Sears at Cloverleaf Mall. I rem...
- 17 Feb 2007 12:38
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Downtown D.C.'s long-gone department stores
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6258
Re: Downtown D.C.'s long-gone department stores
...Woodward & Lothrop (Woodies) opened on F Street 1887... Woodward & Lothrop actually left Washington for a few years in the late 19th century, moved to Richmond, then moved back. In particular, they were in the Masonic Temple building at 101 West Broad Street from September 1, 1891 to som...
- 17 Feb 2007 09:41
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Department Store Gas Stations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25649
- 16 Feb 2007 17:13
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Department Store Gas Stations
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25649
- 16 Feb 2007 10:23
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
- Replies: 39
- Views: 50020
- 15 Feb 2007 14:37
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: 7-11
- Replies: 36
- Views: 24841
I had the opportunity the other day to drive by two of what are original 7-Eleven stores here in Richmond, and noticed that both of these stores still had the double entrance doors, and are still open as 7-Elevens. That seems to be pretty unusual these days, as the newer stores only have one entran...