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- 18 Nov 2021 19:52
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Kroger in Vermont?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1507
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 ...
- 18 Nov 2021 12:35
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Kroger in Vermont?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1507
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 ...
- 30 Oct 2021 10:25
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Sidney, Montana-Safeway store-Marina style-opened Oct. 1963
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1293
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: 2186
Re: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
... skills in grocery store research! I should hire you to research the Food Fair Inc. "empire"! Haha, I'd be totally out of my element trying to make sense of ...
- 29 Sep 2021 23:06
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2186
Re: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
... skills in grocery store research! I should hire you to research the Food Fair Inc. "empire"! Haha, I'd be totally out of my element trying to make sense of ...
- 29 Sep 2021 11:10
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: MInneapolis, 1920-2020
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2186
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"!
- 07 Sep 2021 22:38
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: A Little Help?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2105
Re: A Little Help?
... crumbled under the ownership of Sir James Goldmith's empire Pathmark, Food Mart, Kohl's and Farmer Jack withered as part of A&P Dominicks & ... from the 20s to the early 80s but never had a large footprint. Food Fair/Pantry Pride wasn't around as long but also never had a large footprint. ...
- 31 Aug 2021 01:46
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Weis in Northern VA
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3477
Re: Weis in Northern VA
Sully Square was behind the area where Shoppers Food/Aldi is and is the smallest of the three. Mainly has a Bank of America, a ... stores to this general area that Hechinger had were Reston (now Home Depot), Fairfax (was Giant, now H Mart), Fair Lakes (now Target), Centreville (short lived, ...
- 30 Aug 2021 20:08
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Weis in Northern VA
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3477
Re: Weis in Northern VA
Sully Square was behind the area where Shoppers Food/Aldi is and is the smallest of the three. Mainly has a Bank of America, a ... stores to this general area that Hechinger had were Reston (now Home Depot), Fairfax (was Giant, now H Mart), Fair Lakes (now Target), Centreville (short lived, ...
- 28 Jul 2021 10:15
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Pontiac, Michigan chain history
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3513
Pontiac, Michigan chain history
... of Auburn Hills in 1983. Pontiac had its own local outfit, People's Food Market, which appears to have started out as simply People's Market ... later be sold to Farmer Jack in 2000. Farmer Jack's predecessor, Food Fair; and Packers Outlet/Wrigley's also had Pontiac-area stores. As expected, ...
- 16 Jun 2021 11:22
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2473
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 18:39
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2473
Re: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
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.“
- 15 Jun 2021 10:12
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2473
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 ...
- 14 Jun 2021 22:26
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2473
Re: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
... truth is weirder than fiction. (*Yes, I also still think of "Food Fair" as a generic name.)
- 14 Jun 2021 19:14
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: NEW: Allentown PA, 1925-2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2473
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!
Steve Landry wrote: ↑14 Jun 2021 10:53 Would be cool if anyone was intrigued with Food Fair........................................lol
Just teasing ;-)