Fredrick's Pharmacy (Supermarket)
Posted: 22 Jan 2006 17:36
Dear Host and anyone else,
I am trying to do a backwards research on the Fredrick's Supermarket chain that existed in Florida (south). I know they had at least 10 stores and that Food Fair bought them early 1950's?
I have not been successful, so I thought that maybe doing research on the very early in-store (grocery/supermarket) pharmacies might be the key.
Fredrick's Supermarkets had full service in-store pharmacies as early as the 1940's. Their stores were very large, upscale and architecturally ahead of their time. I was also told that sometime before or after Food Fair bought them, there was a union labor dispute with the pharmacists that caused the pharmacies to close (inside of the stores).
Some of these pharmacies were reopened much later on under Food Fair.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!
:)
I am trying to do a backwards research on the Fredrick's Supermarket chain that existed in Florida (south). I know they had at least 10 stores and that Food Fair bought them early 1950's?
I have not been successful, so I thought that maybe doing research on the very early in-store (grocery/supermarket) pharmacies might be the key.
Fredrick's Supermarkets had full service in-store pharmacies as early as the 1940's. Their stores were very large, upscale and architecturally ahead of their time. I was also told that sometime before or after Food Fair bought them, there was a union labor dispute with the pharmacists that caused the pharmacies to close (inside of the stores).
Some of these pharmacies were reopened much later on under Food Fair.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!
:)