Stores
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Bottom Dollar Food
Bottom Dollar Food is a grocery chain owned by Food Lion LLC that sells primarily pre-packaged food items at a discounted price. History The first Bottom Dollar Food model was opened by Food Lion LLC in High Point, N.C., on Sept. 21, 2005, with the intent of catering to the needs of discount grocery shoppers…
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Delhaize Group
Delhaize Group operates in seven countries across three continents as a food retailer. Its primary business is managing the operations of food supermarkets. History Founded in 1867 by Jules and Auguste Delhaize in Charleroi, Belgium, the Delhaize Group was originally a wholesale supplier to retail grocery stores. The company expanded into the supermarket trade in…
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Food Lion
Food Lion LLC A wholly owned subsidiary of Delhaize America, Food Lion LLC is a discount supermarket chain. History Food Lion LLC was created in 1983, when Delhaize America, a division of Delhaize Group, renamed Food Town Stores Inc. – the southeastern grocery chain it had purchased in 1976. Food Lion, based in North Carolina,…
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Harveys Supermarkets
Harveys Supermarkets is a grocery chain with stores in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina that focuses on small-town values and sustainable, local products. History John Harvey created J.H. Harvey Co. LLC in 1950 in Nashville, Ga. and rapidly expanded the company into a chain of grocery stores, growing from 22 stores in 1981 to 70…
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Sweetbay
Sweetbay Supermarket is a grocery store aimed to please both the bargain shopper and the upscale customer. History Opening its doors in Seminole, Fla. in November 2004, Sweetbay Supermarket was formerly known as Kash n’ Karry. Through a series of acquisitions and failed efforts to save the Kash n’ Karry stores, the chain was reorganized…
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Dillons Stores
Dillons Inc. is a grocery supermarket chain that is part of The Kroger Co. It is based in Hutchinson, Kansas in the United States. History John S. Dillon started his grocery business by opening J.S. Dillon Cash Store in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1913. Dillon’s Inc. was officially founded in 1921, when Dillon’s sons John and…
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Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer is a hypermarket chain owned by The Kroger Co. The company is also known by the nickname Freddy’s. History Fred Meyer was founded in 1922 by Fred .G. Meyer. The first store was opened in Portland, Oregon. Fred .G. Meyer’s retail business dates back to 1908, when he started selling coffee to people…
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Fry’s Food
Fry’s Food Stores is a supermarket chain based in Arizona, USA. The company is owned by The Kroger Co. History Fry’s Food was founded in Contra Costa County of California in 1954. The founder was Donald Fry, who was originally from Oklahoma. It was with the help of his brother Charles Fry that he opened…