Stores
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Big Y Foods
Big Y Foods Incorporated, also known as Big Y World Class Market or Big Y Supermarkets, is located in the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. It is still family owned and run by cousins Charles and Donald D’Amour. History Big Y began inauspiciously as Y Cash in December of 1936, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Paul D’Amour,…
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A&P Supermarkets
The A&P Supermarkets is a major supermarket chain that operates various banners in New Jersey, Connecticut and New York among other places in America. They sell an array of products including tea and coffee. History In 1859, George Huntington Hartford and George Francis Gilman set up the business with the purpose of selling discount tea…
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BI-LO
BI-LO is a supermarket chain based in Maudlin, South Carolina. They have over 200 markets in the Carolinas, Tennessee and Georgia. Throughout its history, BI-LO has faced difficult times, but it still continues its founder’s vision and is proudly facing a bright future. History BI-LO was founded by Frank Wrenn, a former executive of Winn-Dixie,…
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Winn Dixie Stores
Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. is a supermarket chain operating in the southeastern parts of the United States and the Bahamas. With almost a century long history, and notable bankruptcy, Winn Dixie Stores has won a place in popular culture through privately owned labels such as “Chek” soft drinks and “Valu Time” products as well as…
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BJ’s Wholesale Club
BJ’s Wholesale Club is a member-only warehouse-type club operating on the east coast of the United States. In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked BJ’s at #232 on its America’s 500 Largest Public Corporations History Started by a discount department store named “Zayre” in 1984, BJ’s Wholesale Club’s flagship store is still located in Massachusetts. Commonly called…
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Brookshire Grocery Company
One of today’s most respected grocery chains, Brookshire’s, operates its stores under the same philosophy as always. That being, to provide the cleanest store in the area and maintaining a reputation as a trendsetter. History In 1928, Brookshire Grocery Company opened its 2500 square foot store in Tyler, Texas. Wood T. Brookshire and his five…
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Aldi Opens Its New Store to A Large Crowd
In Columbia, Missouri, the newly relocated and expanded Aldi grocery store recently opened its doors to a large expectant crowd. Aldi grocery stores started putting up its branches in Missouri since 1979. Currently, the grocery chain already has three stores, with the branch in Columbia being the third one. The said branch has also relocated…
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Trader Joe’s on the Lookout for Possible Dallas Sites
In Dallas, Texas, residents are about to be given another option for grocery shopping in the next few months. This is because Trader Joe’s is planning to put up ten stores in the state, one of which will be situated in the Dallas area. The ten new stores will be Trader Joe’s first stores in…