What grocery stores/chains were there when you were growing up.

[maveric]

We had First National, Stop n Shop, A&P, De Moula's, Market Basket, Barcelo's, and Kealy Farms in the Lawrence MA area. circa 1956-75.

[Champ]

1. Ok

In Arizona, Bashas, Fry's, Osco, Albertsons, Food City. There are more, in Colorado all I remember was King Soopers. 1990-Present

[Technowitch]

2. Kroger's is where my mother used to shop

Pittsburgh, PA area. Later she switched to a place called "Giant Eagle."

[maveric]

3. When I lived in Floridao there was Winn Dixie and Piggly Wiggly.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

5. Big Star, A&P, Lou Smith (owned by IGA, I think).

Big Star used to have this thing where you could tune into horse races and win money. I recall winning maybe $5 when I was a kid.

[ikojo]

4. IGA, A&P and Krogers

Then there were various mom and pop stores such as Vespas.

[oneighty]

6. A&P---Red & White

A small village though. One could buy Fels Naptha, Black Salve and other cool things there.

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[DS1]

7. PathMark, Grand Union, A&P, Kings

I have no idea if any of them are still open, they seem quite local to New Jersey

[maveric]

11. Ahh! Grand Union. I knew there was one I forgot.

If I'm not mistaken Grand Union is now "Market Basket".

[name not needed]

15. Yep

There's a Kings, Pathmark, and A&P near here. Grand Union closed up a few years ago.

[Longgrain]

8. Growing up a little further west in Mass. in the 70s

We had IGA (gone), Victory (sold to Hanafords), Market Basket is still around, as is Roche Brothers (I think).

Then there's Donelan's, a small local chain situated around the Littleton, Acton area that's still very much alive (and that I could tell you some incredible stories about).

[concord]

32. I'd like to hear a Donelan story

I used to get lunch at the one in Lincoln for years. It's still there ... got stuff for a bday party there last summer.

[Longgrain]

36. I still work there...If you're ever in again look me up...

I'm usually in aisle seven. I'm the guy in the blue coat with the long hair and glasses.

[concord]

38. LOL! Will do :)

I love that little shopping ctr in Lincoln. The store Something Special is one of my favorite places to go for cool gifts. I really miss my lunches there. I worked in Lexington for a long time and would drive to Lincoln for the serenity mid-day.

I'm sure there's not much serenity to be had in aisle seven though ;)

[terrya]

9. Eisner's, A & P, IGA

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. Acme, Superfresh, Path-Mark, Shop Rite, Shop-in-Bag

I'm pretty sure they are all still around now. When my dad was a kid, he used to go to the corner A&P...those are definitely not around anymore

[flamingyouth]

12. Safeway, A&P, Marketime, Lucky, Thriftway - when I was really little

Then QFC was founded and bought out the A&P stores here. I always like the Olson's stores out in North Seattle and Snohomish County. My grandparents lived in Edmonds, and that place had a great bakery.

[Champ]

20. Safeway... Duh!

How could I forget that one.

[mac56]

13. National Tea, Red Owl, Red & White, IGA, Co-Op, Fairway

Piggly Wiggly and Country Club too.

Northern MN, same years as you (1956-75).

[imenja]

14. SuperValue and Applebaums

[mac56]

17. You must be from Minnesota.

I loved A-Baums. Especially that big eerie apple face logo.

[imenja]

18. I grew up there yes. Kowalskis was another local chain

I think it took over the Applebaums store.

[mac56]

21. Most of the Applebaum's became Rainbow stores.

Kowalski's may have bought a couple of them.

Kowalski's have had incredible makeovers in recent years. Actually so has Rainbow, being recently bought by Roundy's from Wisconsin.

[concord]

16. Purity Supreme

in the Framingham MA area.

Got bought out by Stop&Shop. :(

[maveric]

19. There was Purity on the MA/NH state line. It was in Methuen MA.

and seemed to have lower overhead thus lower grocery prices.

[maveric]

22. Years ago in San Diego, Big Bear, Lucky. Gemco and FedMart were

Walmart-like super stores that had groceries and department store operations.

[gristy]

23. A&P and "The Co-Op", a customer-owned , non-profit, cooperative

grocery store, and today is still in (thriving) business in the same building!

[Goathead]

24. A & P and Big Star n/t

[phaseolus]

25. Kohl's, Sentry, Roundy's, National Tea, Red Owl, A&P

Only Sentry remains, sorta. Jewel came up from Chicago, went back down, then came up again. Pick 'n Save started as a no-frills generic place where you priced your stuff with a black crayon and eventually morphed into a "real" store (in Mega, Ultra, and Gold's flavors.) Kohl's died, though it's spinoff department store now flourishes nationwide. A couple different flavors of upscale Sendik's are moving into old Kohl's territory, and Outpost Natural Foods has expanded a little.

- Milwaukee area here

[mark414]

48. heh...i knew where you lived before i even read your post

i actually work at the outpost on capitol drive, back in the meat department. we got our new store opening down in bay view this summer...it's startin to look nice

if you're ever in the store you should see if i'm in, i'm tall and young, name is mark obviously

[CottonBear]

26. A&P, Winn-Dixie (NC) and Red Food and Pruitts (Chattanooga)

Red Food doesn't sell beer or wine.

[sally343434]

27. Portland OR: Fred Meyer, Ceba, Thriftway, Albertsons, Keinows

as well as a lot of single stores like Ken's at 57th and Fremont, Frankie's way out on Killingsworth or something. I remember, before late-night stores (Portland had Plaid Pantry, not 7-11, and they closed at 2 AM), a friend of my mother's would have to drive out to Frankie's to get cigarettes as they were the only place open in the whole city late at night.

[Kellanved]

28. Won't tell you much

We had "Massa" and "Aldi".

Aldi is still alive and well, massa is no more (the stores are named "real" now).

[indepat]

29. A&P and H.G. Hills in my little WWII hometown

[billbuckhead]

31. Red & White, Acme, A&P, Kroger, BeeGees

I miss A&P

[baldguy]

30. Bells, Loblaws, Park Edge

All gone now, replaced by Tops, Wegmans and Dash's

[JVS]

33. Giant Eagle, Foodland, Shop'n'save, Phar-more

[Beware the Beast Man]

43. I remember Thoroughfare, A&P and Kroger's as well.

I know Kroger's is still around, just not in PA.

[Left Is Write]

34. Cub Foods (still around), and Penny's Market (not still around).

[Left Is Write]

35. Oh - we also had Applebaums, SuperValu, Red Owl, and Lund's.

Can't remember when Byerly's first opened.

[Kat45]

37. I forgot about First National!

We had one of those, plus Star Market (local Boston-area chain), A & P. That's all I can remember off-hand.

[mtnester]

39. Kroger, IGA, Big Bear

[ChoralScholar]

40. IGA, Food4Less, Safeway, Piggly-Wiggly, Kroger, EOM

[katinmn]

41. Piggly Wiggly and IGA

[leftofthedial]

42. Piggly Wiggly

and Safeway

[IcyPeas]

44. Key Food, Waldbaum's, Food Fair, A&P, Grand Union

These were the main food shops in flushing, queens, new york circa 1960s, 1970s, 1980s.....

[amandabeech]

45. Viking, Spartan, Kroger, IGA.

All still around in my little part of West Michigan, except the Kroger.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

46. Albertsons, Safeway, and Furrs in Silver City, New Mexico. (nt)

[vogonjiltz]

47. Butera, Jewel, Dominick's in Chicago

[n2mark]

50. Grocery stores when growing up

Kroger and A&P

[Huckebein the Raven]

49. Piggly Wiggly, Krogers, Seissel's, Meijer's, Big Bear

not in the same city of course

[samplegirl]

51. Anyone remeber

Loblaws

[libnnc]

52. Waynesville NC, 1970s

As for supermarkets, we had: A&P (which later changed to IGA), Winn Dixie, Ingles (based out of Asheville--they're still around), and Bi-Lo.

Mom-n-Pops stores were: Open Air Curb Market, Smoky Mountain Grocery, Smathers' Grocery, and another one my mom used to shop at and I can't remember the name but the woman who ran it was named Lucy--we called it Lucy's :shrug:

[Floogeldy]

53. Humpty Dumpty

B-)

[Kickin_Donkey]

54. Lucky's ...

Big California chain, especially in north, got swallowed up by Albertson's. It's where my mom always shopped when I was a kid. Still remember that green lettering.