Showing posts with label grocery stores. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grocery stores. Show all posts
Friday, November 15, 2013
As We Lose Chicago's Dominick's Stores: A History
From the October 13, 2013, Chicago Tribune.
By the end of next month, the very last Dominick's grocery store will close in the Chicagoland area. Always sad to lose something that has been around that long, even if I rarely went to one.
HISTORY
Dominick's started in 1925 as a small corner market on Chicago's West Side by Italian immigrant Dominick DiMatteo, and his store eventually grew into Chicago's second-largest grocery chain behind Jewel. Between these two chains, they eventually chased other national chains, like Kroger, out by the 1970s and 1980s.
After a succession of owners, California-based Safeway bought Dominick's for $1.2 billion in 1998 and Dominick's became part of the nation's second-largest grocery chain.
In the first nine months of this year, Dominick's lost $13.7 million and has been losing market share for years to Wal-Mart, Costco and specialty markets until the store accounted for just 9% of local grocery dollars.
Sorry to See It Go. --Cooter
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Twelve Worst Supermarkets
From the April 13, 2012, Fiscal Times.
This was a survey of 24,000 shoppers who rated chains on such things as long lines, rude employees, unsanitary conditions and poor selection. I also would have had prices as a consideration.
Quite a few of them have been around for a long time and, one is a local chain here in Chicagoland. Date founded, locations.
12. STOP & SHOP-- Founded 1914 as Shopmate. Became Stop & Shop in 1947 New England
11. ACME-- Founded 1891-- Mid-Atlantic
10. RALPH'S-- 1873-- Southern California
9. PICK 'N SAVE-- 1872-- Wisconsin
8. FOOD LION-- 1957, originally Food Town, Mid and South Atlantic
7. WEIS MARKETS-- 1912-- Northeast
6. TOPS-- 1962-- NY and Pa.
5. JEWEL-OSCO-- 1899-- Il, Ind, Iowa Our local chain. Too expensive unless you buy their specials.
4. A & P-- 1859-- Northeast. Wonder if they still have those great Spanish Bar Cakes.
3. SHAW'S-- 1860-- New England
2. WALMART SUPERCENTER-- WalMart est. 1962, Supercenters in 1988-- All Over the place.
1. PATHMARK-- 1968-- Northeast
There Were Quite a Few I Hadn't Heard of Before. --Cooter
This was a survey of 24,000 shoppers who rated chains on such things as long lines, rude employees, unsanitary conditions and poor selection. I also would have had prices as a consideration.
Quite a few of them have been around for a long time and, one is a local chain here in Chicagoland. Date founded, locations.
12. STOP & SHOP-- Founded 1914 as Shopmate. Became Stop & Shop in 1947 New England
11. ACME-- Founded 1891-- Mid-Atlantic
10. RALPH'S-- 1873-- Southern California
9. PICK 'N SAVE-- 1872-- Wisconsin
8. FOOD LION-- 1957, originally Food Town, Mid and South Atlantic
7. WEIS MARKETS-- 1912-- Northeast
6. TOPS-- 1962-- NY and Pa.
5. JEWEL-OSCO-- 1899-- Il, Ind, Iowa Our local chain. Too expensive unless you buy their specials.
4. A & P-- 1859-- Northeast. Wonder if they still have those great Spanish Bar Cakes.
3. SHAW'S-- 1860-- New England
2. WALMART SUPERCENTER-- WalMart est. 1962, Supercenters in 1988-- All Over the place.
1. PATHMARK-- 1968-- Northeast
There Were Quite a Few I Hadn't Heard of Before. --Cooter
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