http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/ Remembering Retail Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:12:53 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22257 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22257 ... Wurzburg's. I know Carter's Supermarket here in Michigan revived the S&H Greenpoints version in the 2000s. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:08:26 GMT thebuckguy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22256 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22256 Hens & Kelly was owned by the parent of S&H Green Stamps during the 1970s. S&H had a large investment portfolio (that was how they made money from selling the Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:37:46 GMT Dennis Neylon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22255 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22255 In the northwest suburbs. there was also: Joseph Spiess: originally downtown Elgin on Grove Ave., expanded into Kresge building; added stores in Crystal Lake Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:25:43 GMT Ken D http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22254 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22254 For the most part the Walmarts that began as a Kuhn's Big K were given store numbers in the 6xx and 7xx series. Dublin is store #555 and Waycross is #556, Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:27 GMT Terry Knab http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22253 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22253 The 1981 class of Wal-Mart were all for the most Big K/Kuhns stores. From: remembering_retail@yahoogroups.com [mailto:remembering_retail@yahoogroups.com] On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:16:04 GMT Road Warrior http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22252 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22252 Wow, that has to be tiniest mall I've ever seen. I did not think a mall could be smaller than Northgate in Tullahoma. I was looking at it on street view and Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:58:38 GMT Road Warrior http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22251 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22251 ... All three malls were built in 1972, and Wal-Mart did not come to Georgia until 1981. Did these start out as Kuhn's Big K, Rose's, Sky City or what? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:56:36 GMT Ken D http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22250 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22250 Bainbridge didn't have a Walmart until the current supercenter was built in the early 00's. Kmart closed with the 2nd round of bankruptcy closings and was in Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:57:44 GMT B Cadenhead http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22249 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22249 I'm going to be lazy and cut and paste a bunch from Wikipedia regarding Buffalo Dept. stores with notes from me (at least what I can remember): L. L. Berger Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:44:39 GMT thebuckguy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22248 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22248 Cleveland: Bailey's: The true low end store. originally at Ontario & Prospect--this became the May Co. garage in the 60s and Bailey moved to the old Atlas/Bing Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:12:27 GMT thebuckguy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22247 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22247 Federal's sold a lot of house brand merchandise (Waldorf was the clothing line). They were a bit like JC Penney, but probably a little more blue collar-ish and Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:02 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22246 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22246 While we're on these small Georgia malls, any idea what the other anchor was at Bainbridge Mall in Bainbridge? I know it was a Heilig-Meyers that later became Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:35:33 GMT Ken D http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22245 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22245 Dublin Mall had Walmart, but I thought it was where Belk is now. BiLo was the supermarket at Dublin Mall located in the spot Farmers Furniture now has. At Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:50:21 GMT Edina Nikovic http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22244 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22244 The Chicago area had several including their own versian of the Boston Store which actually had nothing to do with other department stores of the same name. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:48:48 GMT Bob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22243 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/remembering_retail/message/22243 ... Hatcher Square was a Walmart originally; don't know about the other two. Looking at the maps, it seems that the Goody's in Dublin and Statesboro used to be