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raspberry331 -> Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/3/2008 9:38:24 PM)

Can you name a chain store or restaurant that you been to that no longer exists?



Woolworth's
Ames
Bradlee's
Caldor




mvic -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/4/2008 6:40:18 AM)

Safeway (in the UK) taken over by Morrisons.




uncabeeil -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/4/2008 10:09:50 AM)

Pathmark - recently bought by A&P. They closed mine! [:@]
Crazy Eddie's
Tower Music
Sam Goody




humbleinspirit -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/6/2008 9:10:14 AM)

Forgot about Crazy Eddies!

Lets see, here in Boston:


  • Ground Round
  • Jordan Marsh
  • Service Merchandise
  • Pewter Pot
  • Fayva Shoe Store




Grace-N-Mercy -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/6/2008 9:14:05 AM)

Not sure if this is just regional, but we no longer have a Mervin's department store.




Memaw. -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/6/2008 9:47:28 AM)

Sambo's




sisrev -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/8/2008 8:35:04 PM)

Service Merchandise
Foley's
Pizza Inn
Burger Inn




Miss Giggles -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/8/2008 11:09:22 PM)

grinderz (local)

Service Merchandise - didn't really shop there though
Linens and Things (they did not all close)
Cost Plus world market.
CompUSA - ok haven't bought stuff there in a long time but knew some people who worked there and I used to work there

Mervyn's didn't really shop there.

Petite Sophisticate - I almost cried because the clothes fit correctly on me. They are selling clothes online but it is not the same company. Someone just bought the name.

Sharper Image - liked to look around.




Bubbles5 -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/9/2008 9:19:58 AM)

Childhood store's no longer there...

A&P Grocery store
Penny Candy Store(all candy for a penny..neat to leave with 50 cents worth of candy in a bag)
The dime store(downtown storfront, had everything stores)
The soda fountain drug stores
K-Mart..leaving our areas (Wallmart took over)

Anyways..in my area, we have lost all them cute little downtown store's to the "Bigger and better" department store's.




emjayzee -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/9/2008 10:46:48 AM)

quote:

Pathmark - recently bought by A&P. They closed mine!

Really? There's still one near here. The closest one closed, but they got forced out of their shopping center for new development.

Don't forget Two Guys!




DaveW -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/9/2008 3:19:12 PM)

Burger Chef
Burger Queen
ChiChi's
Venture
Builder's Square
Highland Appliance
Fretter's Appliance
Grants
Goldblatts
S.S. Kresge
Marshall Field
Carson Pirie Scott & Co.




stamper_ben -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/9/2008 4:10:12 PM)

Montgomery Wards.

Back in the day they used to have EVERYTHING from socks and underwear to hardware and paint. Furniture too!

Lynn still has her old charge card...




L5FanLady -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/9/2008 6:50:27 PM)

Zayre.

At least around here. Are they still in the South? I am in Michigan.




DaveW -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/10/2008 7:32:50 AM)

I forgot Woolworth and Woolco.




L5FanLady -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/10/2008 4:48:52 PM)

Kresky's (sp?). They were the precursor of "K-Mart."




DaveW -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/11/2008 10:57:13 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: L5FanLady

Kresky's (sp?). They were the precursor of "K-Mart."
Kind of. Just like Woolworth's was the mother company of Woolco. The smaller "dime stores" like Woolworths and SS Kresge started the larger discount department stores inthe 50s and 60s. Their relationship was like what we have now with Wal-mart and Sam's Club.




PopsiLufsJesus -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/12/2008 11:00:48 PM)

K-mart
Ames
Super Duper




humbleinspirit -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/13/2008 11:04:17 AM)

Howard Johnson Restaurants




macramepoet -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/13/2008 4:57:40 PM)

Don't remember the name of the place but they were known for their "all you can hold down" buffet. I miss them.




utilityfielder -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/14/2008 10:06:48 AM)

TG&Y

Sandy's burger place

Venture -- department store
Jones Store -- see above




litfire2000 -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/14/2008 1:16:50 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: L5FanLady

Zayre.

At least around here. Are they still in the South? I am in Michigan.


don't think so i believe Zayre is a thing of the past

Howard Johnson's Restaurants i used to work for them
Bennigans
Lone Star Steakhouse
Pic n Save
Scotty's
Goldblatt's
Lewis'
Uncle John's House of Pancakes
J M Field's




humbleinspirit -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/14/2008 7:14:55 PM)

Merry Go Round

Chess King

Not that I ever shopped at either of those places at all.




L5FanLady -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/14/2008 9:29:15 PM)

Are there still Ponderosa Steakhouses?




Miss Giggles -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/14/2008 9:41:16 PM)

There are a couple of Ponderosas but they are just all you can eat buffets.




humbleinspirit -> RE: Chain Stores or Restaurants That Don't Exist Anymore (9/14/2008 10:32:09 PM)

No more York Steak Houses either.




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