What Food stores are no longer around in your area? Mine is A&P

[debm55]

[SARose]

1. In San Antonio

We only have HEB and Walmart. Central Market, Sprouts and Whole Foods, too but pfft.

HEB drove out all other grocery stores. Sigh.

I miss Kroger and Aldi.

Welcome back! 💕

[FreeForm73]

2. My first job was at the Derry, Pa, A&P in 1972

Also my first Union job, at one time I was making more than my Dad, they they were bought out, left the region, and were replaced with non-union minimum wage jobs.

[debm55]

6. Thank you FreeForm73, My dad lived in Derry PA. I have been there in ages.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

3. A&P, Acme, Grand Union.

I know I am going back a ways but these three were in my hometown growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.

Welcome back Deb, hope you are doing well!

[FuzzyRabbit]

4. A&P and Piggly Wiggly

also Art's Food Center (a small regional chain), Larry's (another small and sort lived regional chain)

[rurallib]

5. lots of them, driven out by Hy-Vee and WalMart

I am in the Midwest - Super Valu gone in our area, Giant Foods, Benner Tea, the Big Bee, Eagles, Piggly-Wiggly, A&P and let's end up with Cub Food.

It as been interesting to watch the markets consolidate with two giants emerging and prices seemingly landing at a high level. Aldi's and Costco are the two new competitors in the area.

[NEOH]

7. It's Finast in my area...nt

[boonecreek]

8. A&P,

National, and Kroger. Plus Dominick's and Eagle just flat went out of business.
Jewel Osco and Meijer seem to dominate the Midwest.

[mwmisses4289]

9. Piggy Wiggly.

The space got taken over by Hancock Fabric until the went belly up, now it is an Aldis.

[Dorothy V]

10. All the mom and pop grocery stores. 😢

All we have left here is WalMart and Dollar General.

[ballardgirl]

11. Tradewell

Piggly Wiggly, Lucky, Food Giant in the Seattle area

[Emile]

12. Closest IGA is 60 miles away.

[OldBaldy1701E]

13. Piggly Wiggly, S&M, A&P, Richfood... I never see any of them around anymore.

And, welcome back, deb!

[Different Drummer]

14. In my part of Georgia...

Big Apple (Mom used to go there once a week)
Food Giant
Piggly Wiggly

[MIButterfly]

15. Farmer Jack has been gone a long time. Metro Detroit area.

Welcome back, debm55! I hope you're feeling much, much better.

[GP6971]

16. A & P, Grand Union

[Ziggysmom]

17. Kohls Foods and Sentry

Wishing you good health & happiness

[Wicked Blue]

18. Pathmark, A&P, Grand Union, Food Town

[KitFox]

19. About 10 years ago, Albertson's closed. About 5 years ago Cub Foods closed.

I usually shop at a family owned grocery that has 4 or 5 stores in the area. They are very service friendly ( e.g. open another check stand if more than two people in line; bag and carry out your groceries; staff acknowledge you and ask if you need help finding anything. During Covid, they added extra early morning hours for seniors or health compromised people to have a time to shop with much fewer people in the store. I hope they are able to stay afloat.