Top 10 Forgotten Grocery Stores (Part 2)
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Күн бұрынAs we all know… or in case you didn't know…a grocery store is a store that primarily sells food products that may be fresh or packaged. Larger format stores are referred to as supermarkets and hypermarkets usually stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items.
Today’s video, we’ve decided to continue our “Top 10” list to the fascinating world of Forgotten Grocery Store Chains Part 2.
Forgotten Grocery Stores Part 1: • Top 10 Forgotten Groce...
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Bohack’s
2:56 - Weingarten’s
3:48 - Chatham
4:45 - SaveRite
5:54 - American Fare
8:20 - Big Bear
10:01 - Marsh Supermarkets
13:08 - Farmer Jack
15:00 - Pathmark
17:55 - Grand Union
21:45 - Outro
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Script & Video Production Rasheed Stevens (Sheednomics)
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Video Clips
Intro Walmart Video: • Shopping at Walmart Ne...
Chatham Closing Video: • From The Vault: Closin...
American Fare Video: midsouthretail.blogspot.com/2...
Super Kmart Video: • Super Kmart - "Free Sp...
Big Bear Commercial 1: • 1992 Big Bear Grocery ...
Marsh Commercial 1: • 1998 - Ad for Marsh Su...
Marsh Commercial 2: • 1991 - New Marsh Super...
Marsh Commercial 3: • Marsh Fuel Rewards
Marsh Commercial 4: • Marsh Quick Trip
Mr. D's Commercial: • 1989 - Mr D's Food Market
Marsh Closings: • The End of Marsh
Marsh Exploration: • 70s-style Marsh Superm...
Farmer Jack Video: • From the Vault: Archiv...
Farmer Jack Song: • The original Farmer Ja...
Pathmark Commercial: • Pathmark "One Stop Sho...
Pathmark Commercial 2: • Live Better Wellness a...
Pathmark Commercial 3: • Pathmark Commercial (1...
A&P Closing Video: • A&P Plans to Shut Down...
Grand Union Video: • 1984 Grand Union Comme...
Grand Union Commercial: • grand union kingston s...
Grand Union Exploration: • Grand Union is Back!
Tops Supermarket Video: • Tops Grand Opening
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Chatham Abandoned Picture: www.flickr.com/photos/9276033...
Chatham Pictures: i.pinimg.com/originals/ec/1d/...
Handy Bros Picture: TBA
American Fare Pictures: midsouthretail.blogspot.com/2...
Big Bear Pictures: ohiomemory.org/digital/collec...
Marsh Historical Photos: indyencyclopedia.org/marsh-su...
Safeway Historical Photos: TBA
Farmer Jack Thumbnail: www.deadanddyingretail.com/201...
Grand Union Historical Pictures:TBA
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@barbarathomas2999 Жыл бұрын
I remember Margaret Ann in Miami and then Kwik Chek took that over. After Kwik Chek it turned into Winn Dixie.
@Bishopspipes Жыл бұрын
Worked at Grand Union on Long Island 1995-2000; terrible job but some of the best people I’ve ever met
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
That's interesting! Which location?
@Bishopspipes Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail Deer Park, Suffolk County
@geriking516 Жыл бұрын
I remember Grand Union. I'm originally from Massapequa.
@henrysmith9763 Жыл бұрын
Grand Union is back in business with 10 stores in New York and 1 in Vermont and one named Piggly Wiggly in New York
@henrysmith9763 Жыл бұрын
@@geriking516 Grand Union is back in business in New York and Vermont
@trainroomgary Жыл бұрын
Frame: 13:09 - I worked at Farmer Jack for 5 years while in High School and College. Became a High School Shop Teacher for 36 years. Store Number 144 at Telegraph & Schoolcraft, Redford , Michigan. This was a fun and great job to make money. Well done video. • Cheers from the Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
❤️ farmder jack potatoe salid,, barbeque chicken,, rib , fried chicken.
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
Metro detroit had a bunch of farmer jack, grocery store,, A&P grocery store,,
@raymondpetersen6155 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Redford twp, at Plymouth and Beech Daly area, in the 60s and 70s 🙂
@trainroomgary Жыл бұрын
@@raymondpetersen6155 Cool - Hi Ray: I graduated from Thurston High School in "70" Lived at Schoolcraft and Telegraph area. Still live in southeast Michigan. 🚂
@michaelrocker9000 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I sure remember Bohacks ,Packers and Daitch Shopwell and my mom used to collecting the King Korn stamps. A&P had Plaid Stamps. The W in Weingartens looks like the W from Walgreens and the Washington Nationals baseball team. Grand Union is also gone. I was working at C&S when they acquired GU. C&S was also the main distributor for Tops. The PathMark store where i used to live in Brooklyn NY is now a Stop & Shop.. Thanks for sending me this link.
@TheUnplanted Жыл бұрын
I truly miss Big Bear im glad that you guys talked about it. We always shopped there when I was a kid
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
No Problem! Which one did you shop at?
@Harlee172 16 күн бұрын
German Village's Big Bear in Columbus.
@1024laf Жыл бұрын
They mentioned my hometown Keansburg, New Jersey; yeah!!!!!! Thank you Grand Union supermarket.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
YEAAAAHHHHH 😁😁📝
@henrysmith9763 Жыл бұрын
Grand Union is back in business in New York and 1 store in Vermont
@CJFox Жыл бұрын
@@henrysmith9763yeah, there's a small one in Saranac Lake, New York, I go there occasionally.
@mattgilly1924 Жыл бұрын
Great recap. I worked with Marsh Supermarkets as an employee and vendor/manufacturer for over 29 years. It was a sad day when they finally gave up and let go of everything. It was time as many of the stores were struggling to survive.
@mst3knislesfan1 Жыл бұрын
I worked at Pathmark in Bay Shore,NY for 25 years. It was a good at first then the first chapter 11 happened and that's when things started changing right before my very eyes. When it was bought by A&P it really began the death knell of Pathmark and Waldbaums. I still remember working the very last day it was opened. Last I saw it was turned into Hobby Lobby.
@allisongaines3330 9 ай бұрын
LOVED Pathmark! That's where I shopped in South Jersey, & now shop in Publix in South Florida!
@geriking516 Жыл бұрын
Pathmark. My favorite store 30+ years ago when I lived in New York. I was really sad when they closed.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Which location did you shop at?
@geriking516 Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail my mom lived in Seaford, NY- so the one on Washington Ave & Merrick road. Every time my mom needed something from the store- that's where I would go! It's now a Stop & Shop. I went to that store back in 2021- and its not like Pathmark was. That store Stop & Shop is dumpy. Many years ago, in North Massapequa on Hicksville Rd., there was a Hills supermarket, and before Pathmark was opened, we went there to shop. Fond memories!
@allisongaines3330 9 ай бұрын
Cherry Hill, New zjersey location
@KAlovesherkitties Жыл бұрын
My new favorite channel! To this day I still miss Farmer Jack. A bit before the store closed, they’d show these commercials with a Farmer Jack truck and an A&P truck driving side by side. The gist was that hey everything will be okay! Next thing you knew, they were closed. It was a bummer given that it was I believe the only major grocery store chain in Detroit, but we’ll still have the memories of it always being Bonus Savings time.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
We’re excited you enjoy us!!!!!!!! 😁😁😁 and wow, it was a bummer.
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
❤️ farmer jack potaties salid, ,,barbeque chicken
@loydkline Жыл бұрын
Kroger grocery stores look more attractive looking inside;; in metro detroit:;farmer Jack had better barbecue chicken & potatoes salid;; Kroger sell farmer Jack potatoes salid now
@davidsquires154 Жыл бұрын
I remember,when Chatham Complete Food Centers converted some of the Chatham Stores to Pak n Sav Warehouse Stores. Then,I also remember when Chatham experimented with a store named Chatham Plus to compete with Meijer Superstores. After,when Chatham Plus closed permanently. The,former Chatham Plus is a Lowe's Home Improvement Store and is still open to this very day. The location of the old Chatham Plus/Lowe's Home Improvement Store is located on Van Dyke between Chicago Road and Old 13 Mile Road in Warren,Michigan. And,I also have my old Farmer Jack Bonus Savings Card to this very day.
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
❤️ chatham grocery, great scott grocery
@markwest3485 Жыл бұрын
Waldbaums and King Kullen, both Long Island chains
@ghettoghost305 Ай бұрын
Kessel was a big thing in Mid-Michigan that got bought out by Save-A-Lot. They got Save-A-Lot everywhere.
@brianwilson6403 Жыл бұрын
I remember Marsh from Crawfordsville Road in Speedway IN.
@marklanham391 Жыл бұрын
I knew that Kmart’s brand was American Fare, but I didn’t realize it was a store!
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Yupp! Just a failed concept they probably want to forget about.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Sears already in trouble bought Kmarts and declared bankruptcy.
@stanford-nf4jk Жыл бұрын
I wonder what happened to Suttle’s Markets, Hughes’ Markets, and Victory Foods. I didn’t see them in either video but I imagine that there have been so many grocery retailers come and go that some were too small to even mention.
@cynthiachavis9678 Жыл бұрын
I rem Pathmark in nyc
@Jdngls Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Minnesota, and I can think of 3 chains that no longer exist. Red Owl Foods, Supervalu Foods, and Rainbow Foods. I believe Supervalu is still a distributor (Mostly to Cub Foods) bit I have not seen a Supervalu store in years. They used to be everywhere here!
@Stache987 Жыл бұрын
IBM 305 RAMAC is a disk drive Jackson is in Mississippi not Missouri, the newspapers show I-55 mentioned, which is not in Missouri
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Thanks for catching that.
@PostMortar Жыл бұрын
Great video! 👍 Love the histories of old grocery chains.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Thank You 🔥🔥🔥
@SweptAway529 Жыл бұрын
As someone who grew up in New Jersey, two defunct grocery chains come to mind - Finast and Foodtown.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Great Suggestions!!
@hahayeahokaynope Жыл бұрын
I passed the Grand Union in Warrensburg, NY. Didn't stop inside, but it seemed to be doing well.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Interesting!!! That’s good business is well. Are there any other nearby competing grocery stores?
@marisathekilljoy7292 4 ай бұрын
I dead ass miss farmer Jack.
@Susie_Floozie Жыл бұрын
The very first product with a barcode was scanned at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, in 1974--it was a pack of gum. I learned that odd fact only yesterday when I idly wondered when barcodes became a thing and decided to look it up. What a weird coincidence! I'd never heard of the Marsh chain before.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
That's a cool fact! I would have never known.
@Custer_X_Of_The_DAU Жыл бұрын
Can you do a top ten forgotten restaurants? There's some I can remember but are no longer around like Chi-Chi's.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
That’s a great suggestion! I should do one of those.
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
Bill knapp restaurant
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
There is lots closed.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Beefsteak Charlies goodys burgers donut master and the groundhouse comes to mind.
@philipstrumolo8057 Жыл бұрын
I remember Bohack's cheese cake. What a shame that it's no longer around! Thanks for the heads up on Part II. Regards, Gerard Denza Author of THE EDWARD MENDEZ, P. I. series.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Thank You for commenting and tuning in 😃
@MultiMattman68 Жыл бұрын
A&P never should have bought Pathmark,it was toxic to A&P
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
A&P bought out farmer jacks too
@jesalf9604 Жыл бұрын
@@loydkline4686 and other chains too.. I think looking at this, seems that some of these super market chains get greedy and even though they are making money they try to buy out the competition at a cost that ends up hurting them more than actually helping them. You also realize that although we as the customer may miss some of those super markets, in truth if there is no competition a monopoly is not good for us so competition is good otherwise there is no incentive to lower prices for us.. but it is unfortunate for the employees and some of those products that are unique to those supermarkets that is also a negative which are no longer available.
@loydkline Жыл бұрын
@Jes Alf my ex brother in law work at A&P grocery store; he got paid very nice 💰 money; that was farmer jack problem too A.P. sister store:; paying employees too 💰 money & too much benefits;; too;; metro detroit have Kroger they gave super great stock market pension _ 401 k program ; other than that ;; regular job :: metro detroit got Meijer grocery store it Walmart competition::; it hard to say which is better;; Meijer or Walmart to shop to work it another argument;; different subject ;; laugh ; laugh;; farmer Jack had great potatoes salid : metro food company made farmer jack potatoes salid special ;;; Kroger sell it now ;; farmer Jack also had great barbecue chicken: it was great barbecue chicken at a good price
@cynthiachavis9678 Жыл бұрын
I rem waldbaums I'm Brooklyn ny
@MultiMattman68 Жыл бұрын
I worked for Waldbaums here in New Jersey
@geriking516 Жыл бұрын
There was a Waldbaums in North Massapequa, NY- I went to get boxes when I moved back in '94. January, 1995 I heard the roof on that store collapsed due to the weight of the snow that collected on it.
@allisongaines3330 9 ай бұрын
I remember going with my grandmother to Waldbaums in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in the 70s.
@MajesticMe429 6 ай бұрын
Ingles Grocery store. IGA, Fresh Foods. Super Dollar, Whites Store, Savealot,
@undergroundretail 6 ай бұрын
Ingles is still around surprisingly
@MajesticMe429 6 ай бұрын
@@undergroundretail yes I know.
@chelseaxjaye Жыл бұрын
grand union radio * ding * 🤘
@PurplePuppy2006 Жыл бұрын
I don’t remember any of these grocery stores but it’s crazy how two of these returned especially the last one on your list. I have a suggestion for a video idea Top 10 Sports Stores. I think I will like this video because I remember going to Sports Authority a long time ago, and a sports store litany closed not even less than a month ago it was called Olympia Sports and it closed on September 30th 2022. I hope that’s a good suggestion video , also for news there considering that BrandX will bring back the Stage Stores along with the Bon-Ton stores too.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Thanks for Watching 😃. Those are great Suggestions and it's coincidental that I have scripts already written out for both Bon Ton and Sports Stores. I will work on releasing them towards the end of year and early Next Year.
@PurplePuppy2006 Жыл бұрын
Ok that’s great can’t wait till then, but for now keep being awesome and upload more videos. 😃👍
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
Bill knapp restaurant
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Bohack Cha Cha cha.
@davidsquires154 Жыл бұрын
I remember back in the 1970's,Great Scott!Supermarkets and Wrigley Supermarkets merged,and the Wrigley Supermarkets were rebranded Great Scott!Supermarkets. Then,Kroger bought the Great Scott!Supermarket chain and Kroger rebranded Great Scott!Supermarkets to Kroger. To,this very day and Kroger is still going strong.
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
❤️/ great scott grocery store
@loydkline4686 Жыл бұрын
Really , great scott & krogery are related
@kimkelly5512 9 ай бұрын
Lucky Market, Boy's Market are two from my area.
@allisongaines3330 9 ай бұрын
If they are South Florida markets, loved them😢!
@BillChambersmarquez-ym7gq 8 ай бұрын
I remember the boys market in Azusa CA and gemco in glendora California!!!!!
@undergroundretail 3 ай бұрын
Are these still around?
@kimdavis1167 Ай бұрын
Memphis tennessee had a store in the seventies called Pic Pac
@davidross410 11 ай бұрын
Yes you did say Safeway and Albertson's but not top forgotten stores plus Gemco which was a Grocery/regular store with a $1.00 membership fee per year and Von's
@undergroundretail 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing that out. I should do a defunct membership stores.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Service Merchandise and s and h's redemption centers.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Radio Shack is also making a comeback but not Lafayette.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Penguin Sodas was great.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Masters department Stores are also closed.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Mars was also a candy maker too
@undergroundretail 6 ай бұрын
Facts! Still is 😁
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
Only thing left is the checkmark.Thats for Chek.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
The Bohack Cha Cha Cha.
@santoxtremefluffy Ай бұрын
you missed Purity Supreme and Finast...Both New England Chains
@undergroundretail Ай бұрын
Great Recomendations!
@grizzlycountry1030 Жыл бұрын
Dominick's, Eagles, Colony, couple others missing
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
I got ya! 📝
@glennso47 5 ай бұрын
Logli, Hilander, two supermarket chains are also missing.
@user-zx8de8op9l Ай бұрын
Did you mention Red Owl, Fairway Foods?
@marthaboyte8252 Жыл бұрын
Sunflower 🌻
@marktaylor5326 Жыл бұрын
too many stores kick the bucket
@allisongaines3330 9 ай бұрын
Is Albertsons still around anywhere? Its not in South Florida, that is for sure!
@BillChambersmarquez-ym7gq 8 ай бұрын
Albertsons is in California doing well so far
@ghettoghost305 Ай бұрын
They have some here in North Texas. I think they left South FL long ago.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
Winn Dixie formerly the Chek brand until 1966.
@KenC69 Жыл бұрын
I miss Kmart
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
We do too! 😭
@allisongaines3330 9 ай бұрын
Me too!!😢
@QadiTheMighty Жыл бұрын
You are Missing RED Owl Food Stores and its successor Rainbow Foods operating out of Minnesota.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Noted 📝📝📝
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 6 ай бұрын
Chek merged with Winn Dixie in 1966.
@marroxquate8177 Жыл бұрын
Big Bear started back in the 30’s not the 90’s
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
*Mistake on our end. It should’ve said 1933. Sadly there is no way I can update it 😔.
@benyaakov6453 Жыл бұрын
Every beloved supermarket purchased by A & P went to hell & closed!!
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Dang! I thought they were better than that.
@benyaakov6453 Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail My family used to shop at Waldbaum's once A&P took over Waldbaum's it became unrecognizable as Waldbaum's as all the products with Waldbaum's label which we like were replaced A&P products which were totally different & mot which we used for ages Waldbaum's until its demise was nothing more than A&P with Waldbaum's in signage only!! It was not Waldbaum's any more & the service we always expected was lo longer there!!!
@marybethhathaway3489 2 ай бұрын
Grew up in binghamton ny we had victory great American shusters grand union
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
Now Sav A Lots and Aldis are left.
@dontheplumber9338 8 ай бұрын
I love it ! 👍50 's& 60 's were /are awesome
@undergroundretail 8 ай бұрын
Yes they are!
@keithclingan6689 Жыл бұрын
The third American Fare was in Jackson, Mississippi, not Missouri. It was only two blocks from my house. The location was for a while a Big K before closing. The front parking lot was turned into a CarMax, while the store itself sat empty for about three years before Comcast moved in to do it's Jackson-area work. Now the space is empty with Comcast moving to a Jackson suburb.
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the on-site
@glennso47 5 ай бұрын
I believe ALDI bought out Win Dixie.
@undergroundretail 5 ай бұрын
I read about that as well.
@ghettoghost305 Ай бұрын
In Miami, all of the Winn Dixie’s with the exception of a few were changed to Fresco Y Mas. There was still a Winn Dixie in Miami Lakes and off NW 151/NW 7th Ave. Used to go in to get shrimp and crab steamed every morning.
@angiesmith7785 Жыл бұрын
Shopwell was not mentioned
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Great Suggestion!
@smittykins Жыл бұрын
P&C Foods Super Duper
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
Grand Union moved to Sleepy Hollow.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
Albertons Jewel Osco Kash and Karry Food Lion alll went belly up.
@BillChambersmarquez-ym7gq 8 ай бұрын
Albertsons is doing well in California but it's expensive
@devinmackey83 Жыл бұрын
Penn Traffic ruined Big Bear
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Agreed! 💯
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
C Town Grand Union a and p pathmark and Genoveses all closed.
@edwingchapman986 Ай бұрын
What about key food
@undergroundretail Ай бұрын
Great Suggestion! Maybe in a Part 3.
@Harlee172 16 күн бұрын
I'm from Columbus, OH and Big Bear was the best. It's meat was far superior to Kroger killing machine. Big Bear was community driven, always giving back to Columbus\Springfield area. They were the first to take debit bank cards when they became out in 80s while Kroger still made you wrote checks. Most were turned here into Giant Eagle which is a good grocery store but they still don't have Big Bear's quality when came to there butcher shop. Where I grew up in Yellow Springs there was a local grocery in area and Springfield called Fulmer's and they had restaurants in there locations and had the best deli style sandwiches and their brand of coffee that to this day I miss. I can't stand Kroger's , people are dying in their park lot we had around 6 killings in last 3 years and their security is joke. It's not safe to shop in Kroger's anymore and they force people to buy up and won't carry a product to make them buy their own brand Private Selection, it's a joke with Kroger's in Ohio and headquarters is in Cincy. Who else headquarters in Ohio and in Cincy P&G and had stand off with Kroger's few years back threated to pull products, take guess who won that fight and wasn't rat infested Kroger's. They had to actually had to close down certain Kroger locations the do to rat infestations. I won't shop at Kroger's they don't a penny from me, either Walmart or Giant Eagle.
@danielanderson8502 2 ай бұрын
Hinky dinky
@unkolawdio 8 ай бұрын
Why
@johnbecker5213 Жыл бұрын
i do not like the narrators voice,but a good video
@thelastnotary 8 ай бұрын
Part 1 was magic part 2 ADS, product placement different voice join this click this blah blah
@codybrandoncargle3129 Жыл бұрын
I definitely remember Saverite it was a good store until the end then it went to shit! 😅
@undergroundretail Жыл бұрын
Agreed! The store locations were very dated. Many in my area were converted to Walmart Neighborhood Markets.
@codybrandoncargle3129 Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail Indeed they were very dated and hmm the ones in Paulding County were converted to Food Lion then Food Depot, and the ones in Douglasville and Cobb County became Food Depot as well or churches/other uses in general! 🤔
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