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Dairy Mart; The History, And What's Left

Dairy Mart the history, and what's left " Good People, It Must Be Dairy Mart !" Anyone remember Dairy Mart? No? I'd be kind of surprised if you did. From the 3rd largest convenience store chain in the U.S. behind 7-Eleven and Circle K, to pretty much nothing but an obscure, vague memory... what happened? Here's a brief history since there isn't really much left from this company; Dairy Mart began in 1957 when Charles Nirenberg (pictured here) opened his first store in the state of Massachusetts Throughout the 80's Dairy Mart began to quickly expand by acquiring other, smaller, convenience store chains, such as Sunnybrook Farms (who had 63 stores). Their biggest acquisition however, came in 1984 In 1975, U.S. based convenience store chain Lawson's opened their first store in Japan, they decided to operate there exclusively, selling all of their U.S. stores to Dairy Mart in 1984. This was a huge win for Dairy Mart, as at the time of the acquisition Lawso

Cowesett Corners Shopping Center, Warwick, RI

Cowesett Corners Shopping Center, Warwick, RI Welcome to Plazas , a series on my blogger where I take a look at shopping plaza's, or strip malls, whatever you want to call them. In this post, we're going to be taking a look at the Cowesett Corners Shopping Center, in Warwick, Rhode Island, a plaza, with a bit of retail history behind it. Let's go take a look; 300 Quaker Ln, Warwick, RI 02886 (Image via Google Earth) This post is actually a bit different, because unlike all of the other entries in my plazas series... ...I've actually been here in person. But before we get into that lets learn the quick history of this plaza. A brand new Super Stop & Shop supermarket was originally built and opened on the site in 1987, with newer tenants later opening as time went on, with the next tenant, Christmas Tree Shops, opening a year later in 1988. The plaza wasn't as we know it today until the early 90's, 1991 to be exact. The main anchors of the plaza were; - Super

When Home Improvement Met Electronics, The Forgotten Lowe's Department

When Home Improvement Met Electronics The forgotten Lowe's Department When you think of Lowe's, what's the first thing that you think of? Hardware, right? Tools, wood planks, fridges & stoves, garden supplies, maybe even some floor tiles? But what about televisions? Maybe some VCR's? You might find a lot of things for your house at Lowe's, but electronics is not one of them... anymore This Lowe's commercial from 1994 confused me the first time I saw it Sure, they start off by showing a Christmas tree, some hammers, and a large toolbox display, typical for Lowe's But "what's with the tv's" was my first thought when I originally viewed the commercial The commercial also features cordless phones and stereos? Yup, they sold those too apparently Game systems as well The Game Boy was released in 1989, but didn't arrive at Lowe's until 1991 Can't forget about the camcorders also Even though Lowe's is a hardware / home improve

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