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  2. King Kullen - Wikipedia

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    King Kullen was founded by Michael J. Cullen, a former Kroger [2] employee who devised the concept of the modern supermarket. [citation needed] While the branch manager of the Herrin, Illinois branch of the Kroger Grocery & Baking Company stores, managing 94 small stores, [3] Cullen wrote a six-page letter to John Bonham, a Kroger vice-president, proposing a new type of food store with a focus ...

  3. Michael J. Cullen - Wikipedia

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    Website. King Kullen. Michael J. Cullen (1884–1936) was an American entrepreneur and salesman known as the founder of the King Kullen grocery store chain, widely considered to be the first supermarket founded in America. He is recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as the inventor of the modern supermarket. [1]

  4. Stop & Shop - Wikipedia

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    On June 10, 2020, it was announced that the acquisition deal had been terminated and that King Kullen would remain independent due to "unforeseen changes in the marketplace". [ 23 ] On July 12, 2024, Stop & Shop announced the closure of 32 underperforming locations as part of a plan to improve the company's financing.

  5. Jamaica, Queens - Wikipedia

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    King Kullen opened in 1930, the first self-service supermarket in the country. [23] The many foreclosures and the high level of unemployment of the 2000s and early 2010s induced many black people to move from Jamaica to the South, [24] as part of the New Great Migration.

  6. Piggly Wiggly - Wikipedia

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    Piggly Wiggly is an American supermarket chain operating in the American Southern and Midwestern regions run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. [ 1] Its first outlet opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee, and is notable as the first true self-service grocery store, and the originator of various familiar supermarket ...

  7. A&P - Wikipedia

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    On the East Coast, Michael J. Cullen, a then-former A&P employee, opened his first King Kullen supermarket in Jamaica, Queens. Two years later, Big Bear opened in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and quickly equaled the sales of 100 A&Ps. In 1933, A&P's sales dropped 19%, to $820 million, because of the competition.

  8. CTown Supermarkets - Wikipedia

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    CTown Supermarkets is a chain of independently owned and operated supermarkets operating in the northeastern United States. [1]CTown was founded in 1975. [1] CTown uses economies of scale so its small member stores can pool their resources for purchasing and advertising. [2]

  9. Big Y - Wikipedia

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    Big Y Foods, Inc. (or Big Y) is an American, family-owned supermarket chain located in Massachusetts and Connecticut. It operates under the trade names "Big Y World Class Market" or "Big Y Supermarket". The company is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts and is currently run by cousins Charles and Michael D'Amour.

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