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Favorite Grocery Store?


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Hello everyone,

 

I just moved to the Western New York area but I am already a huge bills fan.

Ive read the boards for awhile and decided to join in on the conversations!

 

since im new to the area...where is the best place to grocery shop?

Ive driven by Tops (there seems like there is a lot of them) and Wegmans.

 

just for conversation...where do you shop and why do you like it?

 

 

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Ah, the days of yore. Loblaws, Super Duper, Kroger, and IGA were the stores my parents shopped @ when I was growing up.

Yep, same here. I remember the smell of fresh bread permeating the air of Super Duper every time we walked in there. My aunt used to take me there for lunch at the little restaurant counter inside when I was a kid. Good times!

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Only if you don't count Stew Leonard's as a chain. I think there are only 4 of them.

My buddy in Danbury keeps trying to tell me how great Stew Leonard's is. He makes it sound like part grocery store/part theme park.

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Not in Erie, @ least when I grew up.

 

 

 

Wasn't Loblaws and Bells owned by the same company?

 

Loblaws is a Canadian company. They changed their WNY store names to "Food Arena" in the late '60's. S&H Green Stamps was their sales shtick.

 

AFAIK, the Bell's chain arose out of the old I.G.A. (Independent Grocer's Association). Red Stamps IIRC - maybe Plaid Stamps. I forget which.

 

Rockpile knows a lot about the WNY food biz...perhaps he will chime in.

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