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What’s replaced the “five and dimes”?

“Dollar stores”, of course. Inflation...

Tarzjaay opened in 1962 too ...

... On May 1, 1962, guests in the Twin Cities area wake to the news of Target's first grand opening in Roseville, Minn. Heralded as a, "new idea in discount stores," Target differentiates itself from other retail stores by combining many of the best department store features — fashion, quality and service — with the low prices of a discounter. Created as, "a store you can be proud to shop in, a store you can have confidence in, a store that is fun to shop and exciting to visit," by the end of 1962, Target opens additional locations in St. Louis Park, Crystal and Duluth, Minn.

My family founded Acme Markets, which went on to be American Stores Company. They owned Acme, Star Markets (Boston area), Alpha Beta (California), Hardee's Restaurants, Osco Drugs.

My grandfather was chairman back in the 1960's and spent time in front of Congress being grilled on antitrust issues, and died of a heart attack shortly thereafter. The family always said that Congress killed him.

I worked there for 15 years, and when we bought Lucky Markets in California the California attorney general sued and forced us to sell off the Alpha Beta chain to avoid antitrust issues.

We then merged with Skaggs which brought Jewel and Skaggs into the mix. We were the largest supermarket chain at that point, but we were always told to look at how Waltons' was doing things and had to try and emulate them.

I eventually moved on, and then Ahold (Holland) bought the chain, and then eventually it was picked up by Albertson's which is the current owner.

My uncle was CEO when the merger with Skaggs happened, and he was pissed. The agreement with Sam Skaggs was that the headquarters would remain in Wilmington for at least 2 years... this was a handshake type agreement. Sam Skaggs immediately moved the HQ to Salt Lake City.

My family founded Acme Markets, which went on to be American Stores Company. They owned Acme, Star Markets (Boston area), Alpha Beta (California), Hardee's Restaurants, Osco Drugs.

My grandfather was chairman back in the 1960's and spent time in front of Congress being grilled on antitrust issues, and died of a heart attack shortly thereafter. The family always said that Congress killed him.

I worked there for 15 years, and when we bought Lucky Markets in California the California attorney general sued and forced us to sell off the Alpha Beta chain to avoid antitrust issues.

We then merged with Skaggs which brought Jewel and Skaggs into the mix. We were the largest supermarket chain at that point, but we were always told to look at how Waltons' was doing things and had to try and emulate them.

I eventually moved on, and then Ahold (Holland) bought the chain, and then eventually it was picked up by Albertson's which is the current owner.

My uncle was CEO when the merger with Skaggs happened, and he was pissed. The agreement with Sam Skaggs was that the headquarters would remain in Wilmington for at least 2 years... this was a handshake type agreement. Sam Skaggs immediately moved the HQ to Salt Lake City.

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