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In 1954, Big Bear Stores Co., Columbus, OH based supermarket chain purchased Harts Stores, [1] a department store that was operating at the time in the basements of two Big Bears. Harts experienced rapid growth, as Big Bear often opened grocery stores along with a Harts Department Store in an adjacent space as well as many free-standing ...
Big Bear Stores was founded in November 1933 by Wayne E. Brown. The first Big Bear Store opened on February 15, 1934, on West Lane Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, in what was once a dance hall, a roller skating rink and finally a tan bark ring for horse shows. This opening marked the beginning of self-service supermarketing in the Midwest.
Thomas D. Mangelsen was born on January 6, 1946, in Grand Island, Nebraska. [1] His sportsman father took him on trips on the nearby Platte River. [2] [3] Mangelsen and his brothers went hunting, fishing, and trapping with their father for ducks and geese.
Al's Auto Supply – Chain that operated in Washington, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska; purchased by CSK Auto.Founded by Abe "Al" Wexler in Everett, Washington in the late 1950s; [1] [2] sold 15 store chain to Paccar in 1987; [3] Paccar sold chain (along with Grand Auto) in 1999 to CSK Auto which eventually rebranded stores as Schucks.
BEAR Magazine is a periodical geared toward gay and bisexual men who are or admire "bears", stocky or heavyset men with facial and/or body hair. It was initially published in San Francisco, California , in 1987 by Richard Bulger and his partner Chris Nelson and marketed to the bear community within the larger LGBT community.
Ohio's first Giant Eagle “Market District” was built a year later. The 110,168 square-feet store was built just south of the original store in place of the old Stein Mart building. It features a cafe, wine and beer store, exotic foods, an on-site dietitian, beauty specialist, cooking classes, and more. [34] [35]
A Bear Called Paddington (1958) The stories in the first book in the series are: "Please Look After This Bear" – The Browns first meet Paddington at Paddington station. "A Bear in Hot Water" – Paddington's first attempt at having a bath is a disaster. "Paddington Goes Underground" – Paddington's first journey on the Underground causes chaos.
The WikiBear (Ursus wikiarctos) is a large omnivorous browser.It feeds mostly on the berries of short edits, which can nevertheless add up to a fat edit count. Sometimes it tackles larger prey, rewriting entire articles.