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Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 in Los Angeles by George Albert Ralphs and his brother, Walter Benjamin Ralphs. [2] Ralphs teamed with S. A. Francis in 1873 to open the Ralphs & Francis store at 5th and Hill – an area which would become the Historic Core of the city in the early 20th century, but was then a mostly residential area ...
All existing Alpha Beta stores in Southern California were rebranded as Ralphs or Food 4 Less, [3] and the Alpha Beta name ceased to be used by September 1995. Alpha Beta stores in Northern California and San Diego County were taken over and rebranded by Lucky Stores , which in turn was acquired by Albertsons, triggering another rebranding.
Kroger Co. owned Ralphs Grocery Co. supermarkets grocery chain, pleaded guilty to hiring replacement workers during the 2003-2004 Southern California grocery strike. Federal District Court assessed Ralphs a $70 Million penalty: $20 Million as a fine, and $50 Million as restitution to reimburse striked workers and their union.
A&P. Perhaps one of the best-known defunct grocery store chains, A&P, or the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, traces its roots back to 1859, beginning as a mail-order tea business in New York ...
Who is Ralph de la Torre’s wife? According to reporting by the Globe, de la Torre met his first wife, Wing Cheung de la Torre, a native of Hong Kong while he was in medical school. They married ...
Camp Del Mar Pottery: Capitola: late 1940s-early 1950s "Campo" tableware & art ware [14] Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company Pottery plant: Tesla, California: 1903-1911: Figurines, art pottery, vases, urns, clay pipes [15] Chase Originals (Adele Chase) Berkeley: 1930s-1950s: Art ware & figurines [11] Environmental Ceramics, Inc. San Francisco ...
Members of Congress are deciding whether to approve the use of military force in Syria. HuffPost, using data compiled by ThinkProgress, will continue to keep track of each member's position until votes are taken.
The Del Mar Fairgrounds is an event venue in Del Mar, California. It hosts the annual San Diego County Fair. The venue sits on a 370-acre (1.5 km 2) property along the Pacific Ocean coastline. It includes the Del Mar Racetrack, built in 1936 by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, with founding member Bing Crosby providing leadership. [1]