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The last mention as the Akron Army & Navy Store occurred in an April 1952 article in the Los Angeles Times describing a fire that caused major damage to their warehouse that was adjacent to their store at 4400 Sunset Blvd. [9] Besides selling to walk-in customers at their store, Akron was selling nationwide via mail order through ads placed in ...
Hartfield-Zodys was an American retail corporation begun in 1960. It operated the Hartfield chain of women's ready-to-wear apparel in the Los Angeles area, and starting in 1960, the Zodys chain of discount retail stores (1960–1986), which operated locations in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Michigan.
Canned Foods opened its first independent store in Redmond, Oregon, in 1973. [4] Following founder James Read's death in 1982, his sons Steven and Peter took over company management. [4] In 1987, the company was renamed Grocery Outlet. [6] [7] Grocery Outlet's 100th store opened in 1995. [13]
"99 Cents Only Stores" dates back to the 1960s when its founder, Dave Gold, inherited a liquor store in downtown Los Angeles, and experimented with selling bottles of wine at a fixed price-point of 99 cents. The test was successful, and Dave realized that selling everything in the store for 99 cents would make his business stand out. [3]
This is a list of department stores and some other major retailers in the four major corridors of Downtown Los Angeles: Spring Street between Temple and Second ("heyday" from c.1884–1910); Broadway between 1st and 4th (c.1895-1915) and from 4th to 11th (c.1896-1950s); and Seventh Street between Broadway and Figueroa/Francisco, plus a block of Flower St. (c.1915 and after).
A 1934 article in the Los Angeles Evening Post-Record showed that Blackman's grocery store, White Front Market, was located at 7710 South Central Avenue [8] and a 1940 ad in the Los Angeles Times also showed the market was still at the same address six years later. [9] At first, the small store did not sell non-food items such as small tube radios.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc., commonly referred to as Ollie's Bargain Outlet is an American chain of discount closeout retailers.It was founded in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1982 by Morton Bernstein and Mark L. Butler with backing from Harry Coverman and Oliver E. "Ollie" Rosenberg; the latter of whom is the namesake of the company.
Fedco had several locations in Southern California including: Van Nuys (Los Angeles), 14920 Raymer Street, store #1, replaced by Target (1956-1999) [7] La Cienega (Los Angeles), 3535 South La Cienega Boulevard, store #2, replaced by Target (1961-1999) [8] San Bernardino, 570 South Mt. Vernon Avenue, store #3 replaced by El Super (1968-1999) [9]