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A modern Stuckey's/BP in Yeehaw Junction, Florida An abandoned Stuckey's restaurant and gas station along the freeway in 2004. In the early 1960s, with over 368 stores across the country now filled with candy, novelty toys, and kitschy souvenirs, the franchise seemed to become something bigger than one man alone could handle.
Nickerson Farms was an American roadside restaurant franchise that existed between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. It was started by I. J. Nickerson, a former Stuckey's franchisee who did not agree with that chain's rules and regulations.
Within six months, Stuckey restored Stuckey's to profitability, thanks in part to a shift in focus from licensed Stuckey's store locations to the company's classic line of candies. She also expanded the brand back into candy manufacturing with the purchase of a pecan shelling and candy plant in Wrens, Georgia in January 2021. Candy and nut ...
The history of this grocery store company is something of an example of the changes that took place in food retailing during the 20th century beginning with self-service store design in the 1920s ...
Originating with Isaac and Rachel Kratzenstein, it became the Kratze Bros. Department Store in 1912. Bought by the Boston Store Company, which was established by Charles Netcher and local businessmen in 1921. In the deal, the building and stock came to $125,000-$150,000, which was “one of the biggest mercantile deals in the history of Escanaba.
Stuckey may refer to: . Stuckey, Georgia; Stuckey, South Carolina; Stuckey House, a historic home in West Virginia; Stuckey's, an American roadside convenience store chain; Stuckey's Bridge, a bridge spanning the Chunky River near Meridian, Mississippi
When Horne was 22, he began working at a Stuckey's in Eastman, Georgia, where he made his own candy for the restaurant. After a few years working there, he decided to create his own restaurant and candy shop. [6] On October 4, 1948, Bob Horne founded his first store, located a short distance from the Beauty Rest Cabin. [7]
Williamson Sylvester Stuckey Jr. (born May 25, 1935) is an American former businessman and politician as a member of the Democratic Party. His father, W. S. Stuckey Sr. , founded the Stuckey's chain of gift shops, of which Stuckey Jr. became president and CEO in 1985.