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The chain evolved from Norfolk, Virginia's D. P. Pender Grocery Stores, the first of which opened in 1900. [1] [2] [3] In its early years the company used horse drawn wagons to deliver goods to customers. [1] In 1919 Pender opened a second grocery store in Norfolk, later expanding to more locations in Central and Eastern Virginia. [1]
The new market would open on January 19, 1958, which marked the closing of the Murphy Avenue Market. The Forest Park location remains an active market which is open to the public. [10] Picture of Brand New opening of the Atlanta State Farmers' Market located in Forest Park, GA in Clayton County. Photo Courtesy of Hubert H. Nall Co., Inc.
The market in 1924. The market was originally established in 1918 on land cleared by the Great Atlanta fire of 1917.The farmers' market, set up in a huge tent, was an immediate success, bringing urban consumers direct access to farmers and their products. [1]
The Grocery Store was a Richmond-based chain Farm Fresh operated for a time in the late 1980s and for much of the 1990s, with Farm Fresh converting 15 stores it acquired from Safeway in November 1993 as Safeway exited the Richmond market. [2] Rack & Sack stores and Food Carnivals closed by 2003, while The Market closed in 2011.
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Giant Open Air Market was a Norfolk, Virginia-based supermarket chain. Its trademark stores were open 24 hours a day, and the entrance was framed with an arch which rose to over 30 feet, anchored in concrete. The chain grew to include 26 full-line grocery stores and 43 "Tinee Giant" convenience stores. The stores were known for the vastness of ...
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