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Tom Thumb offers a loyalty card (Reward Card) similar to many shoppers’ card programs. The loyalty card is currently good at all Albertsons Companies-owned stores. During the period after Tom Thumb was purchased by Randalls but before Randalls was purchased by Safeway, the card was accepted at both Tom Thumb and Randalls lo
Named for its founder, Simon David opened in 1889 [1] as the first food retailer and deliverer in Dallas to specialize in out-of-season items and imported merchandise. . Originally a small brick structure adjacent to Mr. David's home in Uptown Dallas' historic State Thomas neighborhood, the business expanded to 4311 Oak Lawn Avenue in the 1920s and thrived under the supervision of second ...
A search of the Dallas Morning News archives reveals a blurb about Tom Thumb buying an Austin chain in 1972. Is this how the chain entered Austin in 1972? What was the chain it bought? Here are the limited briefs: July 18, 1972, Austin Chain is Acquired by Cullum October 3, 1972, 42 Supermarkets Bought by Cullum
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The Tom Thumb logo was changed to one similar to Randalls, but the Tom Thumb name was retained. Already in Austin with the Tom Thumb name, Randalls added its own name to the market in January 1994 when the company bought 12 AppleTree Markets stores (ironically a grocer formed with former Safeway locations as a result of Safeway leaving Texas in ...
Evans was kidnapped in February 1978 at the Tom Thumb Corporate Headquarters but escaped when the kidnappers went to collect the $100,000 ransom given by one of his sons, Roy Gene Evans. Political career
In October 2017, Kroger disclosed that it was considering the potential sale of Turkey Hill Minit Markets as well as four other convenience store brands - Kwik Shop, Loaf 'N Jug, Quik Stop, and Tom Thumb. [2] Any potential sale would exclude Turkey Hill Dairy, which is operated separately from the convenience store chain. [2]
Store expansion slowed, although new stores were opened in strategic locations. By the mid-1990s, the company had managed to survive the stiff challenges from other chains. Food Lion began closing stores in 1994 and exited Texas in 1997. In 1996, Minyard was the third-largest grocery chain in Dallas-Fort Worth, behind Tom Thumb and Albertsons. [2]