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Dean & DeLuca in SoHo, New York Inside view of the store in SoHo. Dean & DeLuca is an American chain of upscale grocery stores. The first one was established in New York City's SoHo district by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic in September 1977. [1] They were joined in September 1979 by Eugenio Pozzolini, who became a partner in 1981.
Dean Foods was founded by Samuel E. Dean Sr., who owned an evaporated milk processing facility in Franklin Park, Illinois, in the 1920s. [8] After purchasing other Illinois dairy plants Dean developed the enterprise "from a small regional dairy into a diversified food company".
Stripes Stores is a chain of more than 700 convenience stores in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas. Most locations are former Circle K and Town & Country Food Stores. Other convenience store brands they operate under include IceBox and Quick Stuff.
Town & Country Food Stores (T&C) was an employee-owned chain of convenience stores based in San Angelo, Texas.It had over 168 locations spread throughout Texas and New Mexico and yearly revenue in 2006 of over $850 million (~$1.24 billion in 2023).
In May 1985, Service Merchandise acquired the H. J. Wilson Co. for approximately $200 million. Raymond Zimmerman, the CEO, was attracted to Wilson's stores to gain a stronger foothold in the Sun Belt states. [3] [4] Several of these Wilson's locations included an off-priced apparel department of about 15,000 square feet (1,400 m 2).
By 1964, there were 138 Gibson's Discount Center stores generating $190 million in revenue; by 1968, there were 434 stores generating $1 billion in sales. [3] The company's headquarters moved to Seagoville, Texas. In 1972, Gibson transferred ownership of the company to sons Herbert Jr. and Gerald. [4]
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Five Dayton, Ohio, Rink's stores, including two former Ontario locations which had been rebranded for less than a year were closed in December 1981. [6] In 1983 and 1984, Cook United announced 41 further closings including all 14 Cincinnati-area Rink's stores, 8 stores in Columbus and 9 CSC stores in Louisville. [ 7 ]