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Wawa, Inc. (/ w ɑː w ɑː / WAH-WAH) is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations originating in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and located along the East Coast of the United States, operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Florida, Alabama, and North Carolina.
Lillie Rubin began in 1946 with a single store in Miami Beach, Florida at 1037 Lincoln Road, where an Apple Store resides today. [1] A second store opened in Palm Beach, Florida on December 15, 1955. [2] Founder and namesake Lillie Rubin died at age 90 in 1984, at which point her chain had grown to 50 stores. [3]
The Jacksonville store location would move in 1936 from the old Douglas building to the corner of Main and Commerce streets, where it would remain for nearly 50 years. By 1940, Bealls had 15 stores in the chain. [3] Despite World War II, store count by 1950 had grown to 19. Continued growth of the chain led to 38 locations by 1957.
The Florida division, which was always discontiguous with Albertsons' main market, suffered a blow in June 2008 when Albertsons LLC entered into an agreement with Lakeland, Florida-based Publix stores to sell 49 Florida Albertsons locations to the chain. This included 15 stores in Northern and Northwest Florida, 30 locations in Central Florida ...
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., is a supermarket chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.The grocer offers a wide selection of natural and organic foods, including fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat, poultry, seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, natural body care, and household items. [3]
Ames Department Stores, Inc., was an American chain of discount stores based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States.The company was founded in 1958 with a store in Southbridge, Massachusetts, and at its peak operated 700 stores in 20 states, including the Northeast, Upper South, Midwest, and the District of Columbia, making it the fourth-largest discount retailer in the country.
The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store.It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of discount stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.As of January 8, 2024, Dollar General operated 19,643 stores [1] [2] in the contiguous United States and Mexico.