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1951 - Brothers Bernard and Eugene Gelson open their first Gelson's Supermarket in Burbank, CA.
1964 - Arden Farms acquires the Los Angeles-based Gelson's Supermarket chain.  Arden also acquired the Los Angeles-based
          Mayfair Markets chain around this time.
1970's & 1980's - Arden was plagued with lawsuits and financial woes.
1971 - Arden merges with TelAutograph.  The merged company takes the name "Arden-Mayfair".
1986 - Arden sold 17 of its 39 stores.
1993 - Arden operates 7 Gelson's Supermarkets and 5 Mayfair Markets.
2007 - The company operates 17 Gelson's Supermarkets and 1 Mayfair Market in the Los Angeles area.

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Pacific Palisades, CA	Santa Barbara, CA - Source: Santa Barbara Restaurant Guide	Artists Rendering - Century City, CA - Source: Westfield Shopping Centers	Calabasas, CA - Source: City of Calabasas

Mayfair Markets

1923 - A.F. Geissler founded Geissler's Supermarkets in East Windsor, CT.
2008 - The company operates 6 supermarkets in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

1967 - A.J. Gerland founded Gerland's Food Fair in Houston.
2008 - Gerland's operates 15 supermarkets under the Gerland's Food Fair, Food Town and Grand Market banners, 2 Food Town
          Express fuel/convenience stores and 6 Check Cashing & More locations.

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1918 - Giant Eagle is founded in Pittsburgh, PA.
1928 - Giant Eagle is sold to Kroger.
1931 - The originals owners regained ownership of Giant Eagle from Kroger and merged with the OK Grocery chain.
1990's - Giant Eagle acquired PA-based County Markets and began opening new stores in Maryland.
1997 - Giant Eagle acquired Ohio-based Riser Foods and converted their stores to Giant Eagle.
2004 - Giant Eagle acquired 9 former Big Bear Stores in Ohio.
2007 - Giant Eagle operates 156 company-owned and 69 franchised stores along with 128 GetGo Fuel Centers.

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		Source: Cleveland State University Library	Middlefield, OH
Giant Eagle Express & GetGo

1933 - The Akel family opened New York State's first self-service supermarket in Binghamton.
1939 - The company opened a second location in Binghamton which was featured at the NCR pavilion at the 1939 New York
           World's Fair.
1954 - The Akel family operated 4 Giant Food Markets.
2006 - There are 12 Giant Food Markets operating in New York State.

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	Source: Giant Food Markets	Source: Giant Food Markets	Source: Giant Food Markets	Source: Giant Food Markets

1964 - The Gooding family establishes Gooding's supermarkets in Maitland, FL.
1992 - Gooding's has 18 stores.
1996 - Gooding's closes its Brevard County, Florida stores.
1999 - Gooding's closes 2 more stores.
2000 - Gooding's sold 9 of its supermarkets to Winn Dixie, leaving 3 in the
          tourist-rich Orlando area.
2005 - Gooding's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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	2008 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - Source: Carl Cestaro	2008 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - Source: Carl Cestaro	2008 - Orlando, FL - Source: Carl Cestaro	2008 - Orlando, FL - Source: Carl Cestaro
Source: Carl Cestaro

1916 - Autry Greer and Sons, Inc. was founded in Mobile, AL.
2008 - Greer's operates 45 supermarkets and 11 liquor stores in AL, MS and FL under the Food Tiger, Fairhope Market,
          Robertsdale Market and Hurley Market banners.

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1920 - Fred and Ester Graul founded Graul's Markets in Baltimore CIty, MD.
1945 - The Graul's son Harold and his wife Mary assumed ownership of Graul's.
1958 - The first Graul's Supermarket was opened in Cape St. Claire, MD.
2008 - Graul's operates 6 supermarkets in Maryland.
 

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1888 - Teenage brothers Diedrich and Charles Gristede open a grocery store in New York City.
1938 - There were 161 Gristede's grocery and liquor stores operating in New York and Connecticut.
1969 - The Gristede family sold the company to the Southland Corp.
1986 - Red Apple Group acquired Gristede's.
1993 - Red Apple Group acquired NY-based Sloan's Supermarkets.  Red Apple Group acquired Southland Corp.
1997 - All Sloan's supermarkets are renamed Gristede's.
2004 - Red Apple Group makes Gristede's a privately held company.
2006 - There are almost 50 Gristede's supermarkets in New York.

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	1888 - Source: Gristede's
Source: Root Beer World

1946 - Canned Foods Grocery Outlet is founded in 1946 in San Francisco, CA.
1948 - Company is renamed US Markets.
1970 - Globe of California is acquired and the company is renamed Canned Foods.  Business concept converted to factory
          seconds, closeouts and discontinued product.
1884 - Sales reach $ 100 million.
1990 - Sales reach $ 250 million.
1992 - Stores are renamed Grocery Outlet to reflect expanded product line.
1995 - Grocery Outlet opens its 100th store.
2001 - Sales reach $ 500 million.
2007 - The company operates stores in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Arizona.

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	Source: Grocery Outlet		Source: Grocery Outlet

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