JohnnyCash Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Got drive-ins covered. How about supermarkets big and small that were around before Tops & Wegmans cornered the market(followed by Walmart and Target coming to town). A small one to start...B-Kwik On a related note...in the suburb I grew up in there were 3 family owned corner stores within a 1/4 mile of each other. The houses they were in all still stand, but the businesses have probably been gone since the late 70's(or maybe earlier). Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 (edited) Super Duper. Bells. Originators of the 'Whammy Weenie'. 🙄 http://www.forgottenbuffalo.com/forgottenbflofeatures/whammyweenie.html * I think B-Kwik were eventually absorbed into the Tops chain ownership, but always were identified as B-Kwik. I think Wilson Farms was a similar situation; owners were a larger chain. I also believe that Wegmans entering into the WNY market forced Tops to become better stores. Edited February 14 by Ridgewaycynic2013 1 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 (edited) On 2/14/2026 at 3:42 PM, LabattBlue said: Got drive-ins covered. How about supermarkets big and small that were around before Tops & Wegmans cornered the market(followed by Walmart and Target coming to town). A small one to start...B-Kwik On a related note...in the suburb I grew up in there were 3 family owned corner stores within a 1/4 mile of each other. The houses they were in all still stand, but the businesses have probably been gone since the late 70's(or maybe earlier). As for corner stores, I remember Sinicki's at Rounds and Orleans, Bud's at Lisbon and Orleans, and a third deli at Lasalle and Orleans, the name escapes me. That's three delis within 900 feet. Nader's at Minnesota and Suffolk was a bit further. This was the mid to late 60s. Edited February 22 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Quote
US Egg Posted February 14 Posted February 14 My father stocked shelves at ‘Harvest the Best’ to help make ends meet in the late 60’s. 1 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Just now, US Egg said: My father stocked shelves at ‘Harvest the Best’ to help make ends meet in the late 60’s. Yes! A smaller chain, but with big stores. Quote
JohnnyCash Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 46 minutes ago, T&C said: It was A&P and Super Duper for us.. Loved collecting the green stamps from A&P as a kid 1 Quote
Roundybout Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Maybe it's not a supermarket, but I miss Wilson Farms. 2 Quote
boyst Posted February 14 Posted February 14 51 minutes ago, Fleezoid said: Loblaws. Bob loblaw law 1 Quote
JohnnyCash Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Roundybout said: Maybe it's not a supermarket, but I miss Wilson Farms. Me too. 😞 Quote
JohnnyCash Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 A little fuzzy but wasn’t there a woman named Joey who was in the TV ads for one of the local stores? Late 60’s or early 70’s? Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 27 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: A little fuzzy but wasn’t there a woman named Joey who was in the TV ads for one of the local stores? Late 60’s or early 70’s? http://blog.buffalostories.com/buffalo-in-the-70s-love-that-joey-love-that-super-duper/ 1 Quote
US Egg Posted February 14 Posted February 14 (edited) 7 hours ago, Fleezoid said: Loblaws. Loblaws Generic stores bordered on comical with their no name brand in all yellow packaging in the early 80’s. Don’t think they lasted more than a couple years around here. Edited February 15 by US Egg Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 14 Posted February 14 I worked in three now extinct stores during HS and college, Loblaws/Great American and Super Duper. Then after getting my AAS in business I worked for Flickingers (super Duper, Tops suppliers) in Elmira in the office. SOB that closed too! Quote
PetermansRedemption Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Does Wilson Farms count? I grew up walking there in my early teenage years for a bunch of unhealthy food/snacks. Quote
JohnnyCash Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 9 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: Does Wilson Farms count? I grew up walking there in my early teenage years for a bunch of unhealthy food/snacks. There are a couple of Wilson Farms locations that were converted to Tops Express stores. Unfortunate because they were always much better than 7-11 or other "mini-marts". Quote
Orlando Buffalo Posted February 15 Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said: I worked in three now extinct stores during HS and college, Loblaws/Great American and Super Duper. Then after getting my AAS in business I worked for Flickingers (super Duper, Tops suppliers) in Elmira in the office. SOB that closed too! If you decide to change companies let me know so I can short a stock. 1 Quote
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