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colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Alpha_Beta_logo_1990s.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alpha_Beta_logo_1990s.svg/220px-Alpha_Beta_logo_1990s.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alpha_Beta_logo_1990s.svg/330px-Alpha_Beta_logo_1990s.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alpha_Beta_logo_1990s.svg/440px-Alpha_Beta_logo_1990s.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="91" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Logo used from 1990 until purchase by <a href="/wiki/Ralphs" title="Ralphs">Ralphs</a> in 1995</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a> of <a href="/wiki/American_Stores" title="American Stores">American Stores</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Retail" title="Retail">Retail</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1915</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Merged with <a href="/wiki/Ralphs" title="Ralphs">Ralphs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ralphs" title="Ralphs">Ralphs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data">supermarkets/food-drug stores</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Stores" title="American Stores">American Stores</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alpha Beta</b> was a chain of <a href="/wiki/Supermarket" title="Supermarket">supermarkets</a> in the Southwestern United States. Stores under this brand existed between 1917 and 1995. Former Alpha Beta stores have all been purchased by other grocery chains and rebranded. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alpha_Beta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1062633282">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .content .thumb>div:not(.thumbinner){display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;align-content:flex-start;flex-direction:column}}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output div.thumb>div:not(.thumbinner){font-size:94%;text-align:center;overflow:hidden;min-width:100px}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output div.thumb>div:not(.thumbinner){margin:0 auto;max-width:100%!important}</style> <div class="thumb tright"> <div style="display:table;"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Skaggs_Alpha_Beta_-_1979x.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Logo for Skaggs Alpha Beta in the Southwest, 1979-1991"><img alt="Logo for Skaggs Alpha Beta in the Southwest, 1979-1991" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Skaggs_Alpha_Beta_-_1979x.svg/220px-Skaggs_Alpha_Beta_-_1979x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Skaggs_Alpha_Beta_-_1979x.svg/330px-Skaggs_Alpha_Beta_-_1979x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Skaggs_Alpha_Beta_-_1979x.svg/440px-Skaggs_Alpha_Beta_-_1979x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></a></span><div class="thumbcaption" style="display:table-caption;caption-side:bottom;box-sizing:border-box;">Logo for Skaggs Alpha Beta in the Southwest, 1979-1991 </div> </div> </div> <p>Before Alpha Beta was the name of a store, it was the name of a marketing concept used in grocery stores founded by Albert and Hugh Gerrard. It referred to organizing the groceries in the store in <a href="/wiki/Alphabetical_order" title="Alphabetical order">alphabetical order</a>. The Gerrards applied this idea to their flagship grocery store, Triangle Grocerteria, in 1915. </p><p>Then in 1917, they opened the first Alpha Beta store in <a href="/wiki/Pomona,_California" title="Pomona, California">Pomona</a>, in eastern <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County, California</a>. The company also launched a series of coffee shops named Alphy's (a knockoff of the more formal Alpha Beta name) with dozens around southern California.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were eventually sold; many became <a href="/wiki/Denny%27s" title="Denny's">Denny's</a>. </p><p>The company was bought by <a href="/wiki/American_Stores" title="American Stores">American Stores</a> in 1961. <a href="/wiki/Skaggs_Companies" title="Skaggs Companies">Skaggs Drug Centers</a> bought American Stores in 1979 and assumed the American Stores name. Combined food and drug stores in Alpha Beta territory were re-branded as Skaggs Alpha Beta. In 1984, American Stores bought <a href="/wiki/The_Jewel_Companies,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="The Jewel Companies, Inc.">The Jewel Companies, Inc.</a>, which had owned <a href="/wiki/Osco_Drug" class="mw-redirect" title="Osco Drug">Osco Drug</a> since 1961. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alpha_Beta_supermarket_in_Santa_Ana_CA_in_1974.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Alpha_Beta_supermarket_in_Santa_Ana_CA_in_1974.jpg/220px-Alpha_Beta_supermarket_in_Santa_Ana_CA_in_1974.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Alpha_Beta_supermarket_in_Santa_Ana_CA_in_1974.jpg/330px-Alpha_Beta_supermarket_in_Santa_Ana_CA_in_1974.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Alpha_Beta_supermarket_in_Santa_Ana_CA_in_1974.jpg/440px-Alpha_Beta_supermarket_in_Santa_Ana_CA_in_1974.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6350" data-file-height="4247" /></a><figcaption>An Alpha Beta store in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Ana,_California" title="Santa Ana, California">Santa Ana, California</a>, in 1974</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1984, all 34 Alpha Beta stores in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> were sold to <a href="/wiki/ABCO_Foods" title="ABCO Foods">ABCO Foods</a>, and the stores continued operating under the Alpha Beta name.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson</a>, Alpha Beta-branded stores changed to ABCO-branded stores around 1989. </p><p>Some Alpha Beta stores carried more than the customary supermarket merchandise. For example, in 1980, a <a href="/wiki/Cupertino,_California" title="Cupertino, California">Cupertino, California</a>, Alpha Beta store sold Bohsei color TVs for under $200 (~$740.00 in 2023), <a href="/wiki/Atari" title="Atari">Atari</a> 400 and 800 computers, and other goods. </p><p>In September 1991, Skaggs-Alpha Beta re-branded its 76 stores in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arkansas as Jewel-Osco, in an attempt to unify some of its subsidiaries under one nationally recognized name. Months later, <a href="/wiki/Albertsons,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Albertsons, Inc.">Albertsons</a> bought some of the Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas stores. </p><p>In 1994, <a href="/wiki/Yucaipa_Companies" title="Yucaipa Companies">Yucaipa Companies</a>, then owner of the Alpha Beta chain in southern California, purchased the <a href="/wiki/Ralphs" title="Ralphs">Ralphs Grocery Company</a>. All existing Alpha Beta stores in Southern California were rebranded as <a href="/wiki/Ralphs" title="Ralphs">Ralphs</a> or <a href="/wiki/Food_4_Less" title="Food 4 Less">Food 4 Less</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Alpha Beta name ceased to be used by September 1995. </p><p>Alpha Beta stores in Northern California and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego County">San Diego County</a> were taken over and rebranded by <a href="/wiki/Lucky_Stores" title="Lucky Stores">Lucky Stores</a>, which in turn was acquired by Albertsons, triggering another rebranding. Many of the Northern California stores were subsequently sold in 2006 to <a href="/wiki/Save_Mart_Supermarkets" title="Save Mart Supermarkets">Save Mart Supermarkets</a>, which had acquired the rights to use the Lucky brand and logo from Albertsons, so many of the stores eventually were rebranded as Lucky. </p> <dl><dt>Advertising</dt></dl> <p>In the late 1970s and early 1980s, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hamel" title="Alan Hamel">Alan Hamel</a> was the television spokesman for the Alpha Beta grocery stores in California. Although the chain used various slogans such as "You Can't Lose" and "The Savings Don't Stop", every commercial featuring Hamel ended with him saying to the audience "tell a friend". <a href="/wiki/Popeye" title="Popeye">Popeye</a> was in the Alpha Beta grocery store commercial with <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mouse" title="Mickey Mouse">Mickey Mouse</a> in the 80s featuring the end of the Alpha Beta commercial with Mickey Mouse saying next to Popeye to the audience "tell a friend".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Olive_Oyl" title="Olive Oyl">Olive Oyl</a>'s voiceover ended up saying "Go shopping with Popeye at Alpha Beta" and "Tell A Friend" at the end of the Alpha Beta commercial in the 80s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Bugs_Bunny" title="Bugs Bunny">Bugs Bunny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donald_Duck" title="Donald Duck">Donald Duck</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a> were in the commercial of Alpha Beta grocery store in the 90s featuring Hulk Hogan ended up saying "Either you're at Alpha Beta or you're not" next to Bugs Bunny.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In the 90s, <a href="/wiki/Looney_Tunes" title="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</a> were in the commercial of Alpha Beta grocery store commercial and <a href="/wiki/Daffy_Duck" title="Daffy Duck">Daffy Duck</a> ended up saying "Join Looney Tunes at Alpha Beta", "Either you're at Alpha Beta or you're not", and "Tell A Friend".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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(4 advertisements) / Resource of Outdoor Advertising Descriptions (ROAD) / Duke Digital Repository"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Oranges%2C+Alpha+Beta%2C+Sav-on+Drugs%2C+%26%2391%3BCoffee+shop%26%2393%3B%3F+%284+advertisements%29+%2F+Resource+of+Outdoor+Advertising+Descriptions+%28ROAD%29+%2F+Duke+Digital+Repository&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Frepository.duke.edu%2Fdc%2Foutdooradvertising%2FAAA0010&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlpha+Beta" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/05/business/american-stores.html">American Stores</a>, <i>The New York Times</i>, September 5, 1984.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span 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H. Dyas">B. H. Dyas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Columbia_Building" title="Eastern Columbia Building">Eastern-Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Stores" title="National Stores">Fallas Paredes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Famous_Department_Store" title="Famous Department Store">Famous</a> (Cal Hirsch & Sons)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Street_Store" title="Fifth Street Store">Fifth Street Store</a></li> <li>The Globe (51st & S. Broadway)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haggarty%27s" title="Haggarty's">Haggarty's</a> ("New York Store")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hub_(Los_Angeles)" title="The Hub (Los Angeles)">The Hub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._M._Hale" title="J. M. Hale">J. M. Hale</a> Co.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamburger%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamburger's">Hamburger's</a> ("People's Store")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_%26_Frank" title="Harris & Frank">Harris & Frank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Bros." title="Jacoby Bros.">Jacoby Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_Company_California" title="May Company California">May Co.</a> (buildings: <a href="/wiki/May_Company_Building_(Broadway,_Los_Angeles)" class="mw-redirect" title="May Company Building (Broadway, Los Angeles)">May Co. Downtown LA</a> – <a href="/wiki/May_Company_Building_(Wilshire,_Los_Angeles)" class="mw-redirect" title="May Company Building (Wilshire, Los Angeles)">May Co. Wilshire</a> – <a href="/wiki/May_Company_Building_(Mission_Valley,_San_Diego)" title="May Company Building (Mission Valley, San Diego)">May Co. Mission Valley</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milliron%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Milliron's">Milliron's</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milliron%27s_Westchester" title="Milliron's Westchester">Milliron's/Broadway Westchester</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullen_%26_Bluett" title="Mullen & Bluett">Mullen & Bluett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myer_Siegel" title="Myer Siegel">Myer Siegel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phelps-Terkel" title="Phelps-Terkel">Phelps-Terkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._W._Robinson%27s" title="J. W. Robinson's">J. W. Robinson's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robinsons-May" title="Robinsons-May">Robinsons-May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sears-Pico" class="mw-redirect" title="Sears-Pico">Sears-Pico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverwoods" title="Silverwoods">Silverwoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swelldom" title="Swelldom">Swelldom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ville_de_Paris_(department_store)" title="Ville de Paris (department store)">Ville de Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker%27s_department_store" class="mw-redirect" title="Walker's department store">Walker's (L.A.)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">L.A. neighborhoods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iver%27s" title="Iver's">Iver's</a> (Highland Pk)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahas" title="Nahas">Nahas</a> (N Hwd)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quigley%27s" title="Quigley's">Quigley's</a> (Hwd)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahas" title="Nahas">Rathbun's</a> (N Hwd)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_Company" title="Robertson Company">Robertson Co.</a> (Hwd)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sears-Pico" class="mw-redirect" title="Sears-Pico">Sears Pico–Rimpau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Long Beach</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffums" title="Buffums">Buffums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Emporium_(Long_Beach)" title="The Emporium (Long Beach)">The Emporium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marti%27s" title="Marti's">Marti's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert's">Robert's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker%27s_department_store" class="mw-redirect" title="Walker's department store">Walker's LB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wise_Company" title="Wise Company">Wise Company</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Pasadena</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boadway_Bros." title="Boadway Bros.">Boadway Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meyer%27s" title="Meyer's">Meyer's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nash%27s" title="Nash's">Nash's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Rest of L.A. Co.</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Stores_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Stores (California)">Boston Stores</a> (Inglewood)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_Brothers_Department_Stores" title="Butler Brothers Department Stores">Butler Bros.</a> (Vernon)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaney%27s" title="Chaney's">Chaney's</a> (Hawthorne)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._H._Hawkins" title="I. H. Hawkins">I. H. Hawkins</a> (Redondo Bch)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henshey%27s" title="Henshey's">Henshey's</a> (Santa Monica)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinshaw%27s" title="Hinshaw's">Hinshaw's</a> (Arcadia/Whittier)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitson_(store)" title="Kitson (store)">Kitson</a> (W Hwd)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Stores" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Stores">Myers</a> (Whittier)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webb%27s" title="Webb's">Webb's</a> (Glendale)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wineman%27s" title="Wineman's">Wineman's</a> (Oxnard/Huntington Pk)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Bakersfield</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brock%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Brock's">Brock's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Inland Empire</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Willets_department_store" title="Willets department store">Willets</a> (Colton)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_Company" title="Harris Company">Harris Company</a> (San B'do)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Orange Co.</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rankin%27s" title="Rankin's">Rankin's</a> (Santa Ana)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SQR_Store" title="SQR Store">The S.Q.R. Store</a> (Anaheim)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">San Diego–Tijuana</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonel_Fletcher_Building" title="Colonel Fletcher Building">Barnett-Stine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorian%27s" title="Dorian's">Dorian's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holzwasser%27s" title="Holzwasser's">Holzwasser's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marston%27s_(department_store)" title="Marston's (department store)">Marston's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_Scott" title="Walker Scott">Walker Scott</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Elsewhere</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._C._Penney" class="mw-redirect" title="J. C. Penney">J. C. Penney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Ward" title="Montgomery Ward">Montgomery Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohrbach%27s" title="Ohrbach's">Ohrbach's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sears" title="Sears">Sears</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Clothing_store" class="mw-redirect" title="Clothing store">Clothing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shoe_store" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoe store">shoes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bond%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Bond's">Bond's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Clothing" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooks Clothing">Brooks Clothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._H._Baker" title="C. H. Baker">C. H. Baker</a> shoes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%26R_Clothiers" title="C&R Clothiers">C&R Clothiers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartfield-Zodys" title="Hartfield-Zodys">Hartfield's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy%27s" title="Judy's">Judy's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edison_Brothers_Stores" title="Edison Brothers Stores">Leed's</a> shoes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandel%27s" title="Mandel's">Mandel's</a> (shoes)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchor_Blue" class="mw-redirect" title="Anchor Blue">Miller's Outpost/Anchor Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Clothing" title="Victor Clothing">Victor Clothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weatherby-Kayser" title="Weatherby-Kayser">Weatherby-Kayser</a> shoes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zachary_All" class="mw-redirect" title="Zachary All">Zachary All</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Discount_stores" class="mw-redirect" title="Discount stores">Discount</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/Warehouse_club" title="Warehouse club">membership</a> stores</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Akron" title="The Akron">The Akron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curacao_(retail_store)" title="Curacao (retail store)">Curacao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fedco" title="Fedco">Fedco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fedmart" class="mw-redirect" title="Fedmart">Fedmart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemco" title="Gemco">Gemco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pic_%27N%27_Save" title="Pic 'N' Save">Pic 'N' Save</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unimart_(California)" title="Unimart (California)">Unimart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Front" title="White Front">White Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zody%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Zody's">Zody's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Drugstores" class="mw-redirect" title="Drugstores">Drugstores</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Disco Drug and Discount Centers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sav-on" class="mw-redirect" title="Sav-on">Sav-on</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schwab%27s_Pharmacy" title="Schwab's Pharmacy">Schwab's Pharmacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrifty_PayLess" title="Thrifty PayLess">Thrifty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Furniture" title="Furniture">Furniture</a> and<br />home furnishings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barker_Bros." title="Barker Bros.">Barker Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dearden%27s" title="Dearden's">Dearden's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parmelee-Dohrmann" title="Parmelee-Dohrmann">Parmelee-Dohrmann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grocery_stores" class="mw-redirect" title="Grocery stores">Grocery stores</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Alpha Beta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boys_Markets" class="mw-redirect" title="Boys Markets">Boys Markets</a></li> <li>Chaffee</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Food_Giant_(California)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Food Giant (California) (page does not exist)">Food Giant</a></li> <li>Giant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smart_%26_Final" title="Smart & Final">Haas, Baruch & Co./Hellman, Haas & Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_Markets" class="mw-redirect" title="Hughes Markets">Hughes Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Basket_(California)" title="Market Basket (California)">Market Basket</a></li> <li>Pantry Food Stores</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pavilions_(supermarket)" title="Pavilions (supermarket)">Pavilions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralphs" title="Ralphs">Ralphs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shopping_Bag_Food_Stores" class="mw-redirect" title="Shopping Bag Food Stores">Shopping Bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stater_Bros." title="Stater Bros.">Stater Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smart_%26_Final" title="Smart & Final">Smart & Final</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thriftimart" title="Thriftimart">Thriftimart</a></li> <li>Tianguis</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vons" title="Vons">Vons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Home enter-<br />tainment, appliances</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adray%27s" title="Adray's">Adray's</a></li> <li>Cal Stereo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federated_Group" title="Federated Group">Federated Group</a></li> <li>Golden Bear Home and Sport Centers</li> <li>Ken Crane's</li> <li>Leo's Stereo</li> <li>Pacific Stereo</li> <li>Rogersound Labs</li> <li>University Stereo</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Home improvement</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Builders_Emporium" title="Builders Emporium">Builders Emporium</a></li> <li>National Lumber</li> <li>Ole's Home Centers</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Licorice_Pizza_(store)" title="Licorice Pizza (store)">Licorice Pizza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Plus_(defunct_store)" class="mw-redirect" title="Music Plus (defunct store)">Music Plus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peaches_Records_and_Tapes" title="Peaches Records and Tapes">Peaches Records and Tapes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wherehouse_Entertainment" title="Wherehouse Entertainment">The Wherehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallichs_Music_City" title="Wallichs Music City">Wallichs Music City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">On-street shopping</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Los Angeles</i>:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Plaza" title="Los Angeles Plaza">Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Business_District,_Los_Angeles_(1880s-1890s)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880s-1890s)">1880s-90s CBD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadway_(Los_Angeles)" title="Broadway (Los Angeles)">Broadway (CBD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadway_%26_87th_Street_shopping_center" title="Broadway & 87th Street shopping center">Broadway & 87th, South L.A.</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Street_(Los_Angeles)" title="7th Street (Los Angeles)">Seventh St.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Street_(Los_Angeles)#Flower_Street_shopping_district" title="7th Street (Los Angeles)">Flower St.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Boulevard" title="Hollywood Boulevard">Hollywood Blvd.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lankershim_Boulevard" title="Lankershim Boulevard">Lankershim, North Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracle_Mile,_Los_Angeles" title="Miracle Mile, Los Angeles">Miracle Mile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilshire_Boulevard" title="Wilshire Boulevard">Wilshire Blvd.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood_Village" class="mw-redirect" title="Westwood Village">Westwood Village</a> (near UCLA)</li> <li><i>Other cities</i>:</li> <li>Beverly Hills: <a href="/wiki/Rodeo_Drive" title="Rodeo Drive">Rodeo Drive</a></li> <li>Burbank: <a href="/wiki/Golden_Mall" title="Golden Mall">Golden Mall</a></li> <li>Huntington Park: <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Boulevard" title="Pacific Boulevard">Pacific Blvd.</a></li> <li>Long Beach: <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Long_Beach" title="Downtown Long Beach">Pine St.</a></li> <li>Palm Springs: <a href="/wiki/La_Plaza_(Palm_Springs)" title="La Plaza (Palm Springs)">La Plaza</a>/<a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs#Shopping_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Palm Springs">Palm Canyon Dr.</a> - See also <a href="/wiki/History_of_retail_in_Palm_Springs" class="mw-redirect" title="History of retail in Palm Springs">History of retail in Palm Springs</a></li> <li>Pasadena: <a href="/wiki/Lake_Avenue_(Pasadena)" title="Lake Avenue (Pasadena)">Lake Ave.</a></li> <li>Pasadena: <a href="/wiki/Old_Pasadena" title="Old Pasadena">Old Pasadena</a></li> <li>Santa Ana: <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Santa_Ana" title="Downtown Santa Ana">4th St.</a></li> <li>Santa Monica: <a href="/wiki/Main_Street_(Santa_Monica,_California)" title="Main Street (Santa Monica, California)">Main St.</a> - <a href="/wiki/Third_Street_Promenade" title="Third Street Promenade">3rd St. Promenade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">L.A.<br />shopping center<br />"firsts"</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oldest origins of a major L.A. chain: <a href="/wiki/Harris_%26_Frank" title="Harris & Frank">Harris & Frank</a> (1876) - 1st dept. store on Broadway: <a href="/wiki/Ville_de_Paris_(department_store)" title="Ville de Paris (department store)">A. Fusenot Co./Ville de Paris</a> - 1st dept. store on 7th off Broadway: <a href="/wiki/J._W._Robinson%27s" title="J. W. Robinson's">J. W. Robinson's</a> (1915) - 1st planned shopping district: <a href="/wiki/Westwood_Village" class="mw-redirect" title="Westwood Village">Westwood Village</a> (1929) - 1st suburban dept. store branch: <a href="/wiki/B._H._Dyas" title="B. H. Dyas">B. H. Dyas</a>/<a href="/wiki/Broadway_Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway Hollywood">Broadway Hollywood</a> (1927) - 1st center with multiple supermarkets: <a href="/wiki/Broadway_%26_87th_Street_shopping_center" title="Broadway & 87th Street shopping center">Broadway & 87th Street shopping center</a> (1936) - 1st center with department store anchor: <a href="/wiki/Broadway-Crenshaw_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway-Crenshaw Center">Broadway-Crenshaw Center</a> (1947) - 1st enclosed mall: <a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Center" title="Lakewood Center">Lakewood Center</a> (1951) - 1st mall in Orange County: <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza" title="Anaheim Plaza">Anaheim Plaza</a> (1955) - 1st center with 4 dept. stores: <a href="/wiki/Panorama_City_Shopping_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Panorama City Shopping Center">Panorama City Shopping Center</a> (1964)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shopping_malls_in_California" title="List of shopping malls in California">Shopping centers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Los_Angeles" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Central_Los_Angeles" title="Central Los Angeles">L.A. Central Area</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_National_Plaza" title="City National Plaza">ARCO Plaza</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_Hills_Crenshaw_Plaza" title="Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza">Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Center" title="Beverly Center">Beverly Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Connection" title="Beverly Connection">Beverly Connection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bloc_Los_Angeles" title="The Bloc Los Angeles">The Bloc Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadway_%26_87th_Street_shopping_center" title="Broadway & 87th Street shopping center">Broadway & 87th Street</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossroads_of_the_World" title="Crossroads of the World">Crossroads of the World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Rock_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Eagle Rock Plaza">Eagle Rock Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Mercado_de_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="El Mercado de Los Angeles">El Mercado de Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmers_Market_(Los_Angeles)" title="Farmers Market (Los Angeles)">Farmers Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIGat7th" title="FIGat7th">FIGat7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Grove_at_Farmers_Market" title="The Grove at Farmers Market">Grove at Farmers Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Village_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Village Plaza">Japanese Village Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Mall" title="Los Angeles Mall">Los Angeles Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midtown_Crossing" class="mw-redirect" title="Midtown Crossing">Midtown Crossing & Sears-Pico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovation_Hollywood" title="Ovation Hollywood">Ovation Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_%26_Country_Market" title="Town & Country Market">Town & Country Market</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weller_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Weller Court">Weller Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood_Gateway" title="West Hollywood Gateway">West Hollywood Gateway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Westside,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Westside, Los Angeles">Westside</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Airport_Marina_Hotel" title="Airport Marina Hotel">Airport Marina Hotel</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brentwood_Country_Mart" title="Brentwood Country Mart">Brentwood Country Mart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgemar" title="Edgemar">Edgemar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malibu_Country_Mart" title="Malibu Country Mart">Malibu Country Mart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palisades_Village" title="Palisades Village">Palisades Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Platform_(shopping_center)" title="Platform (shopping center)">Platform, Culver City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Promenade_at_Howard_Hughes_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center">Promenade at Howard Hughes Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Place" title="Santa Monica Place">Santa Monica Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Street_Promenade" title="Third Street Promenade">Third Street Promenade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Century_City" title="Westfield Century City">Westfield Century City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Culver_City" title="Westfield Culver City">Westfield Culver City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando_Valley" title="San Fernando Valley">San Fernando Valley</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Americana_at_Brand" title="Americana at Brand">Americana at Brand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burbank_Town_Center" title="Burbank Town Center">Burbank Town Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Commons_at_Calabasas" title="The Commons at Calabasas">Commons at Calabasas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fallbrook_Center" title="Fallbrook Center">Fallbrook Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale_Fashion_Center" title="Glendale Fashion Center">Glendale Fashion Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale_Galleria" title="Glendale Galleria">Glendale Galleria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NoHo_West" title="NoHo West">NoHo West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northridge_Fashion_Center" title="Northridge Fashion Center">Northridge Fashion Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panorama_Mall" title="Panorama Mall">Panorama Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Promenade_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Promenade (California)">Promenade (Woodland Hills)</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Oaks_Galleria" title="Sherman Oaks Galleria">Sherman Oaks Galleria</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_CityWalk" title="Universal CityWalk">Universal CityWalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Plaza" title="Valley Plaza">Valley Plaza</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Fashion_Square" title="Westfield Fashion Square">Westfield Fashion Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Topanga" title="Westfield Topanga">Westfield Topanga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/San_Gabriel_Valley" title="San Gabriel Valley">San Gabriel Valley</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastland_Center_(California)" title="Eastland Center (California)">Eastland Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Monte_Shopping_Center" title="El Monte Shopping Center">El Monte Shopping Center</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Rancho_Santa_Anita_Shopping_Center" title="El Rancho Santa Anita Shopping Center">El Rancho Santa Anita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Hill_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Hill Mall">Indian Hill Mall</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paseo_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Paseo Colorado">Paseo Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaza_West_Covina" title="Plaza West Covina">Plaza West Covina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomona_Mall" title="Pomona Mall">Pomona Mall</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puente_Hills_Mall" title="Puente Hills Mall">Puente Hills Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shops_at_Santa_Anita" title="The Shops at Santa Anita">Shops at Santa Anita</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_Bay,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bay, Los Angeles">South Bay</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Del_Amo_Fashion_Center" title="Del Amo Fashion Center">Del Amo Fashion Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisherman%27s_Village" title="Fisherman's Village">Fisherman's Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorne_Plaza_Shopping_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center">Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Towne_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Towne Mall">Old Towne Mall</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Center_(mall)" title="Peninsula Center (mall)">Peninsula Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Promenade_on_the_Peninsula" title="Promenade on the Peninsula">Promenade on the Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Bay_Galleria" title="South Bay Galleria">South Bay Galleria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SouthBay_Pavilion" title="SouthBay Pavilion">SouthBay Pavilion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gateway_Cities" title="Gateway Cities">Southeast L.A. Co.</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Cerritos_Center" title="Los Cerritos Center">Los Cerritos Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cerritos_Towne_Center" title="Cerritos Towne Center">Cerritos Towne Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citadel_Outlets" title="Citadel Outlets">Citadel Outlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Center" title="Lakewood Center">Lakewood Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Mirada_Mall" title="La Mirada Mall">La Mirada Mall</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaza_M%C3%A9xico_(Lynwood,_California)" title="Plaza México (Lynwood, California)">Plaza México</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Promenade_at_Downey" title="Promenade at Downey">Promenade at Downey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Quad_at_Whittier" title="The Quad at Whittier">Quad at Whittier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shopping_centers_in_Santa_Fe_Springs,_California" title="Shopping centers in Santa Fe Springs, California">Santa Fe Springs Mall</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shopping_centers_in_Santa_Fe_Springs,_California" title="Shopping centers in Santa Fe Springs, California">Santa Fe Springs Shopping Center</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shops_at_Montebello" title="The Shops at Montebello">Shops at Montebello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stonewood_Center" title="Stonewood Center">Stonewood Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uptown_Whittier" class="mw-redirect" title="Uptown Whittier">Uptown Whittier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shopping_centers_in_Santa_Fe_Springs,_California" title="Shopping centers in Santa Fe Springs, California">Whittier Downs</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittwood_Town_Center" title="Whittwood Town Center">Whittwood Town Center</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Plaza" title="Long Beach Plaza">Long Beach Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Towne_Center" title="Long Beach Towne Center">Long Beach Towne Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Altos_Center" title="Los Altos Center">Los Altos Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina_Pacifica" title="Marina Pacifica">Marina Pacifica</a> Mall</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Northern <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County">L.A. Co.</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antelope_Valley_Mall" title="Antelope Valley Mall">Antelope Valley Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valencia_Town_Center" title="Valencia Town Center">Valencia Town Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_GardenWalk" title="Anaheim GardenWalk">Anaheim GardenWalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza" title="Anaheim Plaza">Anaheim Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Town_Square" title="Anaheim Town Square">Anaheim Town Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Towne_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Towne Center">Anaheim Towne Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Garden_Mall" title="Asian Garden Mall">Asian Garden Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bella_Terra" title="Bella Terra">Bella Terra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brea_Mall" title="Brea Mall">Brea Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buena_Park_Downtown" title="Buena Park Downtown">Buena Park Downtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Disney" title="Downtown Disney">Downtown Disney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_Island" title="Fashion Island">Fashion Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honer_Plaza" title="Honer Plaza">Honer Plaza</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Spectrum" title="Irvine Spectrum">Irvine Spectrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Habra_Fashion_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="La Habra Fashion Square">La Habra Fashion Square</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Hills_Mall" title="Laguna Hills Mall">Laguna Hills Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MainPlace_Mall" title="MainPlace Mall">MainPlace Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Market_Place_(Orange_County,_California)" title="The Market Place (Orange County, California)">The Market Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County_Plaza" title="Orange County Plaza">Orange County Plaza</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orangefair_Marketplace" title="Orangefair Marketplace">Orangefair Mall</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Outlets_at_Orange" title="The Outlets at Orange">Outlets at Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shops_at_Mission_Viejo" title="The Shops at Mission Viejo">Shops at Mission Viejo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Coast_Plaza" title="South Coast Plaza">South Coast Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Village_at_Orange" title="The Village at Orange">Village at Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westminster_Mall_(California)" title="Westminster Mall (California)">Westminster Mall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Riverside_County,_California" title="Riverside County, California">Riverside</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Desert_Fashion_Plaza" title="Desert Fashion Plaza">Desert Fashion Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galleria_at_Tyler" title="Galleria at Tyler">Galleria at Tyler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemet_Valley_Mall" title="Hemet Valley Mall">Hemet Valley Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indio_Fashion_Mall" title="Indio Fashion Mall">Indio Fashion Mall</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Street_Pedestrian_Mall_(Riverside,_California)" title="Main Street Pedestrian Mall (Riverside, California)">Main St. pedestrian mall, Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moreno_Valley_Mall" title="Moreno Valley Mall">Moreno Valley Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Plaza_(Palm_Springs)" title="La Plaza (Palm Springs)">La Plaza (Palm Springs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Promenade_In_Temecula" class="mw-redirect" title="The Promenade In Temecula">Promenade In Temecula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside_Plaza_(Riverside,_California)" title="Riverside Plaza (Riverside, California)">Riverside Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shops_at_Palm_Desert" title="The Shops at Palm Desert">Shops at Palm Desert</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_County,_California" title="San Bernardino County, California">San Bernardino</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barstow_Mall" title="Barstow Mall">Barstow Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carousel_Mall" title="Carousel Mall">Carousel Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citrus_Plaza" title="Citrus Plaza">Citrus Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citrus_Village" title="Citrus Village">Citrus Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inland_Center" title="Inland Center">Inland Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mall_of_Victor_Valley" title="The Mall of Victor Valley">Mall of Victor Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montclair_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Montclair Plaza">Montclair Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Mills" title="Ontario Mills">Ontario Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redlands_Mall" title="Redlands Mall">Redlands Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Gardens_(Rancho_Cucamonga)" title="Victoria Gardens (Rancho Cucamonga)">Victoria Gardens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County,_California" title="San Diego County, California">San Diego</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista_Center" title="Chula Vista Center">Chula Vista Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Grove_Shopping_Center" title="College Grove Shopping Center">College Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escondido_Village_Mall" title="Escondido Village Mall">Escondido Village</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_Valley_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Fashion Valley Mall">Fashion Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grossmont_Center" title="Grossmont Center">Grossmont Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horton_Plaza_(shopping_mall)" title="Horton Plaza (shopping mall)">Horton Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Jolla_Village_Square" title="La Jolla Village Square">La Jolla Village Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Americas_Premium_Outlets" title="Las Americas Premium Outlets">Las Americas Premium Outlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Vista_Shopping_Center" title="Linda Vista Shopping Center">Linda Vista Shopping Center</a> (demolished)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Valley_(shopping_mall)" title="Mission Valley (shopping mall)">Mission Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_County_Mall" title="North County Mall">North County Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Paseo" title="One Paseo">One Paseo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otay_Ranch_Town_Center" title="Otay Ranch Town Center">Otay Ranch Town Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkway_Plaza" title="Parkway Plaza">Parkway Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaport_Village" title="Seaport Village">Seaport Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shoppes_at_Carlsbad" title="The Shoppes at Carlsbad">Shoppes at Carlsbad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Bay_Plaza" title="South Bay Plaza">South Bay Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Plaza_Bonita" title="Westfield Plaza Bonita">Westfield Plaza Bonita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_UTC" title="Westfield UTC">Westfield UTC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_County,_California" title="Santa Barbara County, California">Santa Barbara</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/La_Cumbre_Plaza" title="La Cumbre Plaza">La Cumbre Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paseo_Nuevo" title="Paseo Nuevo">Paseo Nuevo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Maria_Town_Center" title="Santa Maria Town Center">Santa Maria Town Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ventura_County,_California" title="Ventura County, California">Ventura</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Collection_at_RiverPark" title="The Collection at RiverPark">Collection at RiverPark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esplanade_Shopping_Center" title="Esplanade Shopping Center">Esplanade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Oaks_(Thousand_Oaks,_California)" title="The Oaks (Thousand Oaks, California)">The Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_View_Mall" title="Pacific View Mall">Pacific View Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simi_Valley_Town_Center" title="Simi Valley Town Center">Simi Valley Town Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Elsewhere</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Valley_Mall" title="Imperial Valley Mall">Imperial Valley Mall</a>, El Centro</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Plaza_Mall" title="Valley Plaza Mall">Valley Plaza Mall</a>, Bakersfield</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background: #FCC200"><div>See also: <a 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href="/wiki/Super_Saver_Foods" title="Super Saver Foods">Super Saver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Thumb_(grocery_store)" title="Tom Thumb (grocery store)">Tom Thumb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Supermarkets" title="United Supermarkets">United Supermarkets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vons" title="Vons">Vons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_Natural_Foods" title="United Natural Foods">United Natural Foods</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Market" title="County Market">County Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cub_Foods" class="mw-redirect" title="Cub Foods">Cub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoppers_Food_%26_Pharmacy" title="Shoppers Food & Pharmacy">Shoppers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ahold_Delhaize" title="Ahold Delhaize">Ahold Delhaize</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Food_Lion" title="Food Lion">Food Lion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Food_(Landover)" title="Giant Food (Landover)">Giant Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Giant_Company" title="The Giant Company">Giant Food Stores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannaford_Brothers_Company" title="Hannaford Brothers Company">Hannaford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stop_%26_Shop" title="Stop & Shop">Stop & Shop</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Save_Mart_Companies" class="mw-redirect" title="The Save Mart Companies">Save Mart</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Save_Mart_Supermarkets" title="Save Mart Supermarkets">Save Mart Supermarkets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Stores" title="Lucky Stores">Lucky Stores</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Stores" title="Lucky Stores">Lucky California</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_Maxx" class="mw-redirect" title="Food Maxx">Food Maxx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Save_Mart_Companies" class="mw-redirect" title="The Save Mart Companies">MaxxValue Foods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Fresh" title="Amazon Fresh">Amazon Fresh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Go" title="Amazon Go">Amazon Go</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market" title="Whole Foods Market">Whole Foods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/SpartanNash" title="SpartanNash">SpartanNash</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%26W_Fresh_Market" title="D&W Fresh Market">D&W Fresh Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_Fare" title="Family Fare">Family Fare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin%27s_Super_Markets" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin's Super Markets">Martin's Super Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Frills_Supermarkets" class="mw-redirect" title="No Frills Supermarkets">No Frills Supermarkets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other national</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aldi" title="Aldi">Aldi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trader_Joe%27s" title="Trader Joe's">Trader Joe's</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costco" title="Costco">Costco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Commissary_Agency" title="Defense Commissary Agency">Comissary/DeCa</a> (military)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IGA_(supermarkets)" class="mw-redirect" title="IGA (supermarkets)">IGA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Save-A-Lot" class="mw-redirect" title="Save-A-Lot">Save-A-Lot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprouts_Farmers_Market" title="Sprouts Farmers Market">Sprouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sam%27s_Club" title="Sam's Club">Sam's Club</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Asian" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Asian_supermarket" title="Asian supermarket">Asian</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/99_Ranch_Market" title="99 Ranch Market">99 Ranch Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Wall_Supermarket" title="Great Wall Supermarket">Great Wall Supermarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H_Mart" title="H Mart">H Mart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Supermarket" title="Hong Kong Supermarket">Hong Kong Supermarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Pacific_Supermarket" title="Island Pacific Supermarket">Island Pacific Supermarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kam_Man_Food" title="Kam Man Food">Kam Man Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marukai_Corporation_U.S.A." title="Marukai Corporation U.S.A.">Marukai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsuwa_Marketplace" title="Mitsuwa Marketplace">Mitsuwa Marketplace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nijiya_Market" title="Nijiya Market">Nijiya Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patel_Brothers" title="Patel Brothers">Patel Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seafood_City" title="Seafood City">Seafood City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shun_Fat_Supermarket" title="Shun Fat Supermarket">SF Supermarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uwajimaya" title="Uwajimaya">Uwajimaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zion_Market" title="Zion Market">Zion Market</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Latin_American_cuisine" title="Latin American cuisine">Hispanic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bravo_(supermarket)" title="Bravo (supermarket)">Bravo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Ahorro_Supermarket" title="El Ahorro Supermarket">El Ahorro Supermarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Mart" title="Fiesta Mart">Fiesta Mart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Perla_Tapat%C3%ADa_Supermarkets" title="La Perla Tapatía Supermarkets">La Perla Tapatía Supermarkets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sedano%27s" title="Sedano's">Sedano's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermercados_Teloloapan" title="Supermercados Teloloapan">Supermercados Teloloapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallarta_Supermarkets" title="Vallarta Supermarkets">Vallarta Supermarkets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Organic_food" title="Organic food">Organic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Earth_Fare" title="Earth Fare">Earth Fare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresh_Thyme" title="Fresh Thyme">Fresh Thyme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_Cottage_Natural_Grocers" title="Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers">Natural Grocers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wholesaling" title="Wholesaling">Wholesale</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BJ%27s_Wholesale_Club" title="BJ's Wholesale Club">BJ's Wholesale Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chef%27Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Chef'Store">Chef'Store</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other<br />regional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acme_Fresh_Market" title="Acme Fresh Market">Acme Fresh Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amigo_Supermarkets" title="Amigo Supermarkets">Amigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Y" title="Big Y">Big Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyer%27s_Food_Markets,_Inc." title="Boyer's Food Markets, Inc.">Boyer's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Farms" title="Bristol Farms">Bristol Farms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookshire_Brothers" title="Brookshire Brothers">Brookshire Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookshire%27s_Food_%26_Pharmacy" title="Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy">Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buehler_Food_Markets_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Buehler Food Markets Inc.">Buehler's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C-Town_Supermarkets" class="mw-redirect" title="C-Town Supermarkets">C-Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Market_(Texas)" title="Central Market (Texas)">Central Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Agostino_Supermarkets" title="D'Agostino Supermarkets">D'Agostino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave%27s_Markets" title="Dave's Markets">Dave's Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_%26_DeLuca" title="Dean & DeLuca">Dean & DeLuca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Basket_(New_England)" title="Market Basket (New England)">DeMoulas Market Basket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dierbergs_Markets" title="Dierbergs Markets">Dierbergs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Quijote_(store)" title="Don Quijote (store)">Don Quijote</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Times_Supermarkets" title="Times Supermarkets">Times Supermarkets</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Lane_Market" title="Dorothy Lane Market">Dorothy Lane Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairway_Market" title="Fairway Market">Fairway Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fareway" title="Fareway">Fareway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farm_Fresh_Food_%26_Pharmacy" title="Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy">Farm Fresh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Festival_Foods" title="Festival Foods">Festival Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Festival_Foods_(Minnesota)" title="Festival Foods (Minnesota)">Festival Foods (Minnesota)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houchens_Industries" title="Houchens Industries">Food Giant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_City_(K-VA-T)" title="Food City (K-VA-T)">Food City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foodarama" title="Foodarama">Foodarama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FoodLand" title="FoodLand">FoodLand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foodtown_(United_States)" title="Foodtown (United States)">Foodtown</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pathmark" title="Pathmark">Pathmark</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gelson%27s_Markets" title="Gelson's Markets">Gelson's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerland_Corporation" title="Gerland Corporation">Gerland Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerrity%27s_Supermarkets" title="Gerrity's Supermarkets">Gerrity's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Eagle" title="Giant Eagle">Giant Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Union_(supermarket)" title="Grand Union (supermarket)">Grand Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gristedes" title="Gristedes">Gristedes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grocery_Outlet" title="Grocery Outlet">Grocery Outlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmons" title="Harmons">Harmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harps_Food_Stores" title="Harps Food Stores">Harps Food Stores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-E-B" title="H-E-B">H-E-B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinen%27s" title="Heinen's">Heinen's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Park_Market" title="Highland Park Market">Highland Park Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeland_(supermarket)" title="Homeland (supermarket)">Homeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hornbacher%27s" title="Hornbacher's">Hornbacher's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houchens_Industries" title="Houchens Industries">Houchens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo%27s" title="Hugo's">Hugo's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hy-Vee" title="Hy-Vee">Hy-Vee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ingles" title="Ingles">Ingles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry%27s_Foods" title="Jerry's Foods">Jerry's Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jungle_Jim%27s_International_Market" title="Jungle Jim's International Market">Jungle Jim's International Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karns_Quality_Foods" title="Karns Quality Foods">Karns Quality Foods</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Lunds_%26_Byerlys" title="Lunds & Byerlys">Lunds & Byerlys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magruder%27s" title="Magruder's">Magruder's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc%27s" title="Marc's">Marc's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Basket_(Louisiana_and_Texas)" title="Market Basket (Louisiana and Texas)">Market Basket (Louisiana and Texas)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_of_Choice" title="Market of Choice">Market of Choice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Owl_(retail_chain)#Masons_Red_Owl" title="Red Owl (retail chain)">Masons Red Owl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meijer" title="Meijer">Meijer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Met_Foods" title="Met Foods">Met Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mollie_Stone%27s_Markets" title="Mollie Stone's Markets">Mollie Stone's Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morton_Williams" title="Morton Williams">Morton Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother%27s_Market_%26_Kitchen" title="Mother's Market & Kitchen">Mother's Market & Kitchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Grand_Mart" title="New Grand Mart">New Grand Mart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Seasons_Market" title="New Seasons Market">New Seasons Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niemann_Foods" title="Niemann Foods">Niemann Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Grocery" title="Northeast Grocery">Northeast Grocery</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tops_Friendly_Markets" title="Tops Friendly Markets">Tops Friendly Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Price_Chopper_Supermarkets" class="mw-redirect" title="Price Chopper Supermarkets">Price Chopper Supermarkets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_32" class="mw-redirect" title="Market 32">Market 32</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nugget_Markets" title="Nugget Markets">Nugget Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PCC_Community_Markets" title="PCC Community Markets">PCC Community Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petrini%27s" title="Petrini's">Petrini's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piggly_Wiggly" title="Piggly Wiggly">Piggly Wiggly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink_Dot" title="Pink Dot">Pink Dot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Price_Chopper_(supermarket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Price Chopper (supermarket)">Price Chopper / Price Mart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Publix" title="Publix">Publix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pueblo_Supermarkets" title="Pueblo Supermarkets">Pueblo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raley%27s_Supermarkets" title="Raley's Supermarkets">Raley's Supermarkets</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AJ%27s_Fine_Foods" title="AJ's Fine Foods">AJ's Fine Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashas%27" title="Bashas'">Bashas'</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reasor%27s" title="Reasor's">Reasor's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redner%27s_Markets" title="Redner's Markets">Redner's Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remke_Markets" title="Remke Markets">Remke Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Epicurean_Markets" title="Rice Epicurean Markets">Rice Epicurean Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridley%27s_Family_Markets" title="Ridley's Family Markets">Ridley's Family Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roche_Bros." title="Roche Bros.">Roche Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosauers_Supermarkets" title="Rosauers Supermarkets">Rosauers Supermarkets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rouses" title="Rouses">Rouses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ%27s_Market" title="Russ's Market">Russ's Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schnucks" title="Schnucks">Schnucks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scolari%27s_Food_and_Drug" title="Scolari's Food and Drug">Scolari's Food and Drug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seabra_Foods" title="Seabra Foods">Seabra Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sellers_Bros." title="Sellers Bros.">Sellers Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendik%27s_Food_Market" title="Sendik's Food Market">Sendik's Food Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sentry_Foods" title="Sentry Foods">Sentry Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seven_Mile_Market" title="Seven Mile Market">Seven 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title="Waldbaum's">Waldbaum's</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABCO_Foods" title="ABCO Foods">ABCO Foods</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Alpha Beta</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AppleTree_Markets" title="AppleTree Markets">AppleTree Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Foods" title="Belle Foods">Belle Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Best_Market" title="Best Market">Best Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bear_Stores" title="Big Bear Stores">Big Bear Stores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Star_Markets" title="Big Star Markets">Big Star Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloom_(store)" title="Bloom (store)">Bloom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bottom_Dollar_Food" title="Bottom Dollar Food">Bottom Dollar Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno%27s" title="Bruno's">Bruno's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttrey_Food_%26_Drug" title="Buttrey Food & Drug">Buttrey Food & Drug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byrd%27s" title="Byrd's">Byrd's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter%27s_Foods" title="Carter's Foods">Carter's Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_(grocer)" title="Chatham (grocer)">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemens_Markets" title="Clemens Markets">Clemens Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Stores" title="Colonial Stores">Colonial Stores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahl%27s_Foods" title="Dahl's Foods">Dahl's Foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Reeves_Stores" title="Daniel Reeves Stores">Daniel Reeves Stores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David%27s_Supermarkets" title="David's Supermarkets">David's Supermarkets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davis_Food_City" title="Davis Food City">Davis Food City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delchamps" title="Delchamps">Delchamps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick%27s_Supermarket" title="Dick's Supermarket">Dick's Supermarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominick%27s" title="Dominick's">Dominick's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Food_Centers" title="Eagle Food Centers">Eagle 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