Grocery Stores

  • Kroger

    Kroger

    While there was no specific date, Kroger was founded in 1883, the first store was in Mount Airy. Kroger is headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • H-E-B Grocery Stores

    H-E-B Grocery Stores

    H-E-B Grocery Stores were founded on November 26, 1905. They are headquartered in San Antonio Texas and located in Texas and northern Mexico Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Piggly Wiggly

    Piggly Wiggly

    The first Piggly Wiggly Supermarket was founded on September 6, 1916. The first store was located in Memphis Tennessee. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Giant Eagle

    Giant Eagle

    Giant Eagle was founded in March 17, 1933. Giant Eagle is based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Today there are Giant Eagle locations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Food Lion

    Food Lion

    Food Lion was founded on December 11, 1957 in Salisbury North Carolina. Today, Food Lion stores are located on the east coast. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Target

    Target

    Target was founded in 1902 and the first Target store was opened in May 1, 1962 in Roseville Minnesota. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Walmart

    Walmart

    Walmart was founded on July 2, 1962 in Rogers Arkansas. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Whole Foods Market

    Whole Foods Market

    Whole Foods Market was founded on September 20, 1980. The first store was located in Austin Texas. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Sam's Club

    Sam's Club

    Sam's Club was founded on April 7, 1983 in Midwest City Oklahoma. Image: Wikipedia Commons
  • Costco

    Costco

    Costco was founded on September 15, 1983 in Seattle Washington. Image: Wikipedia Creative Commons