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Hillsborough, NC.
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wasn't this the market chain investigated by 20/20 a few years back about improper food handling? Where are these stores located? Look like a Southern chain to me
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wasn't this the market chain investigated by 20/20 a few years back about improper food handling? Where are these stores located? Look like a Southern chain to me
There stores are pretty scattered. They have stores in DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
They shut just about all the the Florida stores down a few years ago. They are realy being hurt in MD and VA with Wal-Mart because both stores operate on the same kind of "Every Day low price" structure.
Food Lion is owned by the same company that owns "Hannaford" in the New England area and "Sweetbay/Kash 'N Karry" in Florida.
Some Food Lion stores are being converted to the "Bloom" banner, which is supposed to be more Hannaford-like and moving away from the cheap Food Lion format.
When I was visiting an aunt in Florida I was in a Kash-N-Karry that was a converted Food Lion. It hadn't been remodeled in years (It looked almost exactly like the one pictured a bit further up in the thread, down to the broken up signage) and was a bit dumpy. At the time I was unsure what chain it had been, but poking around a bit I noticed some Food Lion inventory tags on the checkout stands. I don't think that store is open anymore.
We lived in Florida in the mid-80's and the Food Lion stores were just starting to open in select locations. It was in the late 80's that there was an investigation as to their meat handling and 20/20 went undercover with footage of bad meat that was soaked in bleach and repackaged to mask the bad smell. We moved from the area in the next few years and since there are no Food Lions in the Memphis, TN area, I was never sure if they had gone out of business or not.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Crawford
wasn't this the market chain investigated by 20/20 a few years back about improper food handling? Where are these stores located? Look like a Southern chain to me
There stores are pretty scattered. They have stores in DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
They shut just about all the the Florida stores down a few years ago. They are realy being hurt in MD and VA with Wal-Mart because both stores operate on the same kind of "Every Day low price" structure.
Food Lion is owned by the same company that owns "Hannaford" in the New England area and "Sweetbay/Kash 'N Karry" in Florida.
Some Food Lion stores are being converted to the "Bloom" banner, which is supposed to be more Hannaford-like and moving away from the cheap Food Lion format.
The "Bloom" banner huh. Yeah, that definitely sounds like a Hannaford-like approach. Sounds very similar to Hannaford's Festival Style store.
here is the food lion in columbia md
from http://www.cedarshoppingcenters.com/oaklandmills.htm
here is the food lion in hagerstown md in kenley village
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here is the food lion in hagerstown in st. james square
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They are owned by Kash N Karry/ Sweetbay supermarkets
In Maryland, Food Lion entirely discontinued their own name, and opened two sorts of stores. Bottom Dollar is the cheapo, no frills, "bring your own bags and help the environment"-type place, and can PROBABLY be compared to Save-A-Lot.
Bloom, on the other hand, is an expensive, large, traditionally high standard grocery store, and I suppose can be compared to Hannaford, although I've never seen one of those myself.
There's a Bottom Dollar near the I-370 interchange on 355 in Gaithersburg, and a Bloom also on 355 in Rockville. (A quick note, Rockville Pike, Wisconsin Avenue, Route 355, and Frederick Road in Maryland are all the same road. With 4 different names, that is.) I'll try to snap pics of both next time I drive by. Only outside pics, though. The Tri-City area of Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Germantown has a strict (actually, strict would be an understatement) policy, and encourages everyone to report anyone taking photos inside of a retail-usage building. Luckily, this doesn't apply to CLOSED retail buildings, but it severely restricts what I can take indoors photos of.
Here's a picture of a former Food Lion in Norton,Va only lasted about seven years.
Food Lion was in Wise, Virginia opened 1983 it anchored part of the Wise County Shopping Plaza. Store open as a small store then about 1991 expanded into the former Rita Aid right beside of it. Food Lion close in 2006. Without any warning they just closed. Now part of it is a Tractor Supply and the other part soon to be Save O Lot. Which is moving from Norton, Va.
Here's a picture of a former Food Lion located in the Community shopping center in Madisonville Tennessee closed June of 2008
another picture before sign was removed. the store is 33,000 square feet.
Food Lion in Gallatin Tennessee just nort of Nashville. Located in the Sumner Place Shopping Center.
Located in Livingston Tennesse which is in the county of Overton in Middle Tennessee.
Food Lion in Tullahoma, Tennesse.
Food Lion. Dam Neck Square Shopping Center Virginia Beach Virginia.
Danville, Virginia.
Food Lion in Rome, Gerogia.
Food Lion
Food Lion built in 1989
Here's another Food Lion closed. Space for lease or sale. Also the Dawahares in the same shopping center will be closed Sept 30.
Former Food Lion in Statesville North Carolina
Here's another one that has shut down in Knoxville,Tennessee at 7720 Oak Ridge Hwy
Richmond Kentucky
Food Lion in Powell Valley Plaza, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, located high on a hill overlook U.S. 23. Built and opened in 1984. The store hasn't changed on the outside, but they have kept it up really nice.
Sign at Powell Valley Plaza in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
Food Lion in Wise,Virginia open in 1983 and close in 2005. The store was expanded in 1993 when they took out the wall between them and Rite Aide pharmacy. Food Lion double their size.
After Food Lion closed it stay vacant for a couple of years. the building was divided and Tractor Supply open last year, and after a lot of talking Sav a Lot is finally going to open soon.
Former Food Lion soon to be Save a Lot in Wise, Virginia.
A vacant Food Lion in Bristol, Tennessee. Located 1141 Volunteer Parkway. The (Nascar's ) Bristol Raceway is located just a few miles down the road. Food Lion is slowly disappering from the area of East Tennessee & Southwest Virginia. Hate to see them go, they were good to shop at.
You can still see the label scares.
Here's a Food Lion in Concord, North Carolina, located near Dale Earnhardt Blvd.
Blowing Rock Square, 321 bypass. Full-service grocery includes deli and bakery. Open every day.
Located in a rural town.
Here's a Food Lion in a former Krogers location in Greensboro North Carolina.
Here's a realy cool Food Lion look in Durham, North Carolina.
A really nice Food Lion that opened in 2001. At the Colonial Square off from Lee Hwy in Abingdon, Virginia.
This is now a former Food Lion in St. Paul, Virginia. It closed around 2005, the same time the Food Lion closed in Wise, Virginia. Located in the Riverview Shopping Center. It was built and opened in 1990. The announced one day they would be closing the next day the Sales began and they were closed in two days.
this is a former Food Lion located on Stone drive which is now long gone. It was torn down a few years ago to make room for the new Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital Medical Complex. If you noticed in the background you can see Holston Valley hospital. The whole shopping center was torn down.
Food Lion on Warwick Blvd and Hidenwood Road, in the Hidenwood Shopping Center.
Bristol Plaza
Lee Hwy.
Bristol, VA 24201
This Food Lion use to be a Kroger's. Kroger's shut down and Food Lion a couple of miles down from thier location to this building. After some remolding you can't tell it ever was a Kroger's Green house style.
A former Food Lion now a Black Wolf Harley Davidson's. Food Lion moved a few miles up the road to Bristol Plaza to a fomrer Kroger's Superstore.
Food Lion is located in the Bristol Plaza right off Lee Highway. This location was a fomer Kroger's superstore. This location was orginially located a few miles down the road.
A fomer Food Lion located right off the Volunteer Parkway leading to Bristol speedway.
A former Food Lion. Food Lion moved to a new location across town. This now serves as ABC Building supplies.
Eastwood Village buit in 1985
A Food Lion built in 1988 in Reidsville, North Carolina. Located in the Belmont Square
This Food Lion is located at Avent Ferry Shopping Center located within a mile of North Carolina State University
COOKEVILLE -- Several pick-up trucks and trailers were lined up outside the former Bi Lo on West Jackson Street yesterday morning as some 270 items from inside the store were sold at auction.
The auction, handled by Grafe Auction Company, was expected to draw more than 100 bidders, in person and over the phone, for a variety of equipment left behind -- fixtures, shelving and deli equipment, even water fountains were marked for sale.
The grocery has been closed for more than a year in the busy Jackson Plaza strip, and speculation has officially ended about what will happen next with the property.
Sources told the Herald-Citizen that Food Lion, which already operates a store off East Spring Street in Cookeville, recently signed a contract for the building.
And representatives from Food Lion were able to officially confirm that information when contacted yesterday.
"We will confirm that we are planning to open a store at this location," spokeswoman Karen Peterson said by e-mail. "We have signed a lease. We don't have any other information to share at this time regarding the timetable."
Peterson said Food Lion will continue to operate its store on East Spring Street.
Although no target date has set for a possible opening, a source said renovations could begin as early as the end of August.
No monetary figures have been released.
Food Lion has been speculated for months as the possible tenant replacement for Bi Lo, but the company has withheld official comment until the lease was signed.
Food Lion currently operates six grocery stores in the state.
Gunston Plaza
Fairview Square
Cross Pointe Marketplace
Northside Plaza
Forestdale Plaza
Liberty Square
Edgecombe Square
Palmetto Crossroads
Food Lion used to have stores in the Houston area. They entered the market in 1992, closed some stores in 1994, and closed all their area stores in 1997. The one that was near me is now a store called Food Town.
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Food Lion used to have stores in the Houston area. They entered the market in 1992, closed some stores in 1994, and closed all their area stores in 1997. The one that was near me is now a store called Food Town.
Which is kind of ironic (if you read the history of Food Lion, when they started the chain, it was called Food Town - the reason for the name change was that they wanted to expand and some areas already had Food Town, so they wouldn't be able to use the name there).
One reason for the new name - they only had to buy 2 new letters (the L and i - just move the o in Town over next to the n - this being when the stores used signs that were individual letters).
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QuoteOriginally posted by Mobil
Food Lion used to have stores in the Houston area. They entered the market in 1992, closed some stores in 1994, and closed all their area stores in 1997. The one that was near me is now a store called Food Town.
Which is kind of ironic (if you read the history of Food Lion, when they started the chain, it was called Food Town - the reason for the name change was that they wanted to expand and some areas already had Food Town, so they wouldn't be able to use the name there).
One reason for the new name - they only had to buy 2 new letters (the L and i - just move the o in Town over next to the n - this being when the stores used signs that were individual letters).
This Food Town is a local, discount grocer I think. Another one is a former Albertsons.
This Food Lion has been located here for about 20 years. Looks like it's doing good, it's the only supermarket in Gate City.
There was four Food Lion locations in Kingsport, Tennessee that I know of.
No# 240 Located off West Stone Drive at 800 Stonegate Plaza between a Wal Mart and a CVS closed in the late 1990's and now the whole shopping center has been torn down and the lot is vacant.
No#303 located in the Kings Giant Plaza. Right off Stone Drive.I'am not sure of this location was a former Giant Supermarket. I know one of the other anchors was Kings Department Store. WIth the name of the center makes me think if there was a Gaint Supermarket there, they were in the Kingsport Area. But this Food Lion is now closed and the shopping center is all gone replaced by doctor's office for Wellmont Holtson Valley Hospital. this food lion was trimed in blue and had blue letters.
An Food Lion located at South Gate Shopping Center on Sherwood Drive right off from Fort Henry Drive across from the Fort Henry Mall. This one was there for about 20 years. Now it's shut down and a Just Store It Climate Control storage center is located there. It was trim in blue and had blue letters.
the fourth Food Lion was located in the Colonial Heights area of Kingsport near Interstate 81. Located at 4303 Fort Henry Drive, this Food Lion closed several years ago. Became a Fred's for a couple of years and now it's vacant.
Food Lion was located on Sherwood Drive right off from Fort Henry Drive right across from the Mall. Food Lion was there for about 20 years now a Just Store It Climate Control storage unit.
Located at Lakeside Marketplace
1467 Eaton Ferry Road
Littleton, NC 27850
A former Food Lion in Lebanon, Virginia. Now home to the Russell County Justice Center.
Don't see why Food Lion gets such a bad wrap. Went there yesterday and bought some cat food and some junk food. Their prices are not bad when you use their card system.
A former Food Lion that shut down back about two years ago. Now a Tractor Supply.
Another Food Lion closed in Kingsport. There was four locations and they are all closed. This one located right off Interstate 26 on Stone Drive in a shopping center called Stone Gate Plaza. It was anchored by a Wal-Mart and a Cvs Pharmacy. Wal mart moved down the road to a new supercenter, The shopping center is now torn down.
Winchester Food Lion to Close
A local Food Lion store is one of 15 "unprofitable" stores in the chain closing nationwide.
The Food Lion on Pleasant Valley Road in Winchester will close on or before February 19th.
Around 40 people will lose their jobs because of the closing.
A company spokeswoman says there are five Food Lions within a three to five mile radius of the store that is closing.
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In Maryland, Food Lion entirely discontinued their own name, and opened two sorts of stores. Bottom Dollar is the cheapo, no frills, "bring your own bags and help the environment"-type place, and can PROBABLY be compared to Save-A-Lot.
Bloom, on the other hand, is an expensive, large, traditionally high standard grocery store, and I suppose can be compared to Hannaford, although I've never seen one of those myself.
There's a Bottom Dollar near the I-370 interchange on 355 in Gaithersburg, and a Bloom also on 355 in Rockville. (A quick note, Rockville Pike, Wisconsin Avenue, Route 355, and Frederick Road in Maryland are all the same road. With 4 different names, that is.) I'll try to snap pics of both next time I drive by. Only outside pics, though. The Tri-City area of Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Germantown has a strict (actually, strict would be an understatement) policy, and encourages everyone to report anyone taking photos inside of a retail-usage building. Luckily, this doesn't apply to CLOSED retail buildings, but it severely restricts what I can take indoors photos of.
The "Bottom Dollar Food" name and stores are now in the Allentown - Philadelphia - Reading area for the first time.
Pictures of closing Food Lion in Gainesville, GA. It was one of the ones announced on the most recent closure list.
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Has Ahold made any changes to the Food Lion stores since Ahold and Delhaize got married?
Quote from: Marc B on January 18, 2017, 08:43:30 PM
Has Ahold made any changes to the Food Lion stores since Ahold and Delhaize got married?
I can't speak to Food Lion, but I haven't seen any Ahold influence infiltrating the Hannaford division. So far all the news at the corporate level has been about relations with vendors, which are a bit strained as a result of new initiatives.
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Quote from: Marc B on January 18, 2017, 08:43:30 PM
Has Ahold made any changes to the Food Lion stores since Ahold and Delhaize got married?
I can't speak to Food Lion, but I haven't seen any Ahold influence infiltrating the Hannaford division. So far all the news at the corporate level has been about relations with vendors, which are a bit strained as a result of new initiatives.
Here is a list of Food Lion's brands, according to their website (https://www.foodlion.com/our-brands/ (https://www.foodlion.com/our-brands/)):
- Food Lion
- Nature's Place
- Taste Of Inspiration
- etos
- Companion
- CareOne
- Always My Baby
- Cha-Ching
etos, Companion, CareOne, and Always My Baby is Ahold's Foodhold brands. Always My Baby is not sold at Hannaford
Food Lion and Hannaford's Guiding Stars program is now at Giant-MD, GIANT-PA, Martin's, and Stop & Shop