Grand Union

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Welcome to Grand Union sticker on the entry door.

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The former Grand Union store in Matamoras, PA.

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The store front of the Milford, PA location.

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The Grand Union store in Milford, PA. This is a view from the street of the store, street sign and entrance sign.

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Here is a picture of the Milford, PA interior store front. You can see the lighted canopy over the checkouts, this canopy once had the artwork Clean Fresh and Good featured there.

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The produce department of the Milford, PA store.

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A view of the Milford, PA store front from the sidewalk.

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The Mahopac, NY Grand Union store now home to Key Foods. This store has been featured here before thanks to d_fife. Here's a link back to that page.

http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1265&page=7

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Grand Union store Fruits & Vegetables department marketing remains.

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Pick-A-Bouquet from the floral department. Also in this picture is a unique fixture from produce, it was once filled with crushed ice and served fresh cut fruits and juices.

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Once home to the Make-Your-Own salad bar of Grand Union.

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This is a photo of the front of the store from the produce department. The checkout area still has the red&white counters and floor tiles. The "clean, fresh and good" lighted canopy has been updated with plain plexi panels.

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The "fresh baked bread and rolls" bakery sign from the days of Grand Union.

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The Redi-Deli department sign from Grand Union.

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The former Grand Union store in Mt. Kisco, NY. This location is now home to CVS and previously a Stop&Shop.

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The former entrance and store front of Grand Union in Mt. Kisco, NY. Here's a link back to page 8, Caldor1999 posted some great interior photo's of the store while it was occupied by Stop&Shop.

http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1265&page=8

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A few things:

Did the surviving Grand Unions once close, then reopen as GU Family Markets?

When did the Matamoras store close?

Around when was the Milford store built?

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Originally posted by nims57
A few things:

Did the surviving Grand Unions once close, then reopen as GU Family Markets?

When did the Matamoras store close?

Around when was the Milford store built?

The only info I have during the transition period was called "business as usual" the locations did not close. They did clearance the private label Grand Union brand and reset the store with a CNS private label brand, now known as "Best Yet". The new store front signs are beginning to show up on the older stores, this is usually because the red-dot Grand Union sign needed exstensive repairs. Sadly the overall consensus is that CNS operates these stores just for profit and puts minimal back into them for maintenance and renovations.
There are a few locations in Vermont that I've seen that were modernized since their acquisition by CNS. Rutland, VT has the new GU logo murral that replaced the wood paneled walls that were in the store. Hoosick Falls, VT retains it's original wood wall decor however all department signs have been replaced with new signage and the "clean, fresh and good" lighted canopy was also removed. Interestingly they have retained the original red-dot signs on both of the exterior store fronts.
I have no dates for the opening or closing of the PA Grand Union stores. Anyone else know of the opening and closing of Mataroas and the opening of Milford?

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Did Grand Union own a chain called "Food Fair" NOT related to Food Fair/Pantry Pride? This store is why I ask: http://dcgrocery.multiply.com/photos/photo/3/79

Here around Philadelphia, lots of Pantry Pride stores became "Great Valu" like this store. This one is now The Fresh Grocer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/2858221994/in/set-72157615211788677/

By the way this store opened long before 1973, in the 50's, and was remodeled around 1974.

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Originally posted by gu4ever
The former entrance and store front of Grand Union in Mt. Kisco, NY. Here's a link back to page 8, Caldor1999 posted some great interior photo's of the store while it was occupied by Stop&Shop.

http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1265&page=8

i have alot more pictures from when it was stop and shop heres the produce dept

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sign to the back room

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costumer service

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entrance

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the front of the store during a snow storm of course i use to work here and i took alot of pics of it before it closed

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the deli

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the back of the meat room

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the back of the produce room

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the bread there use to be a thing  right next to it were you could get soup

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candyy

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the registers of course they changed them when stop and shop moved in