Barkers Department Stores

[JimSawhill]

I used go to the store in Meriden, CT.

[greg8370]

Me too, they had a store and a supermarket in the same plaza on East Main.

[scottw73]

There was one in New Milford, CT, It was once a Bradlees, and is now a Wal-Mart

[JimSawhill]

Originally posted by greg8370
Me too, they had a store and a supermarket in the same plaza on East Main.

Barkers Department Store became I believe a Zayres, then an Ames...but it was empty when I last visited it. The Barker Foods became a Meriden Farms... and it was empty, too. I wonder if those are still empty.

[JimSawhill]

Originally posted by scottw73
There was one in New Milford, CT, It was once a Bradlees, and is now a Wal-Mart

Barker's was in New Milford?? Cool...I loved that store. Franklin Stores bought them from the Barker family.

[shakethis1234]

go to fultonhistory.com search barkers you will get pictures and info on the store u can also search Jamesway or Weston check it out

[Toys4Joy]

What did Barker's sell?  I believe that a Barkers in Clifton Park later beacame a Joy's Department store in the 80's sometime.

[shakethis1234]

they were a discount store their was one in Fulton NY Bob Congel first mall now its a dead strip mall but anyways Jamesway bought the store idk if they bought the whole chain or not

[Ames303]

Went to Barkers in Fulton, N.Y. many times. It reminded me a lot of nearby Westons (later Jamesway). Cash registers were made by Pitney-Bowes with a very odd arrangement of number keys (2 columns, odd on the left, even on the right) 1 2, next row 3 4, etc.

[JimSawhill]

they were a discount store their was one in Fulton NY Bob Congel first mall now its a dead strip mall but anyways Jamesway bought the store idk if they bought the whole chain or not

I believe Barker's was split up...Anyone been to the Plaza on East Main Street? If I recall correctly, there was a Ford dealer in front of it...