Ames Wells Maine

jmcnamara96 · July 26, 2009, 08:26:19 PM

I went to Wells last Wenesday and went to renys former ames and they had ames registers and fitting room sign and green outline around the walls and had carts that look just like ames but light blue and all th worker had a green color vest i felt like i was in ames again got pics but lost usb cables

kendra · July 26, 2009, 08:38:44 PM

Ahhh, Renys...a holdout in the regional discount/department store world. Founder Bob Reny Sr. just passed away in this last week.

I've never been to the Wells Renys, but I've been to a few...Belfast, Ellsworth, Dexter, and I believe one other farther south but I don't recall where for certain.

Wells, Maine is also notable in the retail world for containing a Shaw's dry grocery distribution center.

jmcnamara96 · July 26, 2009, 08:46:58 PM

Kendra since your from maine is there any chance the hannaford next door was shaws cause the back enterance looked like one

kendra · July 26, 2009, 08:49:22 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
Kendra since your from maine is there any chance the hannaford next door was shaws cause the back enterance looked like one

That I don't know...I've spent very little time in Wells, only been there once or twice. It's about two hours south of me. Sorry I can't be of more assistance!

jmcnamara96 · July 26, 2009, 08:50:44 PM

ok thanks any way

Zayre88 · July 27, 2009, 06:25:52 PM

Inside Reny's (Former Ames) in Wells back in 2005 :

jmcnamara96 · July 27, 2009, 06:45:04 PM

that is like the same spot i got a pic

jmcnamara96 · December 24, 2009, 11:03:51 PM

gu4ever · December 25, 2009, 03:11:33 AM

Wow, that is an amazing collection of pictures from the former Ames store. It almost appears to be currently an Ames like you said. Except it's a Reny's.... Blue shopping carts??? Kind of a clash with all the green in the store and also on the store sign.

GothicPrincess · December 26, 2009, 09:53:44 AM

Holy crap. Flashback to Ames days!!! Wonderful pics. Nostalgia is coming up to bite me in the rear end now. I miss Ames.

palooza68 · April 22, 2010, 08:59:07 PM

Quote from: kendra on July 26, 2009, 08:49:22 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
Kendra since your from maine is there any chance the hannaford next door was shaws cause the back enterance looked like one

That I don't know...I've spent very little time in Wells, only been there once or twice. It's about two hours south of me. Sorry I can't be of more assistance!

I think I can help you here,my grandparents have a summer home in Ogunquit and we shop in Wells all the time,The Hannaford was opened years ago as a Shop n Save but it was bought out by Hannaford like 6 years ago!There i s a Shaws on rte. 109 in Sanford witch is next to Wells!

BillyGr · October 21, 2019, 03:52:20 PM

Quote from: palooza68 on April 22, 2010, 08:59:07 PM
I think I can help you here,my grandparents have a summer home in Ogunquit and we shop in Wells all the time,The Hannaford was opened years ago as a Shop n Save but it was bought out by Hannaford like 6 years ago!There i s a Shaws on rte. 109 in Sanford witch is next to Wells!

Just FYI (even though this is an old post) - Shop n Save has been a part of Hannaford (in fact, their stores here in upstate NY when they first opened used the Shop n Save name).
They then decided to convert all their stores to the Hannaford name to simplify things (they had several other names as well in different areas) but left the Shop n Save name for stores that they supply but don't own (ones run by independent owners).

So that is likely what happened here - whoever had owned it decided to sell it to the company at that point, thus the name change.