Big Bear

[backofthebtmdrwr]

Hey All, this is my first time i posting i just discovered this website yesterday and boy do i love it.. i was wondering if anyone had pics or information about my favorite grocery store. Big Bear  sometimes Big Bear Plus. it went out of business in late 2004 for good. they closed mine in 2001. any info would be appreciated. aim: is also backofthebtmdrwr if ya wanna chat

[shakethis1234]

P&C own them closed all of them when they filed Ch 11 or sold them to other chains

[tokensafari]

In 1989 Penn Traffic Company purchased Big Bear and operated as a division of Penn Traffic. Big Bear Plus was a format created when many former Harts stores and Big Bear stores were combined to create both a retailer and grocery. Big Bear Plus was the result of the combination and they were, in my oppinion the frist to successfully pull off such a huge goal way before the Wal*Mart SuperCenters of the current day.

[datrain021]

Penn Traffic pratically ran a good chain into the ground

[shakethis1234]

how mand square feet was big bear plus did they have a electronics department

[datrain021]

Big Bear Plus usually had 90,000 to 120,000 square feet, althought some were bigger or smaller. I was never in one and was wondering exactly what 'general merchandice' they did stock too.

[Ameskid]

Former Big Bear in Hurricane, WV, in the same shopping center as Ames #1111. 2006 photo.
Former Big Bear, Hurricane, WV by Harvestman Man, on Flickr

[JimSawhill]

Former Big Bear in Hurricane, WV, in the same shopping center as Ames #1111. 2006 photo.
Former Big Bear, Hurricane, WV by Harvestman Man, on Flickr

What's there now??

[Ameskid]

Former Big Bear in Hurricane, WV, in the same shopping center as Ames #1111. 2006 photo.
Former Big Bear, Hurricane, WV by Harvestman Man, on Flickr

What's there now??

It appears to be an Anytime Fitness now, with the former Ames being a Magic Mart. I haven't been back to Hurricane since I took those photos nine years ago.

[JimSawhill]

Former Big Bear in Hurricane, WV, in the same shopping center as Ames #1111. 2006 photo.
Former Big Bear, Hurricane, WV by Harvestman Man, on Flickr

What's there now??

It appears to be an Anytime Fitness now, with the former Ames being a Magic Mart. I haven't been back to Hurricane since I took those photos nine years ago.

What's a Magic Mart??

[BillyGr]

What's a Magic Mart??

http://magicmartstores.com/locator3.shtml

Looks like 20ish stores in VA/WV/NC/KY with some of everything, kind of similar to an Ames (clothes, food, furniture, household, auto, paint and more in the current ad).

[JimSawhill]

What's a Magic Mart??

http://magicmartstores.com/locator3.shtml

Looks like 20ish stores in VA/WV/NC/KY with some of everything, kind of similar to an Ames (clothes, food, furniture, household, auto, paint and more in the current ad).

Thanks

[Ameskid]

Until recently, this former Big Bear in Columbus, OH had a neat labelscar.

Former Big Bear, Columbus, OH (2) by Harvestman Man, on Flickr