An Ames Anomaly - MICRO UPDATE
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Hi everyone!
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Rehoboth Mall, Rehoboth Beach, DE
18908 REHOBOTH MALL BLVD
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE
If you haven't already read about my experience exploring the Kmart in Rehoboth Beach, I highly suggest that you go do that now! It gives a bit of background to the competitive nature of the Rehoboth Beach Resort.
Now getting into the mall itself...
The Rehoboth Mall was one of the first malls to open in the Rehoboth area, and to this day remains the only indoor mall of the area. Quickly other development such as the Rehoboth Outlets (Now owned by Tanger Outlets and consists of three separate outlet centers along DE-1). In the early days of the mall, a Roses department store was the main anchor. Currently the nearest Roses store is 16 miles away in Millsboro, DE.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Wendy's, East Lyme, CT
WENDY'S HAMBURGERS
295 FLANDERS ROAD
EAST LYME, CONN
CLOSED 2007
As many of you may know, Wendy's is an international chain of fast food restaurants based out of Ohio. The chain opened a store in East Lyme, Connecticut, with an exterior design different than other Wendy's locations.
JCPenney - Connecticut Post Mall - Milford, CT
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| Image of the now closed JCPenney ©CT Post |
1201 BOSTON POST ROAD
MILFORD, CONN
CLOSED JULY 31 2017
The JCPenney at the Connecticut Post Mall (Formerly Westfield Shoppingtown Connecticut Post) was situated on the south side of the mall and sat directly across from it's most direct competitor Macy's.
In recent years, Connecticut Post Mall has experienced a rapid turnover in it's anchor stores so just to keep things simple here's a quick rundown:
Thursday, February 8, 2018
BENNY'S HOME & AUTO STORES - COMPLETE DIRECTORY
So,
if you’ve been following BrandHistoryUSA for a while, you’ve probably seen my
few articles on Benny’s Home and Auto Stores, which is a small chain of New England-based Home and Auto Stores.
After Benny's closed all of their stores at the end of 2017, I thought that I’d take
things to the next level. Since Benny’s quite unceremoniously took their store
locator offline and it’s almost impossible to compile a complete list of stores
based off of the sporadic news articles on the dying chain, I thought that I’d
assemble my own.
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Benny's Home and Auto Stores, Groton, CT
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| © Romulo R via Yelp |
GROTON, CONN
65 PLAZA COURT
CLOSED SEPTEMBER 2017
The Benny’s Home and Auto Stores brand was a chain of
hardware stores that dominated the New England hardware store market ever since
the first Benny’s opened its doors in November 1924 in Providence, Rhode
Island.
39 years later, in 1963, Benny’s Groton location
opened its doors, quickly becoming the chain’s flagship store.
As it stands, the Groton Benny’s is located in the
Groton Shopping Plaza, alongside a strip of small, independent barber shops,
electronic stores, and other locally owned shops.
Benny’s thrived in an era where
other brick-and-mortar stores such as Wal-Mart was present, likely a
combination of the chain’s notoriety for carrying hard-to-find items alongside
its regional charm.
Big Kmart, Rehoboth Beach, DE
BIG KMART STORE #7725
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE
RENOVATED 2017
19563 COASTAL HWY
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE
I'm sure for many of you seeing a Kmart store
on here is no big surprise. In recent years, the national chain has been on a decline and quite unsuccessfully has tried to make a comeback
This store in Rehoboth Beach, DE opened sometime in the 1990s and was one of Kmart's branded "Big K" stores. Larger than traditional Kmart stores, the "Big K" stores are more comparable to Walmart stores, featuring extensive sections of clothing, food, sporting equipment, electronics, and health & beauty supplies.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Groton Cinemas 6, Groton, CT
GROTON CINEMAS 6
925 POQUONNOCK ROAD
CLOSED AUGUST 23, 2015
925 POQUONNOCK ROAD
CLOSED AUGUST 23, 2015
The UA Groton Cinema on opening day ©Cinema Treasures
The Groton Cinemas 6 was a local movie theater in Groton,
Connecticut in the Groton Shopper’s Mart. The movie theater was the main anchor
of the plaza alongside Ocean State Job Lot, Big Y, and Planet Fitness.
The theater opened in April 1967 and boasted itself as the first
movie theater to open in the area for the last 30 years.
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