![]() College Avenue, looking north toward Shafter Ave.1 1928 directory listi30th and Grove (MLK) 6Ĭirca 1927, Piggly Wiggly sponsored an amateur baseball team in Oakland. This is taken from the east side of the street at Lawton. The store with the "CIGARS" sign is now the bar Ye Old Hut. Also visible is the Uptown Theater, Campbell’s Shoes, and Tower’s Gift Shop with “Merry Christmas” banner over the street. Piggly Wiggly Store, College Avenue looking north toward Shafter Avenue in the Rockridge District, Oakland, California - 1930. “was one of the earliest grocery chains, established by Andrew Williams about 1921.” 2 Piggly Wiggly Pacific was purchased by Safeway Stores in 1928, and all existing Piggly Wigglies in Oakland were converted to Safeways by the mid-1930s - which helps explain why over 80 Safeway stores are listed in the 1941 Polk’s City Directory for Oakland. 3Īccording to OMCA Collections, Piggly Wiggly Pacific Co., Inc. One was on College Avenue in Rockridge another was at 3966 Piedmont Avenue. The 1928 Polk’s City Directory for Oakland lists fully 39 stores citywide (plus another 11 in Berkeley and 4 in Alameda). The Piggly Wiggly grocery-store chain was heavily represented in 1920s and 1930s Oakland. Note the "All Over the World" slogan on the sign, and the "We Double dog dare anyone to undersell this store" painted on the window. "It's crazy to see how much it's caught fire, and we've just enjoyed talking to everyone about it so much.Piedmont Avenue - 1920. "It's been a really fun process," Salisbury said. The Magnolia store will hold a grand opening on June 1. He said the stores also have been successful in selling Piggly Wiggly merchandise, including shirts and hats emblazoned with the pig logo. "Slowly but surely over the past couple of years, we've brought it back, and there's just been a wow factor to it." ![]() I can't believe you're bringing it back.' And when we tell them, it's, 'Oh my goodness, I remember 30 years ago coming in here with my grandma or whoever. "Everywhere we go when we turn one of these, the customers ask what's going on. "The nostalgia factor is off the charts," he said. Piggly Wiggly is an American supermarket chain operating in the American Southern and Midwestern regions run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. However, it's not just a broader selection of food that attracts people to Piggly Wiggly. Salisbury said the Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores will have more variety in produce, more lunch meat items, more fresh meat items and a range of frozen dairy and ice cream products. "In order to give customers what they want, what we've done is transition eight Save a Lot's into Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores. "Over the last few years, most of our customers, clientele-wise, have voiced opinions about wanting more variety to choose from," he said. He said Save a Lot carries a limited assortment of the national brands that customers want. Salisbury said Kenyan has partnered with Save a Lot for about 20 years. Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus is operated by Kenyan Enterprises, which has 15 locations from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Natchitoches, Louisiana. We just have to get through (the Magnolia store) first."ĬAN'T SEE THE POLL QUESTION? Read the story at /news/polls "That is our goal, but I don't have a specific date. "It could happen within this year," said Salisbury, who has helped to oversee the transition of eight Save a Lot stores in the region. The openings are part of a rebranding for Save a Lot stores on New Boston Road on the Texas side and East Street on the Arkansas side. Two Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores are expected to open within the next several months, said Geoff Salisbury, a regional supervisor for Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus in Magnolia, Arkansas. TEXARKANA – A familiar name in grocery is making its way back to Texarkana.
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