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'''Stanley Stores Inc.''' was a family-owned regional grocery store chain in the [[United States]], with its headquarters in [[Bay City, Texas|Bay City]], [[Texas]]. O. B. Stanley, who established the company in 1945, was the head. The chain operated three brands. Stanley Stores was the conventional grocery store brand. The ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' said that the brands '''Price Lo Supermarkets''' and '''Foods "4" Less''' were "modern, warehouse-type food stores with large sales and cut-rate prices."<ref name="2newstores">Staff. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1988_558899 Price-Lo Supermarkets opens two new stores in Houston]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday July 24, 1988. Business 6. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.</ref> In 1988 Stanley Stores had 30 locations in Texas and [[Louisiana]].<ref name="2newstores"/> |
'''Stanley Stores Inc.''' was a family-owned regional grocery store chain in the [[United States]], with its headquarters in [[Bay City, Texas|Bay City]], [[Texas]]. O. B. Stanley, who established the company in 1945, was the head. The chain operated three brands. Stanley Stores was the conventional grocery store brand. The ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' said that the brands '''Price Lo Supermarkets''' and '''Foods "4" Less''' were "modern, warehouse-type food stores with large sales and cut-rate prices."<ref name="2newstores">Staff. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1988_558899 Price-Lo Supermarkets opens two new stores in Houston]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday July 24, 1988. Business 6. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.</ref> In 1988 Stanley Stores had 30 locations in Texas and [[Louisiana]].<ref name="2newstores"/> |
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In 1994 Stanley Stores filed to [[Chapter 11]] reorganization in a federal bankruptcy court in [[Houston]].<ref>Workman, Jay. "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DeZHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qoAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2458,1789343&dq=stanley-stores+bay-city&hl=en Stanley Stores declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy]." ''[[The Victoria Advocate]]''. Friday December 23, 1994. 5B. Retrieved from [[Google News]] (9 of 21) on November 21, 2011.</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:55, 21 November 2011
Stanley Stores Inc. was a family-owned regional grocery store chain in the United States, with its headquarters in Bay City, Texas. O. B. Stanley, who established the company in 1945, was the head. The chain operated three brands. Stanley Stores was the conventional grocery store brand. The Houston Chronicle said that the brands Price Lo Supermarkets and Foods "4" Less were "modern, warehouse-type food stores with large sales and cut-rate prices."[1] In 1988 Stanley Stores had 30 locations in Texas and Louisiana.[1]
In 1994 Stanley Stores filed to Chapter 11 reorganization in a federal bankruptcy court in Houston.[2]
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- ^ a b Staff. "Price-Lo Supermarkets opens two new stores in Houston." Houston Chronicle. Sunday July 24, 1988. Business 6. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
- ^ Workman, Jay. "Stanley Stores declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy." The Victoria Advocate. Friday December 23, 1994. 5B. Retrieved from Google News (9 of 21) on November 21, 2011.