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By September 1994, Hannaford had already opened a 21st Wilson's, located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Day-to-day management of the Wilson's chain remained in the hands of the Wilson family, which had run the stores since the company's inception in 1919. Hannaford's expansion into the South has opened up new horizons for the company.
Hannaford is an American supermarket chain based in Scarborough, Maine. [2] Founded in Portland, Maine , in 1883, Hannaford operates stores in New England and New York . The chain is part of the Ahold Delhaize group based in the Netherlands , and is a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Stop & Shop .
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Arthur Hannaford sells high-quality fruits and vegetables from a one-horse produce cart on the Portland, Maine, waterfront.
Edward Hannaford succeeds his brother, Howard, as president. He served in this capacity for 34 years – the longest of any Hannaford president to date.
A leading produce wholesaler in Northern New England, Hannaford relocates to a five-story, state-of-the-art warehouse on Cross Street in Portland.
Hannaford begins a long-standing partnership with the United Way; in 2007, associates raise and donate more than $1.8 million to help fund United Way programs.
At the suggestion of Vice President Stewart Taylor, Hannaford joined the Clover Farm Group, a national organization of independent grocers, allowing the company to increase variety and inventory while reducing operating costs.
Hannaford expands into the wholesale grocery business with the purchase of H. S. Melcher Co., parent company of Red & White stores throughout Maine.
Stewart Taylor was rewarded for his business acumen by being named Edward Hannaford's successor as president of the company.
Hannaford ventures into retailing for the first time under a unique equity partnership arrangement with William T. Cottle, owner of Cottle's Supermarkets.
Continuing a strategic shift from wholesale to retail, Hannaford merges with T. R. Savage Co. of Bangor, laying the groundwork for future retail expansion in Northern Maine.
To service an expanding retail business, Hannaford opens a modern 200,000-square-foot warehouse in South Portland, Maine; Walter Whittier is appointed president of the company.
The brand disappeared in 1985, a decade after the company's centenary. In an article in the Toronto Star in 1985, Joey Slinger gave his impressions of the soft drink: "Wilson’s ginger ale used to have bite, zest, sparkle. It made your whole mouth want to put on its dancing shoes. Taking a swallow of Wilson’s was like getting new batteries ...
Hannafordis an American supermarketchain based in Scarborough, Maine.[2] Founded in Portland, Maine, in 1883, Hannaford operates stores in New Englandand New York. The chain is part of the Ahold Delhaizegroup based in the Netherlands, and is a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Stop & Shop. [3]
Jun 1, 2000 · Hannaford stores in the Southeast had sales of $653 million in 1999, constituting less than 5 percent of the projected $15 billion in consolidated annual sales of the combined companies and less ...
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Dec 5, 1994 · As part of Hannaford's overall 1995 $125 million expansion plan, Wilson's is expected to open six new stores, the same number of units Hannaford plans to add in its core Northeast market area.
