Retail Forever

Rite Aid #729 was remodeled at some point between February and now (although, I'd probably lean towards more recently). For some pre-remodel photos and history, please head over to our previous post at  https://retailforever.blogspot.com/2021/02/glimpse-rite-aid-729-lancaster-pa.html . There's still some scarring from the old signage and the older window decals remain, leading me to believe that the remodel was very recent.

GROCERY OUTLET #705 Opened:  2015 Address:   703 Lancaster Rd Photographed:  June 2021 Grocery Outlet #705, located at 703 Lancaster Road in Manheim, Pennsylvania began its life, like all the other Grocery Outlets in the area, as an Amelia's Grocery Outlet. Opening in 1995, this was the fifth Amelia's to open. As stated above, it was converted to a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in 2015 with all the other stores (except the location on Lincoln Highway , which was rebranded a year prior.) The store as an Amelia's (Google Maps Streetview) Interior of the Manheim store as an Amelia's (2001 archive of Amelia's website)

WALGREENS #11067 Opened:  2006 Address:   396 E. Main St Photographed:  July 2021 To start off our series of Delawarean Walgreens stores (all of which were formerly Happy Harry's), we have a store located at 396 East Main Street in Middletown. It originally opened on May 14, 2003, as Happy Harry's #67. With Walgreens purchasing all of the Happy Harry's stores in 2006, this store was converted to Walgreens #11067 that same year, then in 2011, the signage was updated, officially killing off the Happy Harry's name and giving Walgreen Co. its first branded Delawarean stores. (Google Maps Streetview) BONUS: LIST OF ALL HAPPY HARRY'S STORES

GIANT #6458 Opened:  2008 Closed: 2017 Address:   2074 Fruitville Pike Photographed:  June 2021 Giant #6458 originally opened in Spring 1993 as a Redner's Warehouse Market and as one of the original tenants at the Hawthorne Center shopping complex. Redner's closed on January 12, 2008; selling all fixtures to Giant, with Giant opening on May 7, 2008, after remodeling and rearranging the store. However (likely due to the larger Giant less than two miles away on Lititz Pike ), this store closed on May 18, 2017, less than 10 years after opening. It became a Hobby Lobby in 2018. After closure, before transformation into Hobby Lobby (Google Maps Streetview) Before closure (Coolcat4333 on Flickr) After closure, before signage was r...