Retail Forever

CVS #2371 Opened:  1999 Address:   2020 Columbia Ave Photographed:  November 2021 Welcome back to Lancaster! Before moving on to Kennett Square, I have one more (for the time being) Lancastrian CVS in my backlog. One of the few non-acquired, non-relocation CVS stores in the county, this store opened on March 21, 1999. It was remodeled in 2018/19, and was formerly a 24-hour store. (Google Maps Streetview) (Google Maps Streetview) An older photo from September I found on my phone

ALDI #1476 Opened:  2009 Address:   98 Chesapeake Blvd Photographed:  July 2021 Aldi's Elkton supermarket - located just 400 feet from the Delaware-Maryland border -  at 98 Chesapeake Boulevard opened in 2009 and was remodeled in early 2019, holding a grand reopening on May 17, 2019. Courtesy Aldi As construction of Aldi #1476 was first starting (Google Maps streetview) Original appearance of Aldi #1476 (Google Maps Streetview)

From CuddlesTheTiger.  I'm not sure when this Karns opened, but the cool part about this Karns is that each aisle is named after a street in Hershey, which you'll see in some of the pictures. The Karns also has the Hershey Pharmacy, dry cleaner, a cafè along with a Wine and Spirits in store. And their fried chicken is better than Giant's in my opinion. Their hot food bar is definitely worth trying. Post submitted by CuddlesTheTiger Thanks again to CuddlesTheTiger for providing the above post! Interested in contributing to Retail Forever? Learn how here .

RITE AID #246 Opened:  2001 Address:   337 W. Chocolate Ave Photographed:  August 2021 Welcome back to The Rite-Up! Today, we make a brief return to the Hershey/Hummelstown area of Dauphin County. After this, we're headed back to Lancaster, then on to Kennett Square. Rite Aid #246, one of approximately 20 with Keystone Drug roots, opened in 1976 at 271 W. Chocolate Ave, upon Rite Aid acquiring Keystone. In 2001, however, Rite Aid would relocate to its current location at 337 W. Chocolate Ave, building a newer, larger, and more modern store. Likely due to its proximity to Rite Aid's corporate headquarters in Camp Hill (planned to relocate to Philadelphia in 2022), this store's exterior is quite deluxe, and does not match (or even resemble) any of the company's other stores from the era. Rite Aid #246, pre-remodel (photo by joshaustin610 on Flickr)

GIANT #387 Opened:  1999 Address:   19312 Lighthouse Plaza Photographed:  July 2021 Giant Food of Maryland, LLC opened its 55,797 sq. ft. Super G store in Rehoboth Beach on March 20, 1999. When the Super G name was phased out in 2005, this store (along with all others in Delaware) received new signage, the current Giant logo of the time. However, when the logo changed in 2008, it was remodeled yet again, giving it the look that can be found today. The store's original appearance as Super G (Photo from the Cape Gazette) Appearance before the new signage was installed around 2008 (Google Maps imagery)