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Brandon did have a Jubilee but is a Sunshine now. Jubilee was common about 10-15 years ago and ones I remember include: Lennox (for a few years, before changing to something else), Hartford, Canton, Rock Rapids (Iowa), Madison, Watertown, and one in Minnesota. For a long time, Lennox had a store that was affiliated with IGA before becoming a Jubillee, Fiesta Foods, and most recently Sunshine. Most of the Jubilees were converted to Sunshines, which Sunshine has 13-14 stores in SD, SW Minnesota, and NW Iowa.
I have a friend who worked at Mike's Jack & Jill in Webster when he was in high school and the store is a decent one for a town of 2,000.
For some reason, I am impressed with Kessler's in Aberdeen when I have visited Aberdeen for work once and visited friends and relatives in the area in the past.
Pierre's Wal-Mart is OK although Wal-Mart is not known for their meat and produce. Compared to the ones in Mitchell and Yankton, the one in Pierre is not as impressive and is more limited, probably due to a lower number of people around Pierre than in Mitchell and Yankton. Vermillion's is a little smaller that Pierre's but is clean and relaxing to shop in.
For the I-29 corridor, Hy-Vee is the best in my opinion. They have five in Sioux Falls, one in Vermillion, one in Yankton, one in Brookings, and one in Watertown. Hy-Vees are generally clean and have a wide variety of items.
Yep, that sounds right. I didn't know Karl's bought out Aberdeen TV. I'll never forget going over to the Red Owl in my Godfather's uniform, and some lady asked me where the tomatoes were like I worked there.
And now that jars another memory. Around the corner, down the block a bit was a place called 4 brothers or something. I think John Sieh insurance and something else are in there now.
I don't know if I've ever heard of 4 Brothers, but my oldest memories of Aberdeen are from the 80's and those are even kind of spotty. Don't ever wear a red t-shirt when shopping at Target though. I had a couple different customers approach me and ask questions
For some reason, I am impressed with Kessler's in Aberdeen when I have visited Aberdeen for work once and visited friends and relatives in the area in the past.
Kessler's was formerly known as Kessler's Supervalu but I don't know when they dropped Supervalu from the name. I always like to look at the old historic store photos they've blown up and hung near the ceiling throughout the store. They've stayed really competitive and I would venture to guess the effect of the walmart supercenter has been minimal on their business, or at least less than Econofoods or Ken's Superfair. Rumors floated a few years back that the Econofoods in Aberdeen was closing, but that never happened although they are no longer open 24 hours. And for fun, here's a link to an old pic of Spies' in Watertown:
I don't know if I've ever heard of 4 Brothers, but my oldest memories of Aberdeen are from the 80's and those are even kind of spotty. Don't ever wear a red t-shirt when shopping at Target though. I had a couple different customers approach me and ask questions
Hah.
4 Brothers left in the mid 80's I think. I can't remember what their niche was, something like they'd carry groceries to your car...something like that. My favorite store there when I was a little kid was Heinz Market, just because it was a block from my aunt's house. That and they had candy.
Hah.
4 Brothers left in the mid 80's I think. I can't remember what their niche was, something like they'd carry groceries to your car...something like that. My favorite store there when I was a little kid was Heinz Market, just because it was a block from my aunt's house. That and they had candy.
I remember Heinz Market in Aberdeen! My grandma lives about 8 blocks or so from there. I remember walking there... for candy as well .
It hasn't been closed for too long.
Out west. Boyd's drug mart was Piggly Piggly. The Sturgis Piggly Wiggly is not Sturgis Harley. The Leuder's stores were both Safeway as was what is now the empty IGA in Deadwood. Rapid had 2 sooper doopers. The west side is a FTC and the east side locations is a dollar store. FTC now has a location in the old Albertsons downtown. And the sooper dooper in sturgis is just a vacant building.
There is a roomer that Leuders investors are thinking of giving it a whirl at the now empty Deadwood location. I wish them luck, but with so few year round residents plus the competition with Lynns in Lead and super wal-mart in Speafish it will be a tough go. Personally I think an oversized convenience store with gas and a small eat-in deli/coffee shop would go over. Anyone remember Kings grocery in Lead? Although they aren't an open door place anymore they still make their homemade pizza, breakfast, and meat pasties for a number of convenience stores - they had the best specialty items and all the meat was weighed to order.
I've wondered about Kessler's in Aberdeen. Nice store, but it's not a chain store, is it? As for the Jamboree food stores. There's a Jamborees in Freeman. A lot of towns have these "Affiliated" stores. As I understand it, the affiliated stores are just independently owned grocers having their own "buying group" that's why they all seem to run the same sales. I know there are affiliated grocery stores in Freeman, Menno, Scotland, Tyndall, Parkston, and Platte, to name a few.
As far as the Jone's food center stores that someone mentioned earlier. Tom got his start in Viborg. He bought out Barne's Jack & Jill. Over the years he's added stores. He has a lovely new store in Parker. He did have one in SPringfield, but I don't know if he still does or not as it's been years since I've been down there. Nothing much left of that town except PenState.
It was quite a little community when the University was still in operation. I know a lot of people in south central South Dakota really miss the school.
When a college leaves a town, it more or less affects everybody. Springfield's main street is a testimony to that, and so is Freeman's.
I've enjoyed reading all the replies to this thread. It's been real interesting.
Someone above mentioned King's in Lead. I don't remember that, but when we lived by Sturgis, we always shopped at Super Duper and then at Goldberg's in Deadwood. I've not been back to Deadwood since the gambling took over. Anyone know what became of Goldgerg's????
No, Kessler's is a single store, family owned business.
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