STORES Convention Daily Preview Issue - 22

2018 BIG SHOW PREVIEW

Then and Now
Continued from page 20

In 1922, Walgreens debuted
the malted milkshake ...
Kroger had opened 5,575
stores by 1929.

2018. Sherwin-Williams' 2018 Color of the Year
is "Oceanside," a deep color that "offers a sense
of the familiar with a hint of the unknown," according to the company's description.
own merchandise and bring it home themselves -
unheard of before then. Even more mind-blowing,
Kroger
Kroger had opened 5,575 stores by 1929.
Then - Barney Kroger opened his first groNow - Today Kroger serves nearly 9 million
cery store in Cincinnati in 1883. An innovator in customers every day in 2,793 retail food stores
so many ways, he began delivering groceries with under a variety of local banner names in 35 states
Model T trucks instead of horse-drawn wagons in and the District of Columbia. The company recently
1913; three years later, Kroger introduced self-ser- announced its Restock Kroger plan, outlining convice shopping, allowing customers to choose their tinued expansion in 2018 as it focuses on redefining
Holiday window display at Lord & Taylor
store in Manhattan on Thanksgiving Day.

the grocery customer experience; part of
the plan calls for growing the footprint of
Prep+Pared Meal Kits.

Barnes & Noble

Then - Barnes & Noble originated
in 1886 with a New York City bookstore
called Arthur Hinds & Company. Store
clerk Gilbert Clifford Noble was made
a partner in 1894 and the name of the
store was changed to Hinds & Noble. In
1917, Noble bought out Hinds, entered
into a partnership with William Barnes
and changed the store name to Barnes &
Noble. Nearly a century later, Leonard
Riggio acquired the flagship Barnes &
Noble trade name and over the next four
decades transformed the company into the
bookselling giant that it is today.
Now - Between its retail stores and
online operations, Barnes & Noble sells
approximately 190 million physical books
per year and more than 1 million unique
physical book titles every year. Barnes
& Noble is the second-largest retailer of
magazines in America, carrying about
5,500 magazine titles and nearly 1,000
newspaper titles.

WHERE ARE
YOUR BEST
CUSTOMERS?

Walgreens

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Then - Charles R. Walgreen Sr.
purchased the Chicago drug store where
he had worked as a pharmacist, starting
the Walgreen chain. A believer in new
ideas and ambitious expansion, Walgreen
manufactured his own line of products to
ensure high quality and low prices. In 1922,
Walgreens debuted the malted milkshake:
Customers stood three and four deep
around the soda fountain to buy the "oldfashioned chocolate malted milk."
Now - Today Walgreens is included
in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., a global
pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise. Approximately 8 million customers
interact with Walgreens in some 8,100
stores and online each day. The chain
recently announced a rebranding strategy
aimed at educating consumers on Walgreens' long-standing history and stepping
up efforts to target a younger demographic
with more beauty and food options.

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