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Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.
Richman Brothers. The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
Garment District, Manhattan. Coordinates: 40.7535°N 73.9888°W. Men pulling racks of clothing on a busy sidewalk in the Garment District in 1955. The Garment District, also known as the Garment Center, the Fashion District, or the Fashion Center, is a neighborhood located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
Associated Foods Holdings, also referred to as Associated Food Stores, Associated Supermarkets or Associated, is the largest group of independently operated supermarkets based in the New York metropolitan area. Associated Supermarkets provide services to a network of approximately 250 independent grocery retail stores, many located in New York ...
The Strand Bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 Broadway, at the corner of East 12th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, two blocks south of Union Square. [1] [2] In addition to the main location, there is another store on the Upper West Side on Columbus Ave between West 81st and 82nd Streets, [3 ...
Alternate logo. D'Agostino Supermarkets is a supermarket chain in New York City that was bought by Gristedes in 2018, selling a controlling interest to John Catsimatidis. The store was founded in 1932 by brothers Pasquale and Nicola D'Agostino. At D'Agostino's peak in the 1990s, the chain operated at 26 locations in New York City and adjacent ...
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC. The former logo, used up to 2008. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, known as Stop & Shop, is an American regional chain of supermarkets located in the northeastern United States. From its beginnings in 1892 as a small grocery store, it has grown to include 406 stores chain-wide.
Macy's Herald Square (originally named the R. H. Macy and Company Store) is the flagship of Macy's department store, as well as the Macy's, Inc. corporate headquarters, on Herald Square in Manhattan, New York City. The building's 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m 2 ), [ 4] which includes 1.25 million square feet (116,000 m 2) of retail space ...