Help tracing an old supermarket/food store

scrotnig · 25-08-2009, 23:28

I am being driven potty by this.

About a year ago I was looking for some information on the suburb of Manchester I live in, in particular a derelict supermarket (former Kwik Save).

Anyway, in the process of so doing, I came across a photo of ANOTHER small supermarket (well, more like a food store) taken in 1958. It would have looked quite modern for the time. I recall Googling the name and finding out that it was a chain of shops that eventually ended up being part of Tesco (possibly through more than one takeover) in the late fifties/early sixties, and I think it was only in the North of England.

Trouble is, I can't now find the photo and I can't recall the name.

I recall it sounded almost foreign, something like Adena but it wasn't actually that.

Several hours of Googling has not unearthed this name and I wondered if anyone knows of it.

webcrawler2050 · 25-08-2009, 23:30

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Originally Posted by scrotnig

I am being driven potty by this.

About a year ago I was looking for some information on the suburb of Manchester I live in, in particular a derelict supermarket (former Kwik Save).

Anyway, in the process of so doing, I came across a photo of ANOTHER small supermarket (well, more like a food store) taken in 1958. It would have looked quite modern for the time. I recall Googling the name and finding out that it was a chain of shops that eventually ended up being part of Tesco (possibly through more than one takeover) in the late fifties/early sixties, and I think it was only in the North of England.

Trouble is, I can't now find the photo and I can't recall the name.

I recall it sounded almost foreign, something like Adena but it wasn't actually that.

Several hours of Googling has not unearthed this name and I wondered if anyone knows of it.

Onestop was purchased by Tesco and they now are Tesco Express - theres budgens, not sure if that is part of Tesco..

Urm? I'm stuck now..

scrotnig · 25-08-2009, 23:31

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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050

Onestop was purchased by Tesco and they now are Tesco Express - theres budgens, not sure if that is part of Tesco..

Urm? I'm stuck now..

Nope, all too recent....this was late fifties. I recall the name being a bit weird, but that might be just because I'd never heard of it. It did sound almost as if it could be foreign.

webcrawler2050 · 25-08-2009, 23:35

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Originally Posted by scrotnig

Nope, all too recent....this was late fifties. I recall the name being a bit weird, but that might be just because I'd never heard of it. It did sound almost as if it could be foreign.

This may help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket

Kymmy · 25-08-2009, 23:41

Not Hillards was it, they were a small northern chain that was bought out by tescos in the '80's

scrotnig · 25-08-2009, 23:43

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Originally Posted by webcrawler2050

This may help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket

Nope...not thee. Thanks though

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Not Hillards was it, they were a small northern chain that was bought out by tescos in the '80's

No, not them. More of a strange sounding name.

The photo was black and white, but the signage was white background with what were probably red letters.

Kymmy · 25-08-2009, 23:44

It might help if you say which suburb the store was..

scrotnig · 25-08-2009, 23:49

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

It might help if you say which suburb the store was..

Gorton in Manchester, though it was a chain so it must also have been in other places.

BenMcr · 25-08-2009, 23:51

You might also want to put the street/district into the Local Image Collection

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

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Put in 'Gorton Supermarket' and look what comes up

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/...e&refirn=36481

ADSEGA

scrotnig · 25-08-2009, 23:52

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

You might also want to put the street/district into the Local Image Collection

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

---------- Post added at 23:51 ---------- Previous post was at 23:50 ----------

Put in 'Gorton Supermarket' and look what comes up

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/...e&refirn=36481

ADSEGA

Brilliant! That's the one!

Thanks Ben!

joglynne · 25-08-2009, 23:55

Have a look at the following site you may just spot the name you are thinking of. It has a fairly comprehensive history of the different food retailers in GB.

http://www.fooddeserts.org/images/suptime.htm

ADD ...... Beaten by Ben.

lucy7 · 26-08-2009, 00:49

Lennons??

Kymmy · 26-08-2009, 10:04

Just for a bit of history, Adsega's 47 chain stores were bought out as you say by Tesco's in 1965

LondonRoad · 26-08-2009, 11:28

Great prices. A ten bob note would go far in there.

Kymmy · 26-08-2009, 11:31

Hmmm, still have a 10bob note somewhere, though it is in a gold locket that my mum gave me