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'''Hill's Food Stores''' were a chain of grocery stores founded in [[Birmingham]] in [[1911]]. | '''Hill's Food Stores''' were a chain of grocery stores founded in [[Birmingham]] in [[1911]]. | ||
The chain was marketed alongside [[Piggly-Wiggly]] in the 1930s. | |||
[[Golden Flake]] potato chips were created by [[Magic City Foods]], located in the basement of the original Hill's. | [[Golden Flake]] potato chips were created by [[Magic City Foods]], located in the basement of the original Hill's. | ||
Hill's was bought by Jacksonville, Florida-based Winn-Dixie in the early 1960s. Initially the stores kept their names, selling Winn-Dixie meat and other products. By the end of the decade the brand transition was completed. | |||
Locations included: | |||
* [[Clairmont Avenue]] | * [[Clairmont Avenue]] | ||
* [[Eastwood Mall]] | * [[Eastwood Mall]] | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 23 February 2007
Hill's Food Stores were a chain of grocery stores founded in Birmingham in 1911.
The chain was marketed alongside Piggly-Wiggly in the 1930s.
Golden Flake potato chips were created by Magic City Foods, located in the basement of the original Hill's.
Hill's was bought by Jacksonville, Florida-based Winn-Dixie in the early 1960s. Initially the stores kept their names, selling Winn-Dixie meat and other products. By the end of the decade the brand transition was completed.
Locations included:
- Clairmont Avenue
- Eastwood Mall
- Highway 31 at Oxmoor Road in Homewood (now Piggly-Wiggly)
- East Side Square, Huntsville
- Jasper
- 1st Avenue North in Woodlawn
- 200 Spring Street in Avondale