Red Owl (retail chain)
Red Owl was a grocery store chain in the United States, headquartered in Hopkins, Minnesota. Founded in 1922, it was initially owned and operated by a private investment firm affiliated with General Mills, and purchased in 1968 by Gamble-Skogmo.[1]
History
Red Owl started as a coal company in the 1920s.[2]
It opened its first store in
In December 1988, the rights to the Red Owl name were obtained by grocery wholesaler
Supervalu phased out the Red Owl name.In popular culture
From 1973 to 1977, the title sequence of The Mary Tyler Moore Show featured the lead character in a Red Owl meat department.
An independent grocery store in Saint Paul, MN, Cooper's Foods, was redecorated as a Red Owl to be featured in the 2009
In Season 3, Episode 1 of FX's Fargo a Red Owl is featured.
In Season 9, Episode 9 of the
A pharmacy named Value Drug Mart in
Masons Red Owl
Company type | Grocery/Convenience Store |
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Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
Headquarters | Green Bay, WI |
Key people | Mervin and Jared Mason/Jared Jr and Justin Mason |
Products | Fresh and Canned Groceries, Produce, Bakery, Deli, Liquor |
Number of employees | 6 |
Website | masonsredowl.com |
Founded on February 1, 1969, Masons Red Owl was the first franchised Red Owl store in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Three years later, the owners, Mervin and Jared Mason, purchased a second Red Owl franchise in De Pere, Wisconsin. At that time, Masons Red Owl was incorporated from a partnership into the MEJ Corporation.
By 1985, the Green Bay area witnessed the introduction of several other grocery stores, including a
In 1989 the store expanded to include a full-service deli department, and remained in 2023 as one of the smallest full-service grocery retailers.
Masons Red Owl faces competition in the Green Bay area from other grocers including
Red Owl Family Center
In the late 60's early 70's Red Owl opened a small chain of family centers,
See also
References
- ^ Restored Red Owl aims high Supermarket news, Nov. 17, 1986
- ^ http://www.hopkinsmnhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/gallery/Red_Owl/20052137.jpg Red Owl's through History
- ^ http://www.societyoforion.org/Images/photos/RedOwlHistory.jpg [dead link]
- ^ Red Owl Grocery Store at BismarckPride.com
- ^ Executives buy Red Owl Stores, Milwaukee Sentinel, Jan, 28, 1986
- Rochester Post-Bulletin, January 7, 2009
- ^ "SUPER VALU TO BUY PORTION OF RED OWL STORES INC". Associated Press. December 2, 1988. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Where was Let Him Go filmed? The House & ALL the Filming Locations".
- ^ "50 Years Ago: Red Owl Family Center breaks ground".
External links
- Masons Red Owl website
- Stewart MN Red Owl website
- Sago, Renata (17 May 2019). "These Bygone Supermarkets Live On in Our Memories". Marketplace. American Public Media. Retrieved 18 May 2019.