Anyone familiar with an old retail chain called ''Edward's''?

[Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]

At least I assume it was a chain. I don't recall how "big" the inventory was. It might have been a "small" retailer, like Woolworth, or it might have carried larger stuff, like K-Mart.

There was one near my family's home, until the early 80s, when another retailer moved into the old Edward's location. I was wondering whether the company had gone out of business, or was just bought up by some other retailer. Again, I'm assuming it was a chain.

Any ideas???


BTW, the retailer that moved into the old Edward's location two decades ago was the first of its kind in our area--the first Wal-Mart.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Yep, we had an Edwards in Savannah in the late 70's. It later became a Big K Edwards and then went out of business. The location was later taken over by the first Walmart in town.

I Googled "Big K Edwards" and found this legal document.

The parties have stipulated the relevant facts. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., was the parent company of a group of affiliated corporations, including Kuhn's-Big K Stores Corp. (Kuhn's), Big K Edwards, Inc. (Edwards), and Sam's Wholesale Clubs (Sam's).

[screech-owl]

There were E.W. Edwards & Sons department stores in the central New York area [Syracuse and Rochester] sometime from the (pre-?) Depression era until sometime around the late 60s/early 70s. Middle-class retailer (somewhat like Sibley's & Dey Brothers), higher than Sears, lower than Saks.

Dunno if they may have anything in common with your query other than a common name.

[Morgyn]

There used to be quite a few Edwards grocery stores around here (NJ); they bought out a lot of the Foodtowns. Now most or all of them are Stop and Shops. Still grocery stores, though.

[UncleBill]

There was an Edwards "Five and Ten" on Bay Street in Beaufort, SC when I grew up there, closed and the area turned into a small shopping area with many stores. Before 1974 through 1980, maybe.