Kroger’s and the Pig have not made it this far north yet. I picked Stop & Shop because of Peapod.com
- Kroger
- Sears
- Red Lobster
- McDonald’s
- Radio Shack
- Walgreens
- Dunkin Donuts
- Barnes & Noble
- Gymboree
- Payless
McConch!
Is there a truly national grocery store chain?
Not really. I picked Safeway because even though there are none around here, I figured it was a regional chain that everyone would have heard of. I thought of my stores (Kroger, Publix, Red Lion) but wasn’t sure they had the same name recognition.
No one has mentioned Harris Teeter! It’s my second favorite grocery name, after Piggly Wiggly.
Thudlow Boink is #47. I’ll probably get to this tomorrow.
There’s a Texas-based chain which goes by the name of “H-E-B”. Its full name is “H.E. Butt”, which is far better. 
Not really, though Safeway and Kroger cover big chunks of the country (and at least one person in this Feud mentioned Wal-Mart).
I thought Kroger was mostly in the South East
I just checked - I was right
Midwest and Southeast, but that still makes them a lot closer to “national” than most other grocery chains, which operate in a fairly small number of markets. (The basic premise, that there isn’t a national grocery chain in the U.S., unless you count Wal-Mart, is valid.)
Kroger also owns a number of other chains in other parts of the country (such as Ralph’s in California).
With 70 responses to the thread, I thought people might be assuming it was too late to enter, so I added “still open” to the thread title.
Let us know when to mark it “game over,” Rebo.
I’ll get started scoring it, then we’ll close it when I’m almost done.
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National grocery chain <<<— that was my tweak, not Ellen’s - I really thought there was a national grocery store
1. Safeway 18 -
Kroger 15
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Albertson’s 2
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Food Emporium 1
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Food Lion 1
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Giant 1
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Giant Eagle 1
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Piggly Wiggly 1
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Publix 1
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Stop and Shop 1
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Trader Joes 1
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Von’s 1
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Walmart 1
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Wegman’s 1
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Whole Foods 1
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Department store chain
2. Macy’s 30 -
Walmart 7
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Sears 4
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JC Penney 3
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Dillard’s 1
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Nordstrom 1
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Target 1
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Restaurant chain (other than fast-food)
3. Applebee’s 18 -
Olive Garden 8
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TGI Friday’s 7
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Outback 5
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Chili’s 4
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Denny’s 3
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Red Lobster 2
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Fast-food restaurant chain
4. McDonald’s 47 -
Electronics store chain
5. Best Buy 38 -
Radio Shack 7
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Fry’s 2
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Drugstore chain
6. Walgreen’s 31 -
CVS 13
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Duane Reade 1
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Rite Aid 1
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Thrifty 1
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Coffee shop chain (not Starbucks)
7. Dunkin’ Donuts 14 -
Caribou 9
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Peet’s 6
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Tim Horton’s 4
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Seattle’s Best 3
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Cosi 2
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Tully’s 2
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Barnie’s 1
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Denny’s 1
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Dunn Brothers 1
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Java Joe’s 1
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Krispy Kreme 1
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Panera 1
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The Coffee Bean 1
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Bookstore chain
**8. Barnes and Noble 23 -
Borders 23**
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Chapters 1
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Children’s clothing chain
9. Gap for Kids 23 <<<— I included Baby Gap here -
Gymboree 16
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Kid ‘R’ Us 4
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Children’s Place 2
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Limited Too 1
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Sears 1
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Shoe store chain
10. Payless 34 -
Footlocker 7
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DSW 2
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Famous Footwear 1
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Shoe Carnival 1
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Stride Rite 1
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Thom McAn 1
And the winners are… Skammer and Rebo!!! ::flings confetti:: We got all top ten answers. Wheee!!!
Thanks for playing, everyone! Thanks Ellen!
I’ll get another one up soon.
**1. Skammer 587.23
- Dolores Reborn 587.23**
- swampbear 565.96
- labtrash 563.83
- Simmerdown 561.70
- twickster 561.70
- Beadalin 557.45
- Sigmagirl 555.32
- Omniscient 553.19
- anyrose 548.94
- Mahaloth 542.55
- kaylasdad99 540.43
- Wheelz 514.89
- Sidney Evgeni Jordan 514.89
- AuntiePam 510.64
- kenobi 65 500.00
- notfrommensa 489.36
- winterhawk11 489.36
- Red Skeezix 487.23
- RickJay 485.11
- gonzomax 482.98
- Gangster Octopus 461.70
- Sparky812 457.45
- lawoot 453.19
- ArchiveGuy 448.94
- TruCelt 448.94
- ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 444.68
- 42fish 444.68
- Sternvogel 442.55
- IvoryTowerDenizen 440.43
- garygnu 431.91
- Ellen Cherry 429.79
- KennerTheGreat 421.28
- NDP 419.15
- cmkeller 419.15
- Larry Borgia 419.15
- Really Not All That Bright 414.89
- Thudlow Boink 410.64
- Justin Credible 406.38
- tarragon918 404.26
- Redwing 380.85
- RachelChristine 374.47
- freckafree 374.47
- VanLandry 342.55
- gazpacho 334.04
- Freudian Slit 327.66
- ShibbOleth 302.13
Geez, I would have done so much better if I’d gone with my first thoughts of Macy’s and Payless!
I had no idea there weren’t any truly national grocery chains, so no need to apologize, Rebo. I grew up with Kroger, which is based in Cincinnati, not far from where I live (founded in Cincinnati by Bernard Henry Kroger in 1883.). Also A&P and Winn-Dixie. What ever happened to them?
Yippee, I broke into the top 20!!! Barely.
Good Feud!! Thanks Ellen and Rebo. And congrats Rebo and Skammer.
Damn, coffee did me in. (That, ahem, being another “there aren’t any” category…)
Damn Florida. No Safeways or Krogers here.
Yeah, coffee didn’t help since Dunkin Donuts is hardly a “coffee shop” other than the part where they do sell coffee. Last place, yuck. Whatever happened to Worm?