Smitty's
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Smitty's was a local grocery store chain founded by Clyde Smith that operated stores in Arizona from 1964 until 1999[1]. Early stores carried the Smitty's Big Town name; certain locations also operated under the Xtra name toward the end of the chain's existence. Smitty's was purchased by Smith's Food and Drug in 1996, who continued to operate the stores under the Smitty's banner. The purchase of Smith's by Fred Meyer in 1997 caused the majority of Smitty's stores to be rebranded Smitty's Marketplace. Smitty's locations were unique in that they included grocery and non-grocery items of various types under the same roof as well as food service, years before the advent of discount chains, warehouse clubs, or supercenters such as Wal*Mart.
[edit] Locations
Store # 1 - Buckeye Rd. and 16th St., Phoenix
Store # 2 - McDowell Rd. and Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale
Store # 3 - Broadway Rd. and Country Club Dr., Mesa
Store # 4 - 59th Avenue and Bethany Home Rd., Glendale
Store # 5 - Town and Country Shopping Center, Phoenix
Store # 6 - 35th and Peoria Avenues, Phoenix
Store # 7 - Baseline Rd. and McClintock Dr., Tempe
Store # 8 - Grand Ave. and 83rd Ave., Peoria
Store # 9 - Hatcher and Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix
Store #10 - 43rd Avenue and McDowell Rd., Phoenix
Store #11 - Main St. and Greenfield Rd., Mesa
Store #12 - Shea Blvd. and Tatum Blvd.
Store #13 - Mill Ave. and Southern Ave., Tempe
Store #14 - Thomas Road and approximately 60th St., Scottsdale
Store #15 - Central Ave. and Baseline Rd., Phoenix
Store #16 - 35th Avenue and Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix
Store #17 - Black Canyon Freeway and Bell Rd., Phoenix
Store #18 - 32nd Street and Bell Rd., Phoenix
Store #19 - 19th and Glendale Avenues, Phoenix
Store #20 - Warner Rd. and Alma School Rd., Chandler
Store #21 - Pima Rd. and Via Linda, Scottsdale
Store #22 - Stapley and McKellips Rd., Mesa
Store #24 - Baseline Rd. and Gilbert Rd., Gilbert
Store #27 - Rural Rd. and Ray Rd., Tempe
Store #28 - 40th Street and Chandler Blvd.
(Unknown store number) - Wetmore Rd. and First Ave., Tucson
(Unknown store number) - Lambert Rd. and La Canada Ave., Tucson
[edit] Departments
In addition to standard grocery items, most Smitty's stores included other non-traditional departments such as clothing, sporting goods, shoes, a garden center, and office supplies. Many of the supermarket locations also featured a full-service restaurant in addition to a candy counter and quick-serve pizza counter.
