A J Bayless Grocery Stores

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A j bayless grocery stores. The bayless family liquidated the aj. Bayless jbs son opened his own group of stores. The grocery store business has changed a lot in phoenix over the years. Bayless company became the largest grocer in arizona with 45 stores including acquisition of seven consumers markets in tucson.

Ajs purveyors of fine foods is an upscale gourmet market serving locations in arizona. Visit us the first of every month. During the following years bayless built a successful local chain of 18 stores that was eventually bought out by mac marr in 1929. Little chefs club limited edition decal collection.

It was founded by arthur joseph bayless in the 1930s. Find this pin and more on arizonaby diana valladares. Safeway was the first chain in arizona arriving in 1928. This one was on the corner of central and indian school.

It extended the self service concept to meats and produce as well as to staples. The bayless gardens ricks travel guides rick bayless faq restaurants frontera grill topolobampo xoco bar sotano tortas frontera frontera cocina tortazo private dining catering tv books mexico one plate at a time. Bayless had moved to the state bringing his experience and food stores in tennessee and washington with him. Are for andrew joseph bayless the original owner of the bayless grocery chain.

Tbt to the 1950s aj. Bayless was the grocery store in phoenix. He was born into a family of grocers according to historian jack august. See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for a j bayless market locations in glendale az.

History the company went through a bankruptcy in the. Through the years aj. The assets of the company passed through several hands in one form or another before coming to bashas but it was the first new owner that developed the concept for an upscale gourmet format. Bayless opened his first store in phoenix at van buren and grand in 1917.

Bayless markets started in1917 and grew to 18 stores before selling out in 1929. Just a few years earlier in 1917 legendary j. Bayless rise through the grocery business took a different route. Ajs fine foods formerly known as aj bayless is a supermarket chain formerly headquartered in phoenix arizona.