Chatham (grocer)
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Chatham was a supermarket chain, now-defunct, headquartered in southeastern Michigan
, USA.
Founded by Royal Supermarkets in the mid-1950s, Chatham were often compared to Kroger
(which subsequently purchased former Chatham locations after the chain went out of business) in size and selection. Typical of many grocery stores of its time, Chatham was unable to keep up with big-box grocery competitors, including Michigan-based Meijer
.
The company ceased trading in the mid-1980s.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, USA.
Founded by Royal Supermarkets in the mid-1950s, Chatham were often compared to Kroger
Kroger
The Kroger Co. is an American supermarket chain founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$ 76.7 billion in sales during fiscal year 2009. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer...
(which subsequently purchased former Chatham locations after the chain went out of business) in size and selection. Typical of many grocery stores of its time, Chatham was unable to keep up with big-box grocery competitors, including Michigan-based Meijer
Meijer
Meijer, Inc. is a regional American hypermarket chain based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962. About half of the company's 196 stores are located in Michigan, with additional locations in...
.
The company ceased trading in the mid-1980s.