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The first store was opened in New London, Connecticut, on March 14, 1958. The company was acquired by grocery chain Stop & Shop in 1961, which owned the chain until 1992. After the acquisition, Stop & Shop stores were often featured alongside Bradlees in the same shopping plazas.
Bradlees got its start in the late 1950s. The company was conceived by three businessmen in Connecticut, who envisioned a store that offered a wide variety of goods at discount prices. Because the three met to discuss their idea for the new store at the Bradley International Airport, outside of Hartford, they chose to call their store "Bradlees."
Jul 25, 2022 · Bradlees started in the late 50's after being founded by a group of investors.
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Feb 28, 2024 · Bradlees got its start in the late 1950s. The company was conceived by three businessmen in Connecticut, who envisioned a store that offered a wide variety of goods at discount prices.
Jul 23, 2019 · In 1958, the first Bradlees discount department store opened in New London, Conn. The company grew to 136 stores throughout the northeast before collapsing just before the start of the 21st...
Jan 27, 2018 · The early planning stages of what would become Bradlees began in the 195o’s at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, hence where the retail chain got it’s name. The group of businessmen opened their first location in New London, Connecticut in 1958.
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Bradlees Department Store, more commonly known as Bradlees, was a discount department store chain based in Braintree, Massachusetts, which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States.
