Daniel Reeves Stores

Daniel Reeves Stores was a grocery store chain which numbered 297 units in the New York City area in 1922.^[1] The business was founded by the father and uncle of Dan Reeves. The founders worked their way up from fruit peddlers.

Merger

Daniel Reeves Stores merged with Safeway, Inc, in 1941. ^[2] The merger was announced by James Reeves, president of Daniel Reeves Stores, Inc., and included its eastern chain of 408 grocery stores.^[3]

References

1. Chain stores:their management and operation, Walter Sumner Hayward, Percival Albert Frederick White, John S. Fleek, Hugh McIntyre, McGraw-Hill, 1922, pg. 334.
2. Tobin, Jack (1969-01-06). "A MARRIAGE THAT WAS DOOMED". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27.
3. The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, Volume 81and 82, F.H. Hobbs & Company, 1941, pg. 43.

External links

• The GG Archives – Article About James Reeves, who with his brother, Daniel Reeves, Built the Daniel Reeves, Inc. Grocery Store Chain (1923)