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Grocer's Friend. Thus illuminated by the glow of 65,000 candles was the career of a onetime Chicago accountant named J. (for Joseph) Frank Grimes. Accountant Grimes grasped the idea that the essentials of chainstore distribution- mass buying, good merchandising-were not inseparable from the chainstore setup. In...
IGA nucleus was a group of 69 New York retailers calling themselves the "Acorn Stores." In its second year the IGA oak was spreading all over the U. S., did a total business of $60,000,000. By the end of 1928 there were IGA stores in 36 states. From...
Capitalist Coop. To Founder Grimes IGA co-operation has been a profitable crusade. About 65% of the canned goods, coffee and some 900 other items sold in IGA stores are purchased by IGA wholesalers through IGA "Headquarters," which charges manufacturers the regular brokerage commission. "Headquarters" has not gone into manufacturing...
Sitting back in his executive chair in the Chicago office last week, Grocer Grimes had the satisfaction of sifting through a stack of congratulatory messages in recognition of the oak he had nurtured from his original Acorn members. He had telegrams from Illinois' Governor Henry Horner, Senators Burton K...
In his own words Grocer Grimes is "an individualist but not a rugged individualist." An exploratory trip to Europe last year left him cold to authentic Rochdale Co-operative principles. Quick-witted, quick to smile, he is a masterful salesman, a fair golfer, a crack poker player and can multiply...