John Cletheroe's
USA and Canada Holiday Hints
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External Links - Shops In The USA And Canada
Please report any broken links using the "EMail me" link at the bottom of this page.
Inclusion of a chain on this page does not necessarily imply a recommendation. Some of these chains are national, some regional.
Suggestions for additional entries are very welcome but only for well-known regional and national chains please. Please email me using the link at the bottom of this page.
Acknowledgement
I would very much like to thank Daniel Darrell of Carpinteria, California who suggested the creation of this page and provided much of the information which appears in it. Any mistakes or omissions, however, are my fault.
Table Of Contents For This Page
Art Supplies Shops
Including home decor, picture frames, etc.
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Audio/Video Shops
The shops in this section sell audio CD's and DVD's. Some chains also sell books and computer software. For audio and video equipment, see the Electronics section. Visitors to the USA and Canada from Britain may wish to refer to the Compatibility of Electronic Devices page.
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Frequently seen in shopping malls. Verified Sep-02.
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Automotive Stores
Be sure to contact your car rental company and obtain their agreement before having any work done on a rental car.
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Chain of replacement car muffler (exhaust) and brake pad fitters. I'm informed that they also provide other automotive services. The company's name is pronounced "my-neh-key" or "miner-key". Verified Sep-02.
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The Les Schwab chain, which only operates in west coast states, deserves a special mention due to one of their locations mending a car tyre puncture for me on one occasion, taking less than half an hour to do so and making no charge. Verified Sep-02.
Bookshops
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Same content as the other Barnes and Noble site. Verified Sep-02.
Different content to the other Barnes And Noble sites. Verified Sep-02.
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A Canadian chain. Verified Sep-02.
B. Dalton
I'm informed that this chain, seen in most larger shopping malls, is a division of Barnes And Noble. It doesn't appear to have its own web site. All the obvious possibilities seem to lead to other organisations' sites, mainly search engines.
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Found in most major shopping malls. Verified Sep-02.
Cinema Chains
I realise that cinemas are not shops but this section seemed worth including here anyway.
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A Canadian chain. Verified Sep-02.
A Canadian chain. Verified Sep-02.
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Clothing Stores
Visitors to the USA and Canada may wish to refer to the Clothing Size Conversions table.
A national chain aiming at the 20-30 age range. Verified Sep-02.
A national chain selling mainly jeans, etc. Verified Sep-02.
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This chain sells coats and jackets. Verified Sep-02.
I'm informed that despite the name, Factory 2-U is not a factory outlet store. Verified Sep-02.
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A national chain, selling mainly jeans, etc. Verified Sep-02.
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This chain, with locations throughout the USA and Canada, sells jeans and other clothes, mainly targeted at the under 25 age group. Verified Sep-02.
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Locations throughout the USA except from New England and Oregon to the northern peninsula of Michigan. Verified Sep-02.
Convenience Stores
See the gas/petrol station and convenience store chain page.
Department Stores
This section includes both traditional city centre multi-storey department stores and modern single-storey department stores with parking areas. See the next section for discount department stores.
An up-market department store chain with several locations throughout the USA. The JavaScript routine on this site's home page crashed in both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator when I visited it in Sep-02. Verified Sep-02.
A national chain of department stores. Verified Sep-02.
This department store chain has locations in the mid-Atlantic states: Delaware, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Verified Sep-02.
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Includes a useful Zeller's store location guide. Verified Sep-02.
Includes a store locator and details of current special offers. Verified Apr-04.
As well as the famous store in New York City, Macy's has two hundred locations across the USA. Verified Sep-02.
Fred Meyer is a chain of department stores, similar in terms of building design, store layout and range of goods to Wal-Mart and K-Mart but with generally rather higher prices. They are part of the Kroger group. Verified Sep-02.
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According to an announcement on its web site in Sep-02, this company has now ceased trading. Verified Sep-02.
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Locations in Arizona, California and Nevada. Verified Sep-02.
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Target is a chain of department stores, similar in terms of building design, store layout and range of goods to Wal-Mart and K-Mart but with generally rather higher prices. Verified Sep-02.
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This is the general Hudson Bay Company site, which includes information for Zeller's and a useful Zeller's store location guide. Verified Sep-02.
Discount Department Stores
This site offers online shopping facilities. Verified Sep-02.
This chain operates in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Their web site includes a store locator. Verified Sep-02.
This site includes a useful store locator guide. Verified Sep-02.
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Discount Stores
The shops in this section are physically smaller in size than the huge discount department stores and tend to sell mainly smaller lower-value items.
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Drugstores/Pharmacies/Chemists
A Canadian chain. Verified Sep-02.
Locations are listed under "About Us". Verified Sep-02.
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Despite the similar name, this chain is not related to Wal-Mart (whose own brand for medicines etc is Equate). Verified Sep-02.
Electronics Shops
The shops in this section sell audio, video and computer equipment, etc. Some chains also sell audio CD's, DVD's and computer software. Visitors to the USA and Canada from Britain may wish to refer to the Compatibility of Electronic Devices page.
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This chain's web site includes a store locator and details of their current special offers. Verified Sep-02.
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This is a Canadian chain. Verified Sep-02.
The US and Canadian parent of the European Tandy chain. Verified Sep-02.
Fabrics Shops
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Greetings Cards And Stationery Shops
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Health Food Shops
This chain of health food shops is often seen in shopping malls. Verified Sep-02.
Home Improvement/Hardware/DIY Shops
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This site was under development when I visited it in Sep-02. Verified Sep-02.
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Membership Warehouses
Also sometimes called Price CostCo. This site includes a store locator guide and information on membership. Verified Sep-02.
Office Equipment And Stationery Shops
Visitors to the USA and Canada from Britain may wish to refer to the Compatibility of Electronic Devices page.
This chain offers photocopying, printing, stationery items and shipping services. Verified Sep-02.
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Opticians
Prescriptions for eye glass are compatible between Britain, the USA and Canada.
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Closely associated with the Sears department store chain. Verified Sep-02.
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Most larger Wal-Mart stores have vision centres (opticians). Verified Apr-04.
Pets Goods Shops
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Real Estate (Estate Agents)
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Shipping Agents/Delivery Services
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Shoe Shops
Visitors to the USA and Canada may wish to refer to the Clothing Size Conversions table.
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This chain has twenty-seven stores in Southern California. Verified Sep-02.
Shopping Malls
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This mall is located a short distance from Los Angeles International Airport. Verified Dec-02.
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Includes a directory of the stores in this gigantic shopping mall. Verified Sep-02.
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This mall is located on the east side of I-15 between exits 8 and 10. The web site includes a store directory. Verified Nov-02.
This is not the official site for this mall but it does have useful information, plus links to similar information on other malls in the Seattle area. Verified Dec-02.
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Chain of shopping malls. Verified Sep-02.
To reach the mall take the Dewer Drive exit from I-80 (Exit 102) and go north. The web site includes a store directory. Verified Nov-02.
Sporting Goods Shops
I'm informed that some of this chain's locations sell passes to National Parks. Verified Sep-02.
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Supermarkets
When looking for supermarkets in yellow pages in the USA and Canada, also try looking in the "Grocery Stores" section.
Help please - supermarket chain web site URL's needed
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Aldi is a deep discount supermarket chain. When I visited this web site in Feb-02 it listed store locations in the following states: Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia. Verified Sep-02.
This chain has locations in Colorado and Utah, and is part of the Kroger group. Verified Sep-02.
This chain has locations in Arizona, California, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin. Verified Sep-02.
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Furr's Supermarkets
This chain, which previously had numerous locations in New Mexico and Texas, has now ceased trading and its web site (http://www.furrs.com) is no longer online. The Furr's Family Cafeterias chain is a separate organisation and is not affected. Checked Sep-02.
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The Kroger group includes City Market, Kroger's, Ralph's, Smith's and several other supermarket chains, plus the Fred Meyer department store chain. Verified Sep-02.
This chain operates throughout British Columbia. Their web site includes the history of the company's name: from "overweight tea", apparently. It also includes a useful store location guide. My thanks to John Bottomley who kindly emailed me to say that Overwaitea is pronounced "over-way-tee" with an even emphasis on each syllable. Verified Sep-02.
This site includes an interesting page about the history of the company, which opened the USA's first self-service supermarket in Memphis Tennessee in 1916. Verified Sep-02.
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Part of the Kroger group. Verified Sep-02.
This chain has locations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington State. Verified Sep-02.
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Part of the Kroger group. Verified Sep-02.
This chain operates only in southern California. Verified Sep-02.
This chain operates in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington State. Verified Sep-02.
This chain, with the same name as the previous entry but apparently a completely separate company, operates in Louisiana and Texas. Verified Sep-02.
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The Winn-Dixie chain operates in southeastern states only. Verified Sep-02.
Thrift Shops/Charity Shops
"Thrift shops" is the name in the USA for what are called "charity shops" in Britain.
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Toy Shops
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