Company type | Discount store |
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Founded | 1928 |
Founders | Maurice Warshaw |
Defunct | 1984 |
Fate | Acquired by Fred Meyer |
Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 31 (1984) |
Areas served | Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming (1984) |
Grand Central was a chain of discount department stores based in Salt Lake City, Utah. At its peak, the chain operated over 30 stores in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. It was acquired by Portland, Oregon-based retailer Fred Meyer in 1984, which rebranded most of the Grand Central locations to Fred Meyer.