Dominick's on TV in the 70's

“And if you’re looking for squid…”



I thought these would make nice companion pieces to the
Dominick’s post from last week. Three early 70’s-vintage TV commercials for Dominick’s,
shown here courtesy of Rick Klein’s incredible Museum of Classic Chicago Television ("Fuzzy Memories")website. Believe me, anyone who grew up in Chicago in the late 20th
century could while away days there, and

The Dynamic Dominick's

Last Thursday, a couple of longtime PFS friends clued me in on some important breaking retail news from Chicago, before I noticed it in the business headlines myself. Dominick’s Finer Foods, the number two traditional supermarket chain in Chicago, is being put up for sale by its owner of the last fifteen years, Safeway. 

That night, I put up a few comments