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Reception will Be Held Friday Night—Operates 426 Stores In 2 States Opening of Pender's Store at Har risonburg will take place this Sat urday at 90-92 E. Main street, with H. R. Richie as manager. There will be a public reception on Friday night but no merchandise will be sold. This will be one of their most modern units, complete in every detail as a food market. The Pender Grocery Company is the largest retail grocery company in the South. The business was started thirty two years ago in Norfolk. For many years Pen der’s Department Grocery was the only unit, but during the early days of the World War a branch Store was decided as necessary to take care of its business and soon afterwards other stores were open ed. The popularity of the stores grew until today: there are 425 Pen der Stores in Virginia and North Carolina. Norfolk is still the head quarters with a big warehouse. A warehouse and bakery is also ope rated at Charlotte, N. C., for Wes tern North Carolina. In commenting on the growth of these stores, A. M. Scarry, Vice- President, said. . . “We have always laid particu lar stress on the cleanliness of our stores and the quality of our food. We do not consider low price alone as an inducement to buy. We be lieve that the health of our patrons demands every care we can utilize in the buying and selling of foods. The old ideas of grocery stores have practically passed out of the picture. The unkempt clerk, the cat in the cracker barrel, the dusty shelves and windows have all given way to the new order of things. We established our policy of quality more than thirty years ago and have never diverted from it. “Besides the warehouse in Nor folk the D. Pender Grocery Com pany operates a modern bakery where is produced their breads and cake under sanitary conditions. “Our Pride,” the name of their large loaf, is one of the few breads in the country having one hundred percent liquid milk content. “They also have a modern fruit and vegetable department and ba nana ripening rooms. Millions of dollars are spent in Virginia each year for salaries, rents, taxes, mer chandise and produce purchased from Virginia farmers. They rep resent one of the great industries of the state and have always been instrumental in furthering pro jects that tended to help the State. “In coming to Harrisonburg we promise to give the housewives one of the finest stores In this section. It will not only have a complete display of staple groceries but 2 lavish fruit and vegetable display and a thoroughly modern market equipped with Frigidaire,”
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Daily News-Record
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Thu, Nov 19, 1931
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