Welcome back once again! Today I have a mini update for you, essentially the calm before the Shoppers storm that follows. This is one final look at the store in its generally operational days, even after the aftermath for the pharmacy.
Photos taken on June 25, 2019 by The Battery Mill
We start with the photo's namesake, or rather a very peculiar signage setup. As Shoppers removed their pharmacy signage, they did not go further with another instance of their main wordmark, all in all leaving a puzzling remnant. The sign in question was installed in the 2016 remodel as a slight refresh to the facade.
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| A look at the exterior during the remodel (photo taken in October 2016) |
Also to note, while I did title this post "Shoppers Squared" as in Shoppers^2, it actually turns out to be Shoppers^Shoppers. That I didn't believe would make as great of a drawn out title ("Shoppers to the Power of Shoppers"), especially considering I have enough on my plate above. Layers of irony here, eh? You be the judge. Heh. :P
We take another look at the pharmacy sign, which remains in the state it was before. From memory it might have been removed later in the year, precipitating a given major event in Shoppers history. If you don't know, you'll certainly find out what went down soon here on this blog.
For our lone interior shot, we visit one of the most important portions of our visit, the pharmacy. Yet more oddities are abound as the complementary pharmacy decor has not left the building in addition to the main sign. Thankfully however, some merchandise continues to remain signifying the store soldering on for a little while more.
Prior to the fourth installment of the series, I will provide you with a few more extras, that being the third Retail Mix volume along with another relevant retail news update. Till then, keep posted!
Yeah, that is definitely pretty weird looking to see the two Shoppers logos right next to each other like that! My first thought was the same as yours, that the second logo is in a superscript like an exponent would be. Actually, a lot of Fred's stores were left in the same situation when that chain sold a bunch of its prescription records to Walgreens the year before they went out of business entirely. The signs weren't quite close together as in this Shoppers example, but the secondary "Fred's Pharmacy" signs were left to read simply "Fred's," making for a smaller logo not all that far from the larger, main Fred's logo. I have a couple of my own examples of that that I haven't posted online yet, but here's another example from l_dawg2000 on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/l_dawg2000/48166656697/in/album-72157709370867126/
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Shoppers definitely didn't put enough effort into the change. This I believe has been true across the chain. And interesting to also see Fred's went through that! Never knew they were under Walgreens too. Must have been ravenous times for said chain.
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