Stanley Stores chain, died on Monday, July 12, 1999 from cancer. The chain made several donations to the Bay City Museum. Stanley Stores Stanley Stores Inc. was a family-owned regional grocery store chain in the United States, with its headquarters in Bay City, Texas. The chain operated three brands. Stanley Stores was the conventional grocery store brand. The "Houston Chronicle" said that the brands Price Lo Supermarkets and Foods "4" Less were "modern, warehouse-type food stores with large sales and cut-rate prices." In 1994 Greg Hassel of the "Houston Chronicle" said that Stanley Stores was one of several "small area outfits" operating
District Grocery Stores succeeds to Isaac Jacobson as president of DGS. 1949: Joseph Muchmick becomes President of DGS. 1950: Paul D. Kaufman is elected President of DGS as he was between 1944 and 1949. 1951: Louis Fox becomes President. He is the youngest President at age 33. April 3, 1952: The District Grocery Stores elect their first female director, Sarah Smotrich (who operates Sara's Market) to a two-year term. 1953: On July 7, a new self-serve cash and carry service Later that year, the District Grocery Stores merge with United Food Stores, one of its competing cooperative. June 1, 1955: DGS merges with