Stanley Stores 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 stores in the Houston area. O. B. Stanley established the chain in 1945. The first location, a drive-in grocery
District Grocery Stores 3929 13th St NW. 1926: First Annual Banquet. 1928: The District Grocery Society becomes the District Grocery Stores but retains the same initials: DGS. 1930: Issac Jacobson becomes President. 1937: Plans for a new warehouse were announced by Isaac Jacobson, President of DGS. January 3, 1940: Isaac Jacobson is re-elected as President of the cooperative for the tenth time. May 21, 1940: Ground Breaking for the new Warehouse by Isaac Jacobson, President of DGS. 1941: The new warehouse opened at 4th St and D St SW for the 20th anniversary of the District Grocery Stores. January 3, 1944:Paul D. Kaufman