The Fair Store the store would be completed on that site in 1897. The Fair Store promoted itself as a Discount Department Store in the early 1900s. In 1915, a booklet published by the store stated "The Fair Store is still, as it always has been and undoubtedly always will be, the store of the people, the down-town shopping center for the Savers, the market place for the Thrifty." In 1925 the business was sold to a syndicate headed by S.S. Kresge (predecessor firm of Kmart). Under its management, branches were opened on Milwaukee Avenue (1929), in Oak Park, Illinois (1929), at the
Discount store Zeemand both operate throughout Europe. In addition, the German chains Lidl and Aldi are both operating shops in The Netherlands. New Zealand's main discount shops includes The Warehouse. Discount shops cover about 20% of food sales in Poland. Main retailers: Competition in the global discount shop industry has intensified as the various players try to undercut their rivals to attract new customers and retain existing customers with low priced goods. "See also" - List of discount shops in the United Kingdom During the period from the 1950s to the late 1980s, discount stores were more popular than the average supermarket