Unimart (California)

Californian discount retailer

UnimartCompany type| Subsidiary

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Industry| Retail
Defunct| 1967 (1967)
Fate| Merged into Vornado
Parent| Food Giant

Unimart was a discount retailer in the Greater Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas in the 1960s. Its locations variously became Two Guys, Gemco, and FedMart. Unimart was owned by Food Giant Inc. until it merged in 1967 with Vornado, the owner of Two Guys, which quickly converted Unimart stores to Two Guys.[1][2] Most Two Guys locations transitioned into FedMart in the late 1970s, followed by Target in 1983.

In 1967, Greater Los Angeles branches included:[3]

* Burbank
* Pomona
* Culver City
* Manhattan Beach
* Commerce
* Long Beach at Los Altos Center
* Alhambra
* Northridge
* La Mirada
* Norwalk
* Oxnard

## References

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1. ^ "Vornado Inc., Food Giant Inc. OK Merger". Schenectady Gazette. September 30, 1967. p. 19.
2. ^ "Vornado Realty Trust History". Funding Universe.
3. ^ "Unimart advertisement". Valley News (Van Nuys, California). 19 Jan 1967. p. 55 (46-B).

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History of retail in Southern California

Department stores
with origins in|

| Central
Los Angeles|

* Barker Bros.
* Blackstone's
* Brooks Clothing
* Bon Marché
* The Broadway‎
* Bullock's‎
* Bullocks Wilshire
* Central
* City of Paris
* Coulter's
* Dearden's
* Desmond's
* B. H. Dyas
* Eastern-Columbia
* Fallas Paredes
* Famous (Cal Hirsch & Sons)
* Fifth Street Store
* The Globe (51st & S. Broadway)
* Haggarty's ("New York Store")
* The Hub
* J. M. Hale Co.
* Hamburger's ("People's Store")
* Harris & Frank
* Jacoby Bros.
* May Co. (buildings: May Co. Downtown LA - May Co. Wilshire - May Co. Mission Valley)
* Milliron's (Milliron's/Broadway Westchester)
* Mullen & Bluett
* Myer Siegel
* Phelps-Terkel
* J. W. Robinson's
* Robinsons-May
* Sears-Pico
* Silverwoods
* Swelldom
* Ville de Paris
* Walker's (L.A.)

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L.A. neighborhoods|

* Iver's (Highland Pk)
* Nahas (N Hwd)
* Quigley's (Hwd)
* Rathbun's (N Hwd)
* Robertson Co. (Hwd)
* Sears Pico–Rimpau

Long Beach|

* Buffums
* The Emporium
* Marti's
* Robert's
* Walker's LB
* Wise Company

Pasadena|

* Boadway Bros.
* Meyer's
* Nash's

Rest of L.A. Co.|

* Boston Stores (Inglewood)
* Butler Bros. (Vernon)
* Chaney's (Hawthorne)
* I. H. Hawkins (Redondo Bch)
* Henshey's (Santa Monica)
* Hinshaw's (Arcadia/Whittier)
* Kitson (W Hwd)
* Myers (Whittier)
* Webb's (Glendale)
* Wineman's (Oxnard/Huntington Pk)

Bakersfield|

* Brock's

Inland Empire|

* Willets (Colton)
* Harris Company (San B'do)

Orange Co.|

* Rankin's (Santa Ana)
* The S.Q.R. Store (Anaheim)

San Diego–Tijuana|

* Barnett-Stine
* Dorian's
* Holzwasser's
* Marston's
* Walker Scott

Elsewhere|

* J. C. Penney
* Montgomery Ward
* Ohrbach's
* Sears

Clothing and shoes|

* Bond's
* Brooks Clothing
* C. H. Baker shoes
* C&R Clothiers
* Hartfield's
* Judy's
* Leed's shoes
* Mandel's (shoes)
* Miller's Outpost/Anchor Blue
* Victor Clothing
* Weatherby-Kayser shoes
* Zachary All

Discount and
membership stores|

* The Akron
* Curacao
* Fedco
* Fedmart
* Gemco
* Pic 'N' Save
* Unimart
* White Front
* Zody's

Drugstores|

* Disco Drug and Discount Centers
* Sav-on
* Schwab's Pharmacy
* Thrifty

Furniture and
home furnishings|

* Barker Bros.
* Dearden's
* Parmelee-Dohrmann

Grocery stores|

* Alpha Beta
* Boys Markets
* Chaffee
* Food Giant
* Giant
* Haas, Baruch & Co./Hellman, Haas & Co.
* Hughes Markets
* Market Basket
* Pantry Food Stores
* Pavilions
* Ralphs
* Shopping Bag
* Stater Bros.
* Smart & Final
* Thriftimart
* Tianguis
* Vons

Home enter-
tainment, appliances|

* Adray's
* Cal Stereo
* Federated Group
* Golden Bear Home and Sport Centers
* Ken Crane's
* Leo's Stereo
* Pacific Stereo
* Rogersound Labs
* University Stereo

Home improvement|

* Builders Emporium
* National Lumber
* Ole's Home Centers

Music|

* Licorice Pizza
* Music Plus
* Peaches Records and Tapes
* The Wherehouse
* Wallichs Music City

On-street shopping|

* Los Angeles:
* Plaza
* 1880s-90s CBD
* Broadway (CBD)
* Broadway & 87th, South L.A.*
* Seventh St.
* Flower St.
* Hollywood Blvd.
* Lankershim, North Hollywood
* Miracle Mile, Wilshire Blvd.
* Westwood Village (near UCLA)
* Other cities:
* Beverly Hills: Rodeo Drive
* Burbank: Golden Mall
* Huntington Park: Pacific Blvd.
* Long Beach: Pine St.
* Palm Springs: La Plaza/Palm Canyon Dr. \- See also History of retail in Palm Springs
* Pasadena: Lake Ave.
* Pasadena: Old Pasadena
* Santa Ana: 4th St.
* Santa Monica: Main St. \- 3rd St. Promenade

L.A.
shopping center
"firsts"|

* Oldest origins of a major L.A. chain: Harris & Frank (1876) - 1st dept. store on Broadway: A. Fusenot Co./Ville de Paris \- 1st dept. store on 7th off Broadway: J. W. Robinson's (1915) - 1st planned shopping district: Westwood Village (1929) - 1st suburban dept. store branch: B. H. Dyas/Broadway Hollywood (1927) - 1st center with multiple supermarkets: Broadway & 87th Street shopping center (1936) - 1st center with department store anchor: Broadway-Crenshaw Center (1947) - 1st enclosed mall: Lakewood Center (1951) - 1st mall in Orange County: Anaheim Plaza (1955) - 1st center with 4 dept. stores: Panorama City Shopping Center (1964)

Shopping centers|

| Los Angeles|

| L.A. Central Area|

* ARCO Plaza*
* Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
* Beverly Center
* Beverly Connection
* The Bloc Los Angeles
* Broadway & 87th Street*
* Crossroads of the World
* Eagle Rock Plaza
* El Mercado de Los Angeles
* Farmers Market
* FIGat7th
* Grove at Farmers Market
* Japanese Village Plaza
* Los Angeles Mall
* Midtown Crossing & Sears-Pico
* Ovation Hollywood
* Town & Country Market*
* Weller Court
* West Hollywood Gateway

|

Westside|

* Airport Marina Hotel*
* Brentwood Country Mart
* Edgemar
* Malibu Country Mart
* Palisades Village
* Platform, Culver City
* Promenade at Howard Hughes Center
* Santa Monica Place
* Third Street Promenade
* Westfield Century City
* Westfield Culver City

San Fernando Valley|

* Americana at Brand
* Burbank Town Center
* Commons at Calabasas
* Fallbrook Center
* Glendale Fashion Center
* Glendale Galleria
* NoHo West
* Northridge Fashion Center
* Panorama Mall
* Promenade (Woodland Hills)*
* Sherman Oaks Galleria*
* Universal CityWalk
* Valley Plaza*
* Westfield Fashion Square
* Westfield Topanga

San Gabriel Valley|

* Eastland Center
* El Monte Shopping Center*
* El Rancho Santa Anita
* Indian Hill Mall*
* The Paseo
* Plaza West Covina
* Pomona Mall*
* Puente Hills Mall
* Shops at Santa Anita

South Bay|

* Del Amo Fashion Center
* Fisherman's Village
* Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center
* Old Towne Mall*
* Peninsula Center
* Promenade on the Peninsula
* South Bay Galleria
* SouthBay Pavilion

Southeast L.A. Co.|

* Los Cerritos Center
* Cerritos Towne Center
* Citadel Outlets
* Lakewood Center
* La Mirada Mall*
* Plaza México
* Promenade at Downey
* Quad at Whittier
* Santa Fe Springs Mall*
* Santa Fe Springs Shopping Center*
* Shops at Montebello
* Stonewood Center
* Uptown Whittier
* Whittier Downs*
* Whittwood Town Center*

Long Beach|

* Long Beach Plaza
* Long Beach Towne Center
* Los Altos Center
* Marina Pacifica Mall

Northern L.A. Co.|

* Antelope Valley Mall
* Valencia Town Center

Orange|

* Anaheim GardenWalk
* Anaheim Plaza
* Anaheim Town Square
* Anaheim Towne Center
* Asian Garden Mall
* Bella Terra
* Brea Mall
* Buena Park Downtown
* Downtown Disney
* Fashion Island
* Honer Plaza*
* Irvine Spectrum
* La Habra Fashion Square*
* Laguna Hills Mall
* MainPlace Mall
* The Market Place
* Orange County Plaza*
* Orangefair Mall*
* Outlets at Orange
* Shops at Mission Viejo
* South Coast Plaza
* Village at Orange
* Westminster Mall

Riverside|

* Desert Fashion Plaza
* Galleria at Tyler
* Hemet Valley Mall
* Indio Fashion Mall*
* Main St. pedestrian mall, Riverside
* Moreno Valley Mall
* La Plaza (Palm Springs)
* Promenade In Temecula
* Riverside Plaza
* Shops at Palm Desert

San Bernardino|

* Barstow Mall
* Carousel Mall
* Citrus Plaza
* Citrus Village
* Inland Center
* Mall of Victor Valley
* Montclair Plaza
* Ontario Mills
* Redlands Mall
* Victoria Gardens

San Diego|

* Chula Vista Center
* College Grove
* Escondido Village*
* Fashion Valley
* Grossmont Center
* Horton Plaza
* La Jolla Village Square
* Las Americas Premium Outlets
* Linda Vista Shopping Center (demolished)
* Mission Valley
* North County Mall
* One Paseo
* Otay Ranch Town Center
* Parkway Plaza
* Seaport Village
* Shoppes at Carlsbad
* South Bay Plaza
* Westfield Plaza Bonita
* Westfield UTC

Santa Barbara|

* La Cumbre Plaza
* Paseo Nuevo
* Santa Maria Town Center

Ventura|

* Collection at RiverPark
* Esplanade
* The Oaks
* Pacific View Mall
* Simi Valley Town Center

Elsewhere|

* Imperial Valley Mall, El Centro
* Valley Plaza Mall, Bakersfield

See also: History of retail in Southern California – History of retail in Palm Springs — Note: starred (*) listings indicate former regional mall now site of strip-style community center with new name
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