Grand Central

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Grand Central was a chain of discount department stores founded by Maurice Warshaw (1898-1979) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Grand Central had stores in Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada. In 1984, Fred Meyer acquired the Grand Central chain, and a year later, Fred Meyer closed the one Wyoming Grand Central location, and sold the Arizona and New Mexico stores to Walmart.
Founder Maurice Warshaw died on January 5, 1979. For history of Grand Central Stores, you can read Life More Sweet than Bitter, written by Rhoda Kelsch. This book details the life history of Maurice Warshaw, the founder of Grand Central Stores.