District Grocery Stores
District Grocery Stores (DGS) was a cooperative of small single-room grocery stores in Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. It operated from 1921 to 1972. The goal was to leverage the volume of purchasing power of the cooperative to negotiate better prices from wholesalers and therefore improve their competitiveness. The cooperative started with 20 members to grow to 300 members at its peak, most of whom were Jewish immigrant families from Europe. The stores were located across the Washington metropolitan area.
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District Grocery Stores
District Grocery Stores (DGS) was a cooperative of small single-room grocery stores in Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. It operated from 1921 to 1972. The goal was to leverage the volume of purchasing power of the cooperative to negotiate better prices from wholesalers and therefore improve their competitiveness. The cooperative started with 20 members to grow to 300 members at its peak, most of whom were Jewish immigrant families from Europe. The stores were located across the Washington metropolitan area.
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District Grocery Stores (DGS) ...... Washington metropolitan area.
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Washington, DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia
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District Grocery Stores
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William M. Hornstein
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Washington, DC
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Grocery
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District Grocery Stores
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Display Ad, Apr 9, 1954, The Washington Post, pg. 18
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"Go to the D.G.S. store near y ...... ur individual, specific needs.
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Then, "feel free and easy!" Yo ...... order right to your kitchen."
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Cooperative
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