Posted by 3Dee on January 9, 2018, 8:25 am, in reply to "Re: Big R"
It appears that there are two Big R websites --- one for Colorado and another for the Midwest.
Based on what I see -- it's not too plausible that one would locate in Granite City -- as they are more concentrated in Northern Illinois.
Who knows, it could happen....maybe there is interest in expanding their territory.
bigronline.com -- West
bigr.com --- Midwest
From the BIG R site --
"Bill and Pat Crabtree originated the Illinois Big R Stores in 1964 opening the first store in Watseka, Illinois. To date 20 stores have been opened in Illinois and Indiana; 2 stores in Ohio and 1 store in Wisconsin and we are still proud to be family-owned and operated.
Our 12 Illinois stores are located in Watseka, Gibson City, Danville, Tilton, Pontiac, Morris, Pekin, Washington, Rochelle, Homer Glen, Streator and McHenry. Our 8 Indiana stores are located in Warsaw, 2 locations in Elkhart, Rochester, Wabash, Crawfordsville, Michigan City, and Marion. Our 2 stores in Ohio are located in Lima and Findlay. And 1 location in Wisconsin in Burlington. The offices and warehouses for Big R remain in Watseka, IL.
Farm and Ranch store owners in the western states started the Big R brand name; they chose the name "Big R" to convey the "Ranch" identity. The Big R group is now comprised of 12 independent owners with store locations throughout the U.S. They all are members of Mid-States Distributing Company of St. Paul, MN. The Mid-States Coop has over 600 stores throughout the United States and Canada."
on January 9, 2018, 8:25 am, in reply to "