I did some more checking, and Giant Tiger (Cleveland version) was bought by the Gaylord's chain in 1968. My memories of GT must not be first hand, as I was 4.
Zayre's picked up many of the Gaylord's stores here, and I do remember Zayre's. On Oct 24, 2012 10:23 AM, "Jim Ellwanger" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:07 AM, Mike Ward wrote: > > > He was going to call his venture in Canada a name that was trademarked > by some other company, remembered Giant Tiger in Cleveland, and took that > name in Canada. > > This is essentially the same explanation as Woolworths stores in > Australia, which have also outlived their foreign inspiration -- actually, > the founders almost used the name "Wallworths," but then basically said, > "Hey, we're all the way down here in Australia, so F.W. Woolworth will > never find out about us." > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "World News Now Discussion List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
