McDonough’s Market receives national independent-grocer recognition, 1985

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Event

Date: 1985
Kind: Award
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: McDonough's General Store
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: commerceeconomycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

McDonough’s Market was reported nominated for Progressive Grocer’s 1985 Honor Roll of Outstanding Independent Grocers. The reprinted profile described its new 6,000-square-foot store, $200,000 investment, 1985 grand opening, and reported sales growth.

Evidence limits

This is a reprinted trade profile, not a corporate financial statement, deed, license, or independent sales audit.

Sources

Market Receives Recognition; A Supermarket in the Middle of Lake Michigan, Beaver Beacon, May 1986.
Reprints a Progressive Grocer profile saying McDonough’s Market was nominated among 300 independent grocers, describing the 6,000-square-foot store, $200,000 construction and equipment investment, July 13, 1985 grand opening, and reported 22% sales increase over 1984. It is a reprinted trade profile, not a corporate financial statement, deed, license, or independent sales audit. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1986, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reprinted market profile.
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Beaver Island Archive, “McDonough’s Market receives national independent-grocer recognition, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mcdonough-market-honor-roll-recognition-1985/, accessed [date], citing Market Receives Recognition; A Supermarket in the Middle of Lake Michigan, Beaver Beacon, May 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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