Super Market (1 February 1933); Mega Store; Frozen Food Section (1943, 1946)

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SUPER MARKET

   A little earlier on this important term.  The pre-1930s citations are false hits, if you want to check them out.


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)("Super market")
  Display Ad 51 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 4, 1933; pg. N16, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 7 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 28, 1933; pg. RE11, 1 pgs

  Shannon & Luchs Report Leases; WMAL to Have Studio in 710-12 Eleventh Street Premises.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 5, 1933; pg. R1, 1 pgs
("Shannon & Luchs Co. announced last week the leasing of store premises 710-12 Eleventh street northwest to the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. for a long term of years at an undisclosed rental.  After extensive alterations, the first floor of the property is to be occupied as one of the company's super markets, while the upper floors will be used by Station WMAL as a studio for radio broadcasting.")

  Sugar Market.; Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 25, 1912; pg. 3, 1 pgs

(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)("Supermarket")
  BUSINESS WORLD.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 1, 1933; pg. 32, 1 pgs:
_"Super-Markets" Worry Grocers._
   Development of "super-markets," a new type of distribution in the grocery field, is causing deep concern to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in the food trades.  These markets specialize in price slashing on nationally known brands of merchandise and are understood to be cutting deeply into the normal volume of chain and independent grocery stores.  To date, an executive of a large grocery manufacturing company admitted yesterday, no means of combating the "super-market" competition has been developed.  In one medium-size community in New Jersey a market recently opened is reputed to be doing a volume of business which will total more than $5,000,000 annually.

  STOCK MARKET RALLIES UNDER RUSH OF BUYING; Smaller Volume of Distress Selling Than Expected and Cheap Money Aid. RAILS RECEIVE SUPPORT; Special to The Washington Post.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Nov 12, 1925; pg. 16, 1 pgs

  STOCK MARKET EXPERIENCES SHARP BREAK; Leading Industrial Issues Decline Abruptly to Lower Level; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Nov 10, 1922; pg. 12, 1 pgs

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MEGA STORE

   Gristedes (www.gristedes.com) has been opening "mega stores" in Manhattan.
   The revised OED has 1982 for "mega store," and that's on target.  An earlier "Megastore" computer use (mega-storage?) is in this article:


  Ampex Corp. Unveils New Memory Device For Minicomputers; Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 13, 1977; pg. 34, 1 pgs

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FROZEN FOOD SECTION

   "Frozen food" is a little ambiguous to get a handle on, so I tried "frozen food section" (of a supermarket).  OED has "frozen food" from 1950?


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
  Downtown Store Opens Grocery, Frozen Food Shop; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Nov 26, 1947; pg. 2, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 13 -- No Title; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Nov 26, 1947; pg. 3, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 37 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 23, 1947; pg. 37, 1 pgs

  Frosty Foods Corner Ready For Jordan's; Women's Activities; By Betty Driscoll Staff Writer of The Christian Science Monitor; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Feb 1, 1946; pg. 4, 1 pgs
("It may possibly be distributed through frozen food sections of department stores throughout the country, although this has not been decided.")

  Meat Ration Points Are Cut But Butter Will Need More; Thirty-five Meat Items Are Reduced 1 to 2 Points on Report of Larger Supplies -- Changes Take Effect Sunday MEAT POINTS CUT, BUT BUTTER RISES ; Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Sep 3, 1943; pg. 1, 2 pgs
(Pg. 2:  "In the frozen foods section increases were assigned to all fruits and berries, green, waxed and lima beans, cut corn, peas and spinach.")