Wolferman's operated the nation's first Shopping Center Food Market. The store opened in early 1924, at Kansas City, Missouri's COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA. The upscale grocer was also noteworthy for its on-site bakery, which produced the chain's famed English muffins. 

Graphic from Fred Wolferman, Incorporated

Washington, DC's historic CONNECTICUT AVENUE PARK & SHOP was one of America's first strip-type shopping centers. The 59,000 square foot complex, dedicated in December 1930, originally housed A & P and Piggly Wiggly grocery stores. 

Photo from Library of Congress

Graphic 1 from The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Incorporated

Graphic 2 from Piggly Wiggly Stores, Incorporated