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  3. Dec 2, 2023 · King Soopers was founded by Joe King and his business partner Bob Soupene in 1947. They opened the very first King Soopers in Arvada, CO with a simple goal – to provide quality groceries at affordable prices.

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    Lloyd J. King opened the first King Soopers with Charles W. Houchens in November 1947 in Arvada, Colorado. This location has since been demolished for Arvada's Public Library, built in 2005–06. The name "King Soopers" was derived from Lloyd's family name and an alternate spelling of the word "super!"

  5. Lloyd J. King is the founder of the grocery store chain King Soopers. After discharge from the Navy in 1947, he opened the first King Soopers in Arvada, at the corner of W. 57th and Webster St. By 1952, he was the first grocer in the country with a pharmacy.

  6. Jan 14, 2019 · Lloyd King founded the Colorado-based supermarket chain, now owned by Kroger, in Arvada in 1947. King had wanted to name his shop after himself and his two sons Lew and Larry — hence the...

  7. Mar 2, 2021 · The grocery chain that has conquered Colorado with more than 150 stores actually does have some humble beginnings. It all started in Arvada, Colorado, in 1947 when a former Navy sailor got out of the service and decided to open a store.

  8. Jan 12, 1998 · Lloyd J King. Businessman. Founder of the grocery store chain King Soopers. After disharging from the Navy in 1947, he opened the first King Soopers in Arvada, at the corner of W. 57th and Webster streets. By 1952, he was the first grocer in the country with a pharmacy.

  9. May 29, 2022 · This posh enclave southwest of Denver, replete with million-dollar homes abutting the lakes and foothills, is entirely the imagination of the family patriarch, Lloyd King, founder of the King...

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