Hi-Lo turns 25

[Mosiah]

Hi-Lo turns 25

Published: Monday | October 12, 2009



A customer picks out groceries at the Hi-Lo supermarket in Cross Roads, St Andrew.
Hi-Lo Food Stores started in Jamaica on April 29, 1954, as the first supermarket originally owned and operated by the Neal and Massey Group.
A household name from its inception, the success of the Cross Roads location signalled that a similar store set-up was required in other locations. Soon came the opening of the Tropical Plaza, Liguanea Plaza, Manor Park and Mandeville stores.
Look out next Sunday for The Gleaner's special supplement celebrating Hi-Lo's 25th year in operation.

Angella Williamson (left) cashes items for a customer at Hi-Lo supermarket in Barbican, St Andrew.
An employee stocks the shelves at Hi-Lo supermarket in Barbican, St Andrew. - Norman Grindley/Chief Photographer

[Mosiah]

what not adding up here?

[Historian]

Several Things Don't Add Up

what not adding up here?

Several things certainly don’t add up!!

First, the headline writer makes Hi-Lo Stores sound like a woman who wants to keep forever young!! It’s certainly pushing it a bit when an entity, established in 1954, today boasts of being 25 years old!!

But not only is the headline writer/editor apparently semi-literate, but the caption writer is partially blind. Read the caption for the first photo and then look at the photo. After you’ve finished laughing, read the caption for the third photo and then look at that photo!

Those Daily Gleaner journalists must be seriously underpaid, hence their apparent frustration!!

[Mosiah]

they did a number on this one!

[MdmeX]

OK - somebody never had them YEYE glasses on!

[HL]

Was confused at the onset.

I left Jamaica well over 25 years ago--and HiLO was in existence.

~~groann~

[wbvs]

Was confused at the onset.

I left Jamaica well over 25 years ago--and HiLO was in existence.

~~groann~

what happen to 'john r wong' supermarket in New Kingston? ...

[OJ]

seems he means 55 ????

[Za]

seems he means 55 ????

or 1984
http://www.gracekennedy.com/files/do...909-090909.pdf

[Za]

or they both could be right


Hi-Lo Food Stores was first incorporated in Jamaica in 1954. However, it was not until 1984 that the chain of stores was acquired by GraceKennedy Limited. Today, Hi-Lo Food Stores is a operating as a division of the GK Foods & Services Ltd.. a wholly-owned subsidiary of GraceKennedy Ltd.