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Dahl's Foods company history timeline

1931

1931: Wolverine Thilbert "W.T." Dahl opens his first store at 623 E. 12th St in Des Moines for $600.

1948

1948: The first supermarket opens on Beaver and Franklin avenues.

1952

1952: Dahl opens the largest supermarket in the Midwest, a 21,000-square-foot store at Ingersoll Avenue and 35th Street.

1970

1970: Dahl sells all of his stores to an employee group and begins serving as a consultant.

1981

1981: The first debit card transaction to buy groceries in the United States occurred at the Dahl's on Fleur Drive.

2002

2002: Dahl's closes a store at 6200 S.E. 14th St in Des Moines.

2014

May 9, 2014: Dahl's announces the closing of the Ankeny and Ames stores.

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1931
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