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Donelan's Supermarket company history timeline

1909

Atter's Market located at 212 West St, which had been in operation since 1909, also expanded to add to its growing clientele.

1948

Donelan's Supermarkets was founded in 1948 in Littleton, MA by John E. Donelan.

Further up West Street was the old United Cooperative Society of Fitchburg, better known as the Co-op, which opened on a smaller scale at 78 West St in 1948.

1950

It was Gardner's first shopping headquarters, and opened for the first time on April 27, 1950.

1956

Downtown Gardner had the City Market Foodliner at 86 Parker St, which opened in 1956 at the former A & P location.

1964

The First National remained at its City Hall Avenue location until 1964, when it moved to the newly-opened Gardner Plaza on Pearson Boulevard.

1975

Downtown Gardner had the City Market Foodliner at 86 Parker St, which opened in 1956 at the former A & P location. It remained in operation as a grocery store until 1975 when the building was remodeled to become Chair City Insurance and Heritage Insurance Agency.

1985

Over the next several years, Donelan's expanded in Acton, and Lincoln, MA. In 1985, John E. Donelan sold the business to his two sons John K Donelan and Joseph R Donelan.

1992

In August 1992, Donelan's opened its fourth location in Groton, MA.

1996

In August 1996, Donelan's relocated its Acton store from South Acton to its present location in Gould Plaza.

2009

2009 also saw a small renovation to our Pepperell location with new checkouts, a customer friendly courtesy booth, a wing bar, and expanded bakery section.

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