Year: 2024

Graphic created by HHR to represent all the stores under the La Michoacana umbrella.

We need to talk about La Michoacana

3 comments

Howdy folks, and welcome back to Houston Historic Retail. Today, we’re taking a deep dive into what might arguably be Houston’s largest grocer, La Michoacana El Ahorro, Sellers Bros, Arlans, et al. For those of you wondering why I’m taking on what you might consider a “small fry” in the Houston grocery market, hold on to your butts unless you work for LMM; this company is bigger than you think. Before we start, I have …

Read more

CVS goes on an AARP Approved Diet in Northwest Houston

3 comments

Howdy folks, Happy New Year, and welcome back to HHR! Today, we have something brand new: the beginning of a CVS experiment in Houston. The skinny on this “CVS Diet” is that it appears to be the first of many planned conversions of CVS stores into Oak Street Health Clinics. The plan’s start in Houston is coincidental, as Walgreens began a similar experiment here in 2019. However, Walgreen’s commitment to the area was more tied …

Read more