The Marsh Supermarket at Muncie’s Southway Plaza opened in 1958. Marsh operated it as its namesake brand along with LoBill Foods, Marsh Hometown Market, and MainStreet Market. The store closed in 2014. It was most recently a flea market.
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Marsh opened its first Greensburg supermarket -a Foodliner- around 1950. The building was expanded in the 1980s. Subsequently, Marsh operated it as LoBill Foods, Marsh Hometown Market, and MainStreet Market. In 2017, the store was purchased out of bankruptcy. Today, it’s home to Needler’s Fresh Market.
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The Marsh Supermarket in Peru opened in 1980 as a Mace Supermarket. Marsh purchased the store in 1999 and operated it as a LoBill Foods and several other brands before it closed in 2017. The store briefly reopened as Shoppers Value Foods before closing again in 2019. Today, it’s home to state offices.
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The Marsh on South E Street in Richmond opened in 1965 as a Cox Supermarket. Marsh purchased the store in 1999 and operated it as a LoBill Foods MainStreet Market, and Marsh Hometown Market before it closed in 2017. Today, the building’s home to Mr. Deals Liquidation.
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The Marsh Supermarket on Virginia Avenue in Connersville opened as a Cox Supermarket. Marsh purchased the store in 2004 and operated it as a LoBill Foods, Marsh Hometown Market, and MainStreet Market before it closed in 2017. The building briefly housed an IGA grocery before reopening as Home Improvement Warehouse.
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Logansport’s first Marsh supermarket opened around 1969. Nearly fifty years later, it closed when the company declared bankruptcy in 2017. In 2019, it reopened as Gothra’s Neighborhood Market. It closed again the following year.
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The Marsh Supermarket on North Washington Street in Kokomo opened on 1966. After stints as LoBill Foods and Marsh Hometown Market, the store closed in 2017. Today, the building is home to a Dollar Tree/Family Dollar combo.
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A SuperStandard at 3737 E. Washington Street in Indianapolis opened in 1980. Marsh bought the store two years later. Eventually, the company rebranded it as LoBill Foods. The east half the building became Savin*$ Mercado in 2002, but Marsh closed both sides four years later. Today, the structure houses Save-A-Lot and the Marion County Election Board Service Center.
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The Marsh Supermarket at 8031 Madison Avenue opened in 1971 as a Safeway. In 1978, it became Mr. D’s Fresh Food Market. Marsh purchased the chain in 2003 and converted the supermarket to O’Malia Foods, then LoBill, then Marsh Hometown Market. The store closed in 2017. Today, it’s home to Viet Hua Market.
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Lebanon’s Northfield Plaza was built in 1961. Marsh Supermarkets operated a grocery store there under the Marsh, LoBill Foods, Marsh Hometown Market, and MainStreet Market brands before it closed in 2014. Today, the building’s home to Traderbakers Flea Market.
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