Fred Murphy, Gerald's older brother, chafed under their father's refusal to see the store expand.
Eventually, the store expanded to become a nationwide supermarket chain specializing in natural and organic products.
In 1987, the store expanded to a space twice the size across the street, at 12 St.
But Mr. Sneddon said that Fairway would still need those parking spaces after the store expanded because the new site could hold 80 cars at most.
So when Bergdorf Goodman Men opened recently on Fifth Avenue, just across from its sister, the store expanded its roster of traditional makers to include, for example, Brioni and Saint Andrews.
He said that when he helped place a Gap store at the southeast corner of Broadway and 42nd in 1993 -- before the area's redevelopment began -- sales were so brisk that the store expanded within months.
Originally known as 74th Street Market, the store expanded in 1954, adding meat, cheese and dairy products, and adopted its current name in an effort to reflect its fair prices.
Of course, the convenience store, expanded space for holiday decorations, and cash register candy displays represent a small sliver of Home Depot's business, but the shift that they symbolize is potent.
The store expanded around the world - into the USA, France, Germany, Canada and Japan.
This marked the first time a Bangkok department store expanded to the provinces.
That one store expanded into an empire of 53 stores, spanning as far as Utah.
