Squires (retail chain)

Squires is an American family-owned chain of hypermarket superstores founded in 1950 in by John Squires. The stores are found on the within the states of, ,  and. Its corporate headquarters are in the Bangor suburb of. The chain was a pioneer in one-stop shopping, combining a complete grocery supermarket with a drugstore, bank, clothing, jewelry, home decor, home improvement, garden, electronics, restaurant, shoes, sporting goods and toys.

History
Squires was founded in 1950 by John Squires in as Squires' Department Stores. The store combined separate shops under one roof such as meat, produce, cheese, and other merchandise. The current CEO and President, David C. Squires, is John Squires' son.

The Bangor store was successful and additional locations were opened in and. By 1961, the chain had over two dozen locations throughout, and.

In 1966, Squires' first modern store opened in, which combined grocery shopping and department store shopping in a single large store. As Squires was skeptical about the success of the store, it was built with a slightly lower floor than usual, so the nongrocery half could be converted into a small ice hockey arena in case the concept failed. New stores were built in the same manner until the mid-to-late-1970s, when the chain began building their stores in a more traditional fashion to save construction costs.

In 1997, Squires acquired four locations of the Best Products chain as part of the company's bankruptcy proceedings.