Harmons, is a supermarket

Supermarket

A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...

 chain located within the state of Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

 in the United States

United States

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. Harmons operates 14 stores - 1 each in Ogden

Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...

, Roy

Roy, Utah

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 36,884 people, 10,689 households, and 8,604 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,853 people per square mile . There were 11,053 housing units at an average density of 1,455.3 per square mile...

, Orem

Orem, Utah

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, and St. George

St. George, Utah

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, with the other 10 located in Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County, Utah

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, with 2 more under construction (1 in Salt Lake City and 1 in Farmington

Farmington, Utah

Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,255 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Davis County...

). Harmons stores are large and, in addition to groceries, have pharmacies, clothing and various non-food items for sale.

History

In 1932 Jake Harmon and his wife Irene started a small grocery store called "The Market Spot" which initially sold fruit and vegetables. The couple lived in a small living quarters behind the store which was located at 33rd South and Main Street in Salt Lake County. Soon the store was selling many other grocery items. In 1942, after a vehicle collided with the store and caused serious structural damage, the Harmons went on to open a cafe. By 1945 the cafe was sold and a new grocery store, initially called "The Green Store", was opened at 4000 West and 3500 South. This site became the location of the first "Harmons" and is still a Harmons site today, although with a new structure [the original Harmons Market burned in 1971]. A new replacement store became the first "Harmons Supermarket". By 1976 there were two Harmons, and by 1998 there were eight. A 50,000 sq. ft. Harmons is being built on the eastern side of the large multi billion dollar City Creek Center

City Creek Center

The City Creek Center is a development with a shopping center, office and residential buildings, and fountain and stream under construction near Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. It is an undertaking by Property Reserve, Inc. and Taubman Centers, Inc...

development project in downtown Salt Lake City and is scheduled for completion in mid 2011. Harmons is still owned by the members of the Harmon family.