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The company was founded by H. J. Contos in 1947 in Anderson, Indiana. In 1960, a second store was opened in Lafayette, Indiana. Contos died in 1961, and the company was taken over by his son, Larry D. Contos. The company was acquired by The Kroger Company in 1999.
Sep 26, 2018 · In 1961, Contos was a junior at Indiana University in Bloomington when his father, Herbert J. "Bud" Contos, died suddenly at age 41, said Paul Nicholson, a longtime friend and business...
Pay Less founder H.J. "Bud" Contos opened the first Pay Less Super Market in 1947 at the corner of 29th and Main streets in Anderson. Pay Less expanded to Lafayette in 1960. Following the death of Bud Contos in 1961, his son, Larry, succeeded him as president of Pay Less while still a student at Indiana University.
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Dec 6, 1999 · Pay Less was founded in 1947 by Contos' father, H.J. "Bud" Contos, at a single store in Anderson. The company opened its second store in Lafayette, Ind., in 1960, a year before Larry Contos...
Sep 28, 2018 · The eldest son of Herbert J. "Bud" Contos and Eloise M. Contos, Larry was born November 24, 1940 in Anderson, Indiana. He married Margaret Louann (Weaver) Contos on August 31, 1963 and...
Larry D Contos, former President and CEO of Pay Less Super Markets Incorporated, died in Anderson, Indiana on September 23, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. The son of Herbert J. "Bud" Contos and Eloise M. Contos, Larry was born November 24, 1940 in Anderson, IN.
