ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ɐ wˈʌnstˈoːɹ ɛkspˈænʃən ˌɪntʊ bˈʌfəlˌoʊ, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, wʌz mˈɛt wɪð lˈɪɾəl səksˈɛs; ðə stˈoːɹ klˈoʊzd ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ jˌuːniənᵻzˈeɪʃən ɐtˈɛmpt baɪ ðɪ ɛmplˈɔɪiːz.
In 1941, a one-store expansion into Buffalo, New York, was met with little success; the store closed on November 27, 1948, following a unionization attempt by the employees.