Our Store History
East Longmeadow, MA
Our History
1945
Deane Clark and Joe Cady begin the Checkerboard Grain Store
1970
Alson Wessler Brown purchases the East Longmeadow Grain Store and renames it A.W. Brown’s
1985
Tom Wheeler buys A.W. Brown's from Al Brown and his family
1990
A.W. Brown's acquires Wet Pets on Shaker Road
1995
A.W. Brown's moves from Maple Street to its current 25,000 sq. ft. location
2015
A.W. Brown's celebrates its 50th year of business
2020
Deemed an essential business by the State of Massachusetts during COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Voted Best Local Pet Supply Store for the first time by Mass Live's Reader Raves
2023
A.W. Brown's becomes an employee-owned business to enable continuous growth within our community