 Grumbel's has been operating at least since the mid-1900s and was founded by the fictional J.P. Grumbel, as seen in one of the comic strips.January 10, 2010, it was revealed that this Grumbel's store is located in New England.Following years of declining sales under incompetent senior executive management and many store closures, Grumbels filed for bankruptcy in January 2020, leading to the events at the end the strip.