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Associated Food Stores was founded in 1940 by Donald P. Lloyd, president of the Utah Retail Grocers Association along with 34 Utah retailers. Concerned with the effect that large corporate stores would have on small independent retailers, he felt the only way these small businesses could survive is if they united and faced the competition as one, therefore increasing their collective buying power.
This Pacific Grove, California supermarket (now Lucky California) was one of several former Albertsons stores acquired by Save Mart in 2007. [2] 1952 – First Save Mart store opens in Modesto, California. 1973 – Yosemite Wholesale opens in Merced, California. 1981 – Bob Piccinini is named president.
WinCo Foods, Inc. is a privately held, majority employee-owned [5] [6] [7] American supermarket chain based in Boise, Idaho, with retail stores in Arizona, California ...
There are many large grocery retailers who operate under many different brands. The supermarket companies in the United States are organized in this article, but to see a worldwide list, see List of supermarket chains.
Lucky Stores was an American supermarket chain founded in San Leandro, California, that operated from 1935 until 1999.The Lucky brand was revived in 2007 and is now operated as two separate and distinct chains by Albertsons in Utah as Lucky and Save Mart Supermarkets in Northern California as Lucky California.
Hannaford is an American supermarket chain based in Scarborough, Maine. [2] Founded in Portland, Maine, in 1883, Hannaford operates stores in New England and New York.The chain is part of the Ahold Delhaize group based in the Netherlands, and is a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Stop & Shop.
A Cerberus-led group of investors (who included Kimco Realty Corporation, Schottenstein Stores Corp., Lubert-Adler Partners, and Klaff Realty) purchased the Albertsons stores in Northern California, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Arizona, and New Mexico forming a new company called Albertsons LLC. Many of these stores have since been sold ...
Shaw's and Star Market are two American supermarket chains under united management based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, employing about 30,000 associates in 150 total stores; 129 stores are operated under the Shaw's banner in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, while Star Market operates 21 stores in Massachusetts, most of which are in or near Boston.