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C&S grew dramatically in 1958 after it began serving supermarket chain Big D in Worcester. [9] In the 1970s, the founder's grandson, Rick Cohen, joined the company. C&S then built and moved into a 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m 2) warehouse in Brattleboro, Vermont. With the move, it began serving several supermarket chains, including A&P. [9]
Piggly Wiggly is an American supermarket chain operating in the American Southern and Midwestern regions run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. [1] Its first outlet opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee , and is notable as the first true self-service grocery store , and the originator of various familiar supermarket ...
The company's main facility has over 747,752 square feet (69,468.4 m 2) of space. A 211,611-square-foot (19,659.3 m 2) cooler and freezer is across the street from the main warehouse. Grocers Supply has four satellite warehouses, all in Houston. [5] In 2014, Grocers Supply was acquired by C&S Wholesale Grocers. [6]
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is a retailer-owned wholesale grocery cooperative that supplies independently owned supermarkets and grocery stores. [1] It serves more than 4,000 locations in 36 states in the Midwest , the Southeast , and the Southwest , and from 8 full-line wholesale divisions.
In the early 1900s, Charles Henry Robinson owned a small wholesale brokerage house that provided produce throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. [13] He partnered with the Nash brothers on April 11, 1905, and became the company’s first president. [ 5 ]
Following Delaney's death on April 8, 2021, BJ's financial chief Bob Eddy took over as interim CEO. [1] On April 20, 2021, Bob Eddy’s interim status was removed and he was given the permanent CEO position. [15] In November 2021, BJ’s announced plans for its first store in Tennessee, to be located in La Vergne, a suburb of Nashville. [16]
Tops Friendly Markets was co-founded by Armand Castellani, who was born in 1917 in a village outside of Rome, Italy, and Thomas Buscaglia.Castellani's family came to the United States in 1920, and eventually settled in Niagara Falls, where his father, Ferrante, opened a small neighborhood grocery store.
Olean Wholesale Grocery was a retailers' cooperative serving independent supermarkets in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. It was founded in 1922 and is a member of Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates. It distributed Shurfine, ShurSaving, TopCare, ValuTime and Western Family products in its stores, along with national brands.