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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]
Grand Union's Chapter 7 filing had a large effect on its supplier C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New England–based wholesale food distributor of which Grand Union was its largest customer. [12] C&S also was one of Grand Union's largest creditors, and made a stalking horse offer to take control of the company in early 2001 that was approved.
C&S Wholesale Grocers has subleased portions of the warehouse space to other parties (Rooms To Go is a tenant) since 2008. The warehouse was over 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m 2 ). of space and with the declining volume of groceries shipped from the facility each year, less space was needed to maintain the remaining business.
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Richard B. "Rick" Cohen (born 1952) is an American businessman and billionaire. He is the majority owner, chairman, and chief executive officer of Symbotic, an artificial intelligence-enabled robotics and warehouse automation company & owner of C&S Wholesale Grocers (C&S), a wholesale grocery supply company, with both based in Massachusetts.
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.