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Stater Bros. Markets is a privately held supermarket chain, based in San Bernardino, California, consisting of 171 stores located throughout Southern California.It was founded in Yucaipa, California, on August 17, 1936, by twin brothers Cleo and Leo Stater when they purchased the market owned by Cleo's boss, W. A. Davis, with a $600 down payment ($13,596 in 2024 dollars [3]). [4]
Today, Ralphs competes with Albertsons (including Vons) and Stater Bros. Its slogan is "Fresh for Everyone," also used by all other Kroger grocery store brands. [10] Ralphs is the current market share leader in Southern California. Exterior of a Ralphs store in Encino, Los Angeles which closed in January 2020 (Store #219)
In 1982, Kroger decided to exit the competitive Southern California supermarket business and broke up the 65 store Market Basket chain by selling many of stores to Ralphs, Boys, Hughes and Vons while closing the rest. At that time, the Market Basket name was retired while Kroger kept the rights to the Market Basket brand within California. [5]
The chain operates in and around the San Francisco Bay Area under its own banner and its newer banner concept, Lucky California. Lucky is a revival of the original chain (with pictures of its stores from the 1940s) after Save Mart acquired the northern California Albertsons stores from Cerberus Capital Management in 2006, which included the ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California-based 99 Cents Only Stores said Friday it will close all 371 of its outlets, ending the chain's 42-year run of selling an assortment of bargain-basement merchandise.
Alpha Beta stores in Northern California and San Diego County were taken over and rebranded by Lucky Stores, which in turn was acquired by Albertsons, triggering another rebranding. Many of the Northern California stores were subsequently sold in 2006 to Save Mart Supermarkets , which had acquired the rights to use the Lucky brand and logo from ...
In-N-Out Burger is closing one of its stores for the first time in its 75-year history. The Oakland, California, location will close due to crime issues.
The Vons Companies, Inc. is a supermarket chain owned by Albertsons, with most of its locations in Southern California and the Las Vegas Valley.It is headquartered in Fullerton, California, [2] and operates stores under the Vons and Pavilions banners.