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IGA, Inc. is an international chain of grocery stores. Unlike chain stores IGA franchises are independently owned and operated. Many of these stores operate in small-town markets and belong to families that manage them. IGA was founded in the United States as the Independent Grocers Alliance in 1926.
In 1926, SuperValu's direct ancestor, Winston and Newell Company, was founded from the merger of Winston, Harper and Fisher and the Newell Company, two companies founded by B. S. Bull's backers. Winston and Newell was a charter member of the Independent Grocers Alliance in 1928, but left IGA in 1942 in favor of forming a "virtual chain" of ...
It was founded in 1924 as Associated Grocers of Kansas City and was based in Kansas City, Missouri before moving to Kansas City, Kansas. [2] Associated Wholesale Grocers distributes four private-label brands of grocery products, Best Choice, Clearly Organic, Always Save, and Superior Selections along with IGA.
In 2019, it was reported that IGA had 7% of the grocery market in Australia. [5] IGA stores are typically located in suburbs that are too small, remote or do not have existing larger stores. [6] Some stores offer a larger selection of curated or artisan products, than the bigger chains. [7] An IGA supermarket in Forest Hill, New South Wales
In Ontario, IGA stores have been converted to the Foodland banner. [citation needed] There are, however, many IGA stores still operating in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, with one opening in Emerald Park, Saskatchewan in 2016. [1] [2] IGA Extra locations are larger and carry a wider variety of general merchandise, more akin to the ...
Ritchies Stores were founded in 1870 by Thomas Ritchie after surviving the shipwrecked Isabella Watson, the first store opening up in Frankston, Victoria on what is now Nepean Highway. [ 2 ] In 2020, Ritchies' profits doubled over the previous year, following their promotion for consumers to choose local and neighborhood stores over ...
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