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The supermarket companies in the United States are organized in this article, but to see a worldwide list, see List of supermarket chains. This is a list of supermarket companies in the United States and the names of supermarkets which are owned or franchised by these companies. For supermarkets worldwide, see List of supermarket chains.
As of 2023, this is a list of supermarket chains, past and present, which operate or have branches in more than one country, whether under the parent corporation's name or another name. For supermarkets that are only in one country, see the breakdown by continent at the bottom of this page.
In 1972, Hinky Dinky was purchased by Cullum Companies of Dallas, which operated the Tom Thumb grocery chain. At its peak, Hinky Dinky operated approximately 50 stores. [1] But Cullum was using profits from Hinky Dinky to support the operations of the Tom Thumb stores, and comparatively little reinvestment was made in the Hinky Dinky stores. [2]
In 1998, the chain's then 116 stores were acquired by Safeway Inc. [20] Safeway soon began to sell its own private-label brands at Dominick's locations, replacing Dominick's former private-label brands. According to a grocery business consultant, "Dominick’s focused on purchasing produce and meat on quality first, price second.
Gerrity's Supermarkets is a privately held chain of grocery stores located in Pennsylvania, United States. [1] The company is run by President and CEO Joyce A. Fasula, along with her son, Joseph F. Fasula. They were part of ShurSave's retail cooperative. In August 2022, the chain joined Wakefern Food Corporation's cooperative under The Fresh ...
Bruno's Supermarkets, LLC was an American chain of grocery stores with its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. [1]It was founded in 1932 by Joseph Bruno in Birmingham. During the company's pinnacle, it operated over 300 stores under the names Bruno's, Food World, Foodmax, Food Fair, Fresh Value, Vincent's Markets, Piggly Wiggly, Consumer Foods, and American Fare in Alabama, Florida, Georgia ...
In 2015 it was the largest grocery store chain in the Kansas City metropolitan area in terms of both sales and number of stores. Its biggest competitor in both Kansas City and Des Moines is Hy-Vee. [1] [2] On March 28, 2015, Price Chopper moved into the Des Moines, Iowa, area after acquiring five former Dahl's stores. [3] [4]
Unlike other grocery stores who expanded through acquisition, Haggen mostly built stores from the ground up. In 1979, the flagship store in Bellingham was expanded to over 40,000 square feet (3,700 m 2 ), creating the chain's first superstore format with full-service departments which it still uses today.