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Fresh Thyme Market
Fresh Thyme Market is an American regional organic food supermarket chain based in Downers Grove, Illinois, with locations mostly throughout the Midwestern United States. The chain distinguishes itself by making natural and organic groceries accessible at affordable prices that fall between conventional supermarkets and premium specialty retailers. In 2023, Fresh Thyme was ranked number 13…
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Midwest Grocery Chains
The Midwest is the heartland of regional grocery, a market where strong family-owned and employee-owned chains have held their ground against national players more successfully than in most parts of the country. It spans the Great Lakes and Plains states — Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and the Dakotas through Kansas and…
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Woodman’s Markets
Woodman’s Markets is an employee-owned American regional supermarket chain based in Janesville, Wisconsin. Founded in 1919 as a produce stand, Woodman’s has grown to operate twenty stores in Wisconsin and northern Illinois. The chain operates on a warehouse model emphasizing low prices through bulk purchasing and a limited but focused merchandise strategy, with no apparel…
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Pick ‘n Save / Metro Market
Roundy’s operates stores under the names of Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market, and Mariano’s Fresh Market. Pick ‘n Save is the standard grocery store brand for Roundy’s and Metro Market is an upscale grocery store brand for the company. The chain is a subsidiary of Kroger. These two Wisconsin-based banners serve their home state primarily,…
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Mariano’s
Mariano’s is an American supermarket chain in the Chicago metropolitan area founded in 2010. The chain specializes in fresh groceries, prepared foods, pharmacy services, and online ordering with delivery or pickup options. The chain distinguishes itself through an emphasis on quality fresh produce, in-store prepared meals, and specialty merchandise that appeal to urban Chicago shoppers…
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Cub Foods
Cub is an American supermarket chain that operates stores in Minnesota and Illinois and is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Natural Foods, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The chain emerged in 1968 with an acronym standing for “Consumers United for Buying”, embodying a warehouse-style discount model that pioneered low-price, stripped-down grocery retail in the…
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Schnucks
Schnuck Markets, Inc. is a supermarket chain founded in 1939 with the opening of a 1,000-square-foot store in north St. Louis, and it operates stores across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Schnucks is one of the largest privately held supermarket chains in the United States and dominates the St. Louis metro grocery market. The company is…
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Sedano’s
Sedano’s Supermarkets is the United States’ largest Hispanic retailer and largest Hispanic-owned supermarket chain. Founded in 1962 in Hialeah, Florida, by the Guerra and Herrán families as a neighborhood store catering to immigrant communities, the chain has grown to serve diverse Hispanic populations across South Florida and Central Florida with a sharp focus on authentic…
