Midwest
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The Many Faces of Kroger
When it comes to finding the biggest, traditional food retailer in the U.S. just look to the many aspects of Kroger (NYSE: KR). Their annual intake for groceries is $65.7 billion. Kroger operates 2,468 food markets under more than 12 different brands (as of January 2010, the most current information available). Many supermarkets also sell…
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Hy-Vee Markets
“A helpful smile in every aisle,” is the slogan for this company, expressing the foundation of their corporate philosophy. According to their website, Hy-Vee.com, the name Hy-Vee has become synonymous with quality products, low prices, and superior customer service. About Hy-Vee Hy-Vee started in Beaconsfield, Iowa, as a small general retailer. Ever since its beginning, Hy-Vee…
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Save More with Meijer Stores
Meijer (pronounced Meyer) is a chain of superstores headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company is still privately owned and run by the Meijer family with Hank Meijer on board as Co-chairman and CEO, and Doug Meijer as Co-chairman. In 2008, Meijer was rated 19th in Fortune’s “The 35 largest U.S. private companies.” In 2011,…
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SuperValu
SuperValu Dominates the grocery chain market SuperValu has a 130 year history starting from the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – USA. As of 2010, SUPERVALU handles 15 percent of the nation’s food distribution business, and is the third-largest grocery retailing company in the U.S. History Super Value Grocery Chain started as the combination of B.S. Bull…
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Smiths
Smith’s Food and Drug, is the leading supermarket chain in South Western regions of America. They sell a selection of products including meat, seafood, fruit and deli goods with many stores offering pharmacy products, gifts and a feature allowing digital photos to be manipulated. History Originally Smiths was a family run grocery store started by…
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Scotts
Scott’s Food and Pharmacy is a small chain of supermarkets in the state of Indiana in America. They sell a selection of products including baked goods, frozen food, meat and liquor with all stores offering pharmacy products making it a one stop shop for pain killers and pastries. History In the beginning, Scott’s was a…
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Turkey Hill
Turkey Hill stores were first opened in 1967 as Turkey Hill Minit Markets in Pennsylvania. The store was supposed to be a resource for marketing the dairy products of its sister company Turkey Hill Dairy. Turkey Hill Dairy began in 1931 when a farmer, Armor Frey began to sell milk to his neighbors. As his…
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Turkey Hill’s New Convenience Store
Turkey Hill, Kroger Co’s convenience store department has opened its largest store in Marysville, Ohio. Turkey Hill plans to have a grand opening event to open the doors of this new store officially on September 27th. The store had opened its doors from the 12th September and the event will just serve to publicize the…