Northeast
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Spend Your Dollars with the General
Dollar General Corporation has been in business since 1939. It is a discount variety store that sells name brand and generic merchandise. Their headquarters is in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dollar General can usually be found in mid-size to small communities in strip malls and shopping plazas. They are usually located in residential neighborhoods where there is…
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Family Dollar
Family Dollar is a regional chain of variety stores located in the United States. It is positioned to move forward as one of the fastest growing retailers in the country. They already hold 1% of the grocery market in the United States. This chain of stores provides their customers with unique merchandise and every day…
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Big Lots Inc.
This is a retail corporation that is based in Ohio and is one of the companies in Fortune 500. The company has numerous stores that spread across forty-eight states in U.S., as well as in Canada. The company has been known to sell a broad range of merchandise such as beverages, packaged foods, clothing, furniture,…
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Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market began in 1978 when John Mackey and Renee Lawson borrowed $45,000 from family and friends to open SaferWay, a small natural foods store in Austin, Texas. Two years later, they partnered with Craig Weller and Mark Skiles, owners of Clarksville Natural Grocery, to merge the two operations, resulting in the opening of…
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H Mart
H Mart began in 1982 in Woodside, Queens, in New York City, as a small corner grocery store. The original store was opened by Il Yeon Kwon, an immigrant from South Korea, under the name Han Ah Reum. H Mart is the largest U.S.-based grocery store chain that specializes in Asian-style products and caters to…
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Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s was founded in 1967 by Joe Coulombe in Pasadena, California, though the company began in 1958 as a chain of Pronto Market convenience stores in the Greater Los Angeles area, originally a subsidiary of Rexall. The company operates a curated assortment of specialty foods and groceries, emphasizing private-label products, value pricing, and a…
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BJ’s Wholesale Club
BJ’s Wholesale Club is an American regional membership-only warehouse club chain based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, operating in the eastern United States in addition to Ohio, Michigan, Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Texas. Its major competitors are Costco Wholesale and Sam’s Club. The company operates a membership-based warehouse model focused on bulk goods, groceries,…
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Big Y Foods
Big Y Foods, Inc. is an American, family-owned supermarket chain located in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The company is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, and is currently run by cousins Charles and Michael D’Amour. Big Y expanded from a corner store into one of New England’s largest independent supermarket chains by focusing on fresh departments, localized merchandising,…