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  • Bristol Farms

    Bristol Farms

    Bristol Farms is an upscale grocery store, operating 13 locations in and around Los Angeles, CA. Starting as a corner store in Rolling Hills Estates, California; they have grown to be one of the most loved food chains in California. The fourteenth store, which operates as Lazy Acres is located in Santa Barbara, was eventually…

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  • Lucky Stores

    Lucky Stores

    Lucky Stores, frequently referred to as just “Lucky’s” is an American grocery chain founded in Alameda County, California in 1935. Lucky is currently operated by Supervalu in Southern California and Nevada and by Save Mart in Northern California and Nevada. History Lucky Stores was founded by Charles Crouch as Peninsula Stores Limited in 1931 with…

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  • Food 4 Less

    Food 4 Less

    Food 4 Less is a discount grocery chain owned by The Kroger Co. This grocery chain aims at providing customers with the freshest quality of food at the lowest prices. In some locations, Food 4 Less operates under the name Paq Inc. History Food 4 Less was founded in 1977. Since then, it has served…

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  • Foods Co.

    Foods Co.

    Foods Co. is a discount grocery store chain owned by The Kroger Co. This grocery chain aims at providing customers with the freshest quality of food at the lowest possible prices. In California, Foods Co. also operates under the name Ralph Grocery Stores. History Foods Co. was founded in 1977. Since then, it has served…

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  • Cub Foods

    Cub Foods

    Cub Foods was founded as a no frills, bring your own bag grocery store, in Stillwater, MN, back in 1968. Today they are still operating a fairly large share of the market from over 16 States, and approximately 2400 locations. Today, Cub Foods is a fully owned subsidiary of the Minnesota-based SUPERVALU chain, marketing their…

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  • Lazy Acres

    Lazy Acres

    Lazy Acres is a single, high end Santa Barbara, California based grocery store for natural and organic foods and products. It has been a division of Bristol Farms since 2005. History Lazy Acres Market, Inc in Santa Barbara, CA is a privately owned, high end grocery store that caters to individuals who expect the very…

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  • Kroger

    Kroger

    The Kroger Co. is North America’s largest grocery chain, operating about 3,619 stores located throughout the Midwestern, Southern, South western and Western United States. It is also the second largest general retailer in the United States, next to Wal-Mart. History Bernard. H. Kroger is the founder of The Kroger Co. and started the company in…

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  • Brown and Cole

    Brown and Cole

    Brown and Cole is a supermarket chain that operates in various locations in Washington State and the surrounding area. They sell an array of products including fresh produce, fresh meat and canned foods. History Brown and Cole were originally established in 1909 making it the oldest supermarket in Washington. However, the company name is not…

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