Brookshire Brothers
Encyclopedia
Brookshire Brothers Grocery (icon) is a supermarket
retailer headquartered in Lufkin, Texas
.
Brookshire Brothers operates 70 stores under the names Brookshire Brothers and B&B Foods, and seven stand-alone pharmacies in a market area covering Texas
and Louisiana
. The company purchased convenience store Polk Oil in 2007; Polk operates 30 stores as a subsidiary of Brookshire Brothers.
In 1998 Brookshire operated about ten stores in suburban areas in Greater Houston
. Carol Bradley, a spokesperson, said that Brookshire keeping prices and media attention low helped it stay in the Greater Houston market. Brookshire Brothers executives resisted efforts from CNN
to have a feature made about the chain; while many grocery stores are in favor of media attention, Brookshire Brothers did not want additional media exposure.
Another East Texas grocery chain, Brookshire's
, was originally part of Brookshire Brothers. The companies split in 1937, when Wood T. Brookshire took control of the Tyler-area stores in exchange for his share in the Brookshire Brothers partnership. The companies are no longer related except by name.
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
retailer headquartered in Lufkin, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1882, the population was 35,067 in 2010. It is the county seat of Angelina County, and is situated in Deep East Texas.-History:...
.
Brookshire Brothers operates 70 stores under the names Brookshire Brothers and B&B Foods, and seven stand-alone pharmacies in a market area covering Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. The company purchased convenience store Polk Oil in 2007; Polk operates 30 stores as a subsidiary of Brookshire Brothers.
In 1998 Brookshire operated about ten stores in suburban areas in Greater Houston
Greater Houston
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas...
. Carol Bradley, a spokesperson, said that Brookshire keeping prices and media attention low helped it stay in the Greater Houston market. Brookshire Brothers executives resisted efforts from CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
to have a feature made about the chain; while many grocery stores are in favor of media attention, Brookshire Brothers did not want additional media exposure.
Similarly named chain
Brookshire Brothers was founded in Lufkin in 1921.Another East Texas grocery chain, Brookshire's
Brookshire Grocery Company
Brookshire Grocery Company is a Tyler, Texas-based supermarket chain with 151 stores operating in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Until recently, the company had operated 4 stores in Mississippi but recently pulled out with a sale to Kroger and a local chain, Food Depot. The company was founded...
, was originally part of Brookshire Brothers. The companies split in 1937, when Wood T. Brookshire took control of the Tyler-area stores in exchange for his share in the Brookshire Brothers partnership. The companies are no longer related except by name.