Reasor Llc
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Reasor Llc is a Employee-owned, full-service, regional grocery store
chain
based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
. Reasor's has over a dozen stores in northeastern Oklahoma (including ten locations in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma
). One source has stated that the company has 2500 employees http://www.hoovers.com/reasor's/--ID__130992--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml?cm_ven=PAID&cm_cat=INK&cm_pla=CO1&cm_ite=reasor's, while the Reasor's home page has indicated that the company has "over 2000 employees." http://www.reasors.com/history.html
), pharmacies
, video and DVD
rental, and photo departments
. Recently, Reasor's has begun the service of allowing customers to shop for groceries online (begun at its Tahlequah store).
in 1963 with a single store located in Tahlequah by Larry Reasor. His fundamental business philosophy
was to "sell the customers items they want to buy."
Reasor's current CEO
is Jeff Reasor (Larry Reasor's son); he has stated that it is his desire to continue operating the company using his father's vision. He has also stated that "customer service" and "putting customers needs first" continue to be the primary business philosophy of Reasor's.
Grocery store
A grocery store is a store that retails food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells these "groceries" to customers. Large grocery stores that stock products other than food, such as clothing or household items, are...
chain
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah is a city in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It was founded as a capital of the original Cherokee Nation in 1838 to welcome those Cherokee forced west on the Trail of Tears. The city's population was 15,753 at the 2010 census. It...
. Reasor's has over a dozen stores in northeastern Oklahoma (including ten locations in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
). One source has stated that the company has 2500 employees http://www.hoovers.com/reasor's/--ID__130992--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml?cm_ven=PAID&cm_cat=INK&cm_pla=CO1&cm_ite=reasor's, while the Reasor's home page has indicated that the company has "over 2000 employees." http://www.reasors.com/history.html
Store departments and services
Reasor's offers services typical of large grocery stores: meat and deli products, fresh produce, dairy and cheese products, canned goods, etc. Most locations offer in-store banking services (including an ATMAutomated teller machine
An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
), pharmacies
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, video and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
rental, and photo departments
Photographic processing
Photographic processing is the chemical means by which photographic film and paper is treated after photographic exposure to produce a negative or positive image...
. Recently, Reasor's has begun the service of allowing customers to shop for groceries online (begun at its Tahlequah store).
Founding and company history
Reasor's was foundedEntrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
in 1963 with a single store located in Tahlequah by Larry Reasor. His fundamental business philosophy
Business plan
A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals....
was to "sell the customers items they want to buy."
Reasor's current CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
is Jeff Reasor (Larry Reasor's son); he has stated that it is his desire to continue operating the company using his father's vision. He has also stated that "customer service" and "putting customers needs first" continue to be the primary business philosophy of Reasor's.
See also
- Family businessFamily businessA family business is a business in which one or more members of one or more families have a significant ownership interest and significant commitments toward the business’ overall well-being....
- EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
- Grocery storeGrocery storeA grocery store is a store that retails food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells these "groceries" to customers. Large grocery stores that stock products other than food, such as clothing or household items, are...
- Chain storeChain storeChain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
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