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Supervalu (United States)
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SuperValu Inc. is a United States
grocery retailer and distributor. The corporation, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
, has been in business for over a century. It is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States (after Kroger
and Safeway
), and ranks #51 on the Fortune 100 list.
On June 2, 2006, Boise, Idaho
-based Albertsons, Inc. and 1,124 of its stores were sold to SuperValu. The sale was approved by the shareholders of both SuperValu and Albertsons on May 30, 2006.
Supermarket News ranked SuperValu #1 in the 2008 "Top Wholesalers for 2008".
. Though B.S. Bull and Company was short lived, its founders went on to create a similar company. In 1926, SuperValu's direct ancestor, Winston and Newell Company, was founded from the merger of Winston, Harper and Fisher and the Newell Company, two companies founded by B. S. Bull's backers.
Winston and Newell was a charter member of the Independent Grocers Alliance
in 1928, but left IGA in 1942 in favor of forming a "virtual chain" of independently owned stores that operated under the Super Valu and U-Save banners. However, it still serves as a supplier to many IGA stores. This concept proved to be such a success that in 1952, the company changed its name to Super Valu Inc. The name was modified to SuperValu in 1992.
The company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange
since 1967, and was the first voluntary group to be listed there.
In 1975, SuperValu acquired Hornbacher's
.
In 1980, the company acquired Minnesota-based Cub Foods
, which operated five stores in the Twin Cities area. As of 2011, Cub is operating more than 40 stores in Minnesota
, Wisconsin
, Iowa
, and Illinois
.
In the early 1990s, SuperValu started acquiring several chains such as Scott's Food & Pharmacy
in 1991, Wetterau, Inc. and its holdings Shop 'n Save
and Save-A-Lot
in 1992, and bigg's in 1994.
In 1999, SuperValu acquired Richfood Holdings for $1.5 billion dollars, adding a mid-atlantic distribution presence and stores including Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy
, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy
, and Metro.
On January 23, 2006, SuperValu announced that it, along with CVS Corporation
and a collection of investors led by Cerberus Group
, agreed to acquire Albertsons Inc. for $9.7 billion. The acquisition was completed on June 2, 2006.
SuperValu acquired over 2150 stores in the deal including:
SuperValu also supplies a network of independent retailers (often found in smaller cities) that sometimes use the SuperValu name. However, these stores are not owned by the company. SuperValu also franchises the Cub Foods and Save-A-Lot brand to independent retailers.
Recently, former Walmart executive Craig Herkert took over for Jeff Noddle as CEO of SuperValu.
On January 6, 2011, SuperValu announced it would close 20 underperforming stores on the East and West coasts as it attempts to save money by allowing unpaid corporate and office employees time off. The company, despite being profitable, is facing financial problems due to a weak economy, tight margins, falling revenue and asset values. On January 11, 2011, SuperValu has reported a loss of $202 million for the quarter, and revenue also fell 6% to $8.67 billion. Stock prices fell 12 percent to $7.52 per share. The company operates on a strategy of effective and efficient food distribution. The Company conducts its Retail food operations through a total of 2,349 retail food stores and are supplied by 23 dedicated distribution centers and 9 distribution centers.
. Most will be sold to independent owners, and continue to operate under the Shop 'n Save banner. SuperValu will continue to supply all area FoodLand
, Save-A-Lot
and the independent Shop 'n Save locations of western Pennsylvania
and northern West Virginia
.
SuperValu enjoys economies of scale when dealing with the well-known national food firms like Kraft Foods
, General Mills
, Kellogg's, the beer
manufacturers, meat
suppliers, produce
suppliers and dairy
suppliers, as well as the health and beauty product suppliers, by purchasing in bulk and then distributing the goods by Direct Store Delivery from its distribution center
s, which are located nationwide.
The ethnic foods market is an emerging sector and remains a challenge for this business, as well as the natural and organic food
s sector, as there are no clear market leaders for the corporation to deal with in these sectors. It remains to be seen whether SuperValu's tradition of dealing with small grocery businesses can be extended to these emerging markets.
SuperValu brands include:
"Arctic Shores,"
"Baby Basics,"
"Carlita,"
"Culinary Circle,"
"Equaline,"
"Farm Fresh,"
"Farm Stand,"
"Flavorite,"
"WholeCare Pet,"
"Homelife,"
"Java Delight,"
"Max Velocity,"
"NutriPlan,"
"Richfood,"
"Shoppers Value,"
"Stockman & Dakota,"
"Stone Ridge Creamery,"
"SuperChill,"
"SuperCrunch," and
"Wild Harvest"
SuperValu also owns two third-party logistics firms, Advantage Logistics and Total Logistic Control
. In 2005, SuperValu launched a specialty produce company, W. Newell & Company which is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois
.
First:
Second:
Third:
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These are the current active private label brands for SuperValu:
Some of the older inactive private label brands are:
Sav-on Osco by Albertsons · Good Day · A+ · Master's Choice · Janet Lee · Lady Lee · President's Choice · Hillfarm · Economy Buy · Home Best · Essensia · Chateau . Quality Plus . Elf
released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2008.
SuperValu sponsors employee resource groups globally for black, GLBT
, Latino, young, handicapped, and other minorities.
) Gold NC2.2 Certification for one of its stores. The Cub store, located in the Phalen neighborhood of St. Paul, is one of just three grocery stores in the nation to successfully achieve LEED Gold Certification.
Albertsons was the first major retailer to earn a LEED Certification on their remodeled La Habra store. It features water saving faucets, over 40 skylights, "Night" curtains over open cold cases and LED
lighting.
In August 2009, SuperValu was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
for achieving their emissions target.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
grocery retailer and distributor. The corporation, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 54,901 people, 20,457 households, and 14,579 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 21,026 housing units at an average density of 649.2 per square mile...
, has been in business for over a century. It is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States (after Kroger
Kroger
The Kroger Co. is an American supermarket chain founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$ 76.7 billion in sales during fiscal year 2009. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer...
and Safeway
Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
), and ranks #51 on the Fortune 100 list.
On June 2, 2006, Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
-based Albertsons, Inc. and 1,124 of its stores were sold to SuperValu. The sale was approved by the shareholders of both SuperValu and Albertsons on May 30, 2006.
Supermarket News ranked SuperValu #1 in the 2008 "Top Wholesalers for 2008".
History
In 1870, Hugh G. Harrison provided the money for B.S. Bull and Company, a dry goods wholesaler serving Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. Though B.S. Bull and Company was short lived, its founders went on to create a similar company. In 1926, SuperValu's direct ancestor, Winston and Newell Company, was founded from the merger of Winston, Harper and Fisher and the Newell Company, two companies founded by B. S. Bull's backers.
Winston and Newell was a charter member of the Independent Grocers Alliance
IGA (supermarkets)
IGA is a brand of grocery stores active in more than 30 countries. Contrasting with the chain store business model, IGA operates as a franchise through stores that are owned separately from the brand. Many of these stores operate in small town markets and belong to families that manage them...
in 1928, but left IGA in 1942 in favor of forming a "virtual chain" of independently owned stores that operated under the Super Valu and U-Save banners. However, it still serves as a supplier to many IGA stores. This concept proved to be such a success that in 1952, the company changed its name to Super Valu Inc. The name was modified to SuperValu in 1992.
The company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
since 1967, and was the first voluntary group to be listed there.
Acquisitions
In 1971, the discount chain Shopko was acquired by SuperValu, Inc., and was spun-off in 1991 to form a separate, publicly traded company. SuperValu retained a 46% interest in the new company, which Shopko later purchased in 1997.In 1975, SuperValu acquired Hornbacher's
Hornbacher's
Hornbacher's is a supermarket chain that operates six stores in Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota. Hornbacher's is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota based SuperValu Inc.-History:...
.
In 1980, the company acquired Minnesota-based Cub Foods
Cub Foods
Cub Foods is a supermarket chain with seventy-three stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu...
, which operated five stores in the Twin Cities area. As of 2011, Cub is operating more than 40 stores in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, and Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
In the early 1990s, SuperValu started acquiring several chains such as Scott's Food & Pharmacy
Scott's Food & Pharmacy
Scott's Food & Pharmacy is a supermarket chain with eighteen stores in the Fort Wayne, Indiana market. The company was once a wholly owned subsidiary of SuperValu, but was acquired by The Kroger Co. in 2007.-History:...
in 1991, Wetterau, Inc. and its holdings Shop 'n Save
Shop 'n Save
Shop ’n Save is a grocery store chain with forty stores in the St. Louis, Missouri, market. The company, headquartered in Kirkwood, Missouri, is a wholly owned subsidiary of SuperValu, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.-History:...
and Save-A-Lot
Save-A-Lot
Save-a-Lot is a discount supermarket chain headquartered in Earth City, Missouri, near St. Louis, United States. The subsidiary of Supervalu comprises approximately 1,250 stores in the United States with over $4 billion in annual sales....
in 1992, and bigg's in 1994.
In 1999, SuperValu acquired Richfood Holdings for $1.5 billion dollars, adding a mid-atlantic distribution presence and stores including Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy
Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy
Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy is a supermarket chain with forty-three stores, primarily in Virginia. Its headquarters is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia in the Chimney Hill Shopping Center, and its largest presence is in the surrounding Hampton Roads metropolitan area, although it also has stores...
, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy is a chain of 65 supermarkets in the Baltimore, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. areas...
, and Metro.
On January 23, 2006, SuperValu announced that it, along with CVS Corporation
CVS Corporation
CVS Pharmacy, or simply CVS, is the second largest pharmacy chain in the United States , with over 7,000 stores in 41 states and Puerto Rico...
and a collection of investors led by Cerberus Group
Cerberus Capital Management
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. is one of the largest private equity investment firms in the United States. The firm is based in New York City, and run by -year-old financier Steve Feinberg. Former U.S...
, agreed to acquire Albertsons Inc. for $9.7 billion. The acquisition was completed on June 2, 2006.
SuperValu acquired over 2150 stores in the deal including:
- Acme (134 locations)
- Acme Express, Jewel Express, and Albertsons Express (107 fuel centers)
- Albertsons (564 locations)
- Bristol FarmsBristol FarmsBristol Farms Inc. is an upscale grocery store chain in California, United States. Founded in Los Angeles County, Bristol Farms operates fourteen stores, twelve in Southern California, and one in San Francisco. The fourteenth store operates as Lazy Acres Market in Santa Barbara...
(15 locations) (later sold off) - JewelJewel (supermarket)Jewel-Osco is a supermarket chain headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. Jewel-Osco has 182 stores across northern, central, and western Illinois; eastern Iowa; and portions of northwest Indiana.Jewel-Osco and Jewel are currently wholly owned subsidiaries of Eden Prairie,...
and Jewel-Osco (198 locations) - Lazy Acres (1 location)
- Max Foods (3 locations) (later rebranded LuckyLucky StoresLucky Stores is an American supermarket 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.In 1998, Lucky's parent company, American Stores, was taken over by Albertsons,...
) - Osco PharmacyOsco DrugOsco Drug is a chain of pharmacy stores which today operate as in-store pharmacies under SuperValu Pharmacies. Osco Pharmacy is found in Jewel-Osco, Albertsons, Shaw's and Star Market, while Sav-on Pharmacy is found in Acme and Albertsons. Since 2006, Osco is a wholly owned subsidiary of...
and Sav-on Pharmacy (906 pharmacies) - Save-A-Lot (2 locations franchised by Shaw's)
- Shaw's (188 locations)
- Star Market (20 locations) (7 re-branded Shaw's)
Today
Today, SuperValu operates 2,505 food and food/drug combination stores, 878 in-store pharmacies, 117 fuel centers and serves as primary distributor to an additional 2,200 stores.SuperValu also supplies a network of independent retailers (often found in smaller cities) that sometimes use the SuperValu name. However, these stores are not owned by the company. SuperValu also franchises the Cub Foods and Save-A-Lot brand to independent retailers.
Recently, former Walmart executive Craig Herkert took over for Jeff Noddle as CEO of SuperValu.
On January 6, 2011, SuperValu announced it would close 20 underperforming stores on the East and West coasts as it attempts to save money by allowing unpaid corporate and office employees time off. The company, despite being profitable, is facing financial problems due to a weak economy, tight margins, falling revenue and asset values. On January 11, 2011, SuperValu has reported a loss of $202 million for the quarter, and revenue also fell 6% to $8.67 billion. Stock prices fell 12 percent to $7.52 per share. The company operates on a strategy of effective and efficient food distribution. The Company conducts its Retail food operations through a total of 2,349 retail food stores and are supplied by 23 dedicated distribution centers and 9 distribution centers.
Overview
As a supplier to IGA stores for over 80 years, SuperValu necessarily has formed close relationships with these family-owned grocery businesses, some of which have had relationships with the corporation for over two or three generations. But Walmart's newly arrived grocery competition to these stores also affects SuperValu, Inc. In addition, SuperValu is selling its Shop 'n Save stores in the Pittsburgh market as a result of being unable to compete with Walmart and fast-growing local chain Giant EagleGiant Eagle
Giant Eagle, Inc., is a supermarket chain with stores in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. The company was founded in 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Supermarket News ranked Giant Eagle No. 21 in the 2009 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2008...
. Most will be sold to independent owners, and continue to operate under the Shop 'n Save banner. SuperValu will continue to supply all area FoodLand
FoodLand
"FoodLand" is the name of a regional American supermarket chain based in New Stanton, Pennsylvania. The stores' "F" logo are a registered trademark of Minnesota-based SuperValu stores, which serves as the chain's main wholesale distributor....
, Save-A-Lot
Save-A-Lot
Save-a-Lot is a discount supermarket chain headquartered in Earth City, Missouri, near St. Louis, United States. The subsidiary of Supervalu comprises approximately 1,250 stores in the United States with over $4 billion in annual sales....
and the independent Shop 'n Save locations of western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and northern West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
.
SuperValu enjoys economies of scale when dealing with the well-known national food firms like Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
, General Mills
General Mills
General Mills, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation, primarily concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green...
, Kellogg's, the beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
manufacturers, meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
suppliers, produce
Produce
Produce is a generalized term for a group of farm-produced goods and, not limited to fruits and vegetables . More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the products are fresh and generally in the same state as where they were harvested. In supermarkets the term is also used to refer...
suppliers and dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
suppliers, as well as the health and beauty product suppliers, by purchasing in bulk and then distributing the goods by Direct Store Delivery from its distribution center
Distribution center
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers. A distribution center is a principal part, the order...
s, which are located nationwide.
The ethnic foods market is an emerging sector and remains a challenge for this business, as well as the natural and organic food
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
s sector, as there are no clear market leaders for the corporation to deal with in these sectors. It remains to be seen whether SuperValu's tradition of dealing with small grocery businesses can be extended to these emerging markets.
SuperValu brands include:
"Arctic Shores,"
"Baby Basics,"
"Carlita,"
"Culinary Circle,"
"Equaline,"
"Farm Fresh,"
"Farm Stand,"
"Flavorite,"
"WholeCare Pet,"
"Homelife,"
"Java Delight,"
"Max Velocity,"
"NutriPlan,"
"Richfood,"
"Shoppers Value,"
"Stockman & Dakota,"
"Stone Ridge Creamery,"
"SuperChill,"
"SuperCrunch," and
"Wild Harvest"
SuperValu also owns two third-party logistics firms, Advantage Logistics and Total Logistic Control
Total Logistic Control
Total Logistic Control is a supply chain company started around 1902 by George K. Taylor.The company began as a regional distributor of frozen products known as Taylor Cold Storage. They operated frozen warehouse operations for other regional food companies in Great Lakes region. Around 1930, they...
. In 2005, SuperValu launched a specialty produce company, W. Newell & Company which is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
.
Market share
As of 2006, SuperValu has a leading market share position in several markets where it has operations.First:
- Philadelphia, PA-NJ (Acme)
- Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN (Cub Foods)
- Fargo, ND (Hornbacher's)
- Chicago, IL (Jewel, Jewel-Osco)
- Billings, MT (Albertsons)
- Nampa/Boise, ID (Albertsons)
- Las Vegas, NV (Albertsons)
- Orange County, CA (Albertsons)
Second:
- Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA (Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy)
- Boston, MA-NH-ME (Shaw's and Star Market)
- Spokane, WA (Albertsons)
- Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT (Albertsons)
- St. Louis, MO (Shop 'n Save)
- Riverside-San Bernardino, CA (Albertsons)
- San Diego, CA (Albertsons)
- Ventura, CA (Albertsons)
- Duluth, MN/Superior, WI (Cub Foods)
Third:
- Pittsburgh, PA (Shop 'n Save)
- Seattle-Bellevue-Everett/Tacoma, WA (Albertsons)
- Washington, D.C./Baltimore, MD (Shoppers)
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (Albertsons)
Chains
The company operates under multiple retail banners, or chains:- Acme Markets 117 locations (DEDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, Northern MDMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, NJNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Eastern PAPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
) - Acme Express, Jewel Express, Albertsons Express, and Farm Fresh Fuel Express 117 fuel centers (Nationwide)
- Albertsons 453 locations (Southern CACaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, IDIdahoIdaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, MTMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, NDNorth DakotaNorth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, NVNevadaNevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, OROregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, UTUtahUtah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, WA and WYWyomingWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
) - Cub FoodsCub FoodsCub Foods is a supermarket chain with seventy-three stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu...
73 locations of which 31 are franchised (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MNMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, WIWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, OHOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, and IAIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
.) - Farm Fresh Food & PharmacyFarm Fresh Food & PharmacyFarm Fresh Food & Pharmacy is a supermarket chain with forty-three stores, primarily in Virginia. Its headquarters is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia in the Chimney Hill Shopping Center, and its largest presence is in the surrounding Hampton Roads metropolitan area, although it also has stores...
44 locations (Norfolk/Virginia Beach and Richmond, VAVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, plus Elizabeth City, NCElizabeth City, North CarolinaElizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County and Camden County in the State of North Carolina. With a population of 18,683 at the 2010 census, Elizabeth City is the county seat of Pasquotank County....
)- The MarketThe MarketThe Market: A Farm Fresh Supermarket was a high end concept grocery store catering specifically to urban customers. It was owned and operated by Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy. The Market had three locations, two of which were in Norfolk, Virginia, and the original...
2 locations (NorfolkNorfolk, VirginiaNorfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
and RichmondRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, VAVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
)
- The Market
- Hornbacher'sHornbacher'sHornbacher's is a supermarket chain that operates six stores in Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota. Hornbacher's is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota based SuperValu Inc.-History:...
6 locations (Fargo-MoorheadFargo-MoorheadFargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the metropolitan area comprising Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities. These two cities lie on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, on opposite banks of the Red River of the North...
, ND/MN) - Jewel-Osco 182 locations in ILIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, eastern IAIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, northwestern INIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
and southeastern WIWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
) - Lucky StoresLucky StoresLucky Stores is an American supermarket 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.In 1998, Lucky's parent company, American Stores, was taken over by Albertsons,...
5 locations (Las VegasLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
and Southern CACaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) - Osco PharmacyOsco DrugOsco Drug is a chain of pharmacy stores which today operate as in-store pharmacies under SuperValu Pharmacies. Osco Pharmacy is found in Jewel-Osco, Albertsons, Shaw's and Star Market, while Sav-on Pharmacy is found in Acme and Albertsons. Since 2006, Osco is a wholly owned subsidiary of...
and Sav-on Pharmacy 722 pharmacies (Nationwide) - Save-A-LotSave-A-LotSave-a-Lot is a discount supermarket chain headquartered in Earth City, Missouri, near St. Louis, United States. The subsidiary of Supervalu comprises approximately 1,250 stores in the United States with over $4 billion in annual sales....
1250 locations of which 860 are franchised (Nationwide) - Shaw's and Star Market 169 locations (MAMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, MEMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, NHNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, RIRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
and VTVermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
) - Shop 'n SaveShop 'n SaveShop ’n Save is a grocery store chain with forty stores in the St. Louis, Missouri, market. The company, headquartered in Kirkwood, Missouri, is a wholly owned subsidiary of SuperValu, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.-History:...
42 locations (St. Louis, MOSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Southern ILIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and Springfield, ILSpringfield, IllinoisSpringfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
) not to be confused with the Pittsburgh-area Shop 'n Save stores - Shoppers Food & PharmacyShoppers Food & PharmacyShoppers Food & Pharmacy is a chain of 65 supermarkets in the Baltimore, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. areas...
56 locations (Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Northern VAVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
) - SuperValu PharmaciesSupervalu PharmaciesSuperValu Pharmacies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu. SuperValu Pharmacy operates 950 pharmacies in Shop 'n Save, Hornbacher's, Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy and Cub Foods stores.-Osco Pharmacy and Sav-on Pharmacy:...
109 pharmacies (Nationwide)
Former chains
- Bigg's HypermarketRemke Markets bigg'sRemke Markets bigg's is a chain of supermarkets in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Beginning in 1897 as a meat market in Covington, KY by William Remke, the supermarket has grown since then and now has 14 locations....
(Cincinnati, OHCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, Clarksville, INClarksville, IndianaClarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River as a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 21,724 at the 2010 census. The town, once a home site to George Rogers Clark, was founded in 1783 and is the oldest American town in the Northwest...
, and Florence, KYFlorence, KentuckyFlorence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,951 at the 2010 census.-History:The Florence area was originally known as Crossroads, because of the convergence of several roads from Burlington and Union at Ridge Road...
) Locations sold to Remke Markets in 2010 - Bristol FarmsBristol FarmsBristol Farms Inc. is an upscale grocery store chain in California, United States. Founded in Los Angeles County, Bristol Farms operates fourteen stores, twelve in Southern California, and one in San Francisco. The fourteenth store operates as Lazy Acres Market in Santa Barbara...
(Southern CASouthern CaliforniaSouthern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
) Spun-off in 2010- Lazy AcresLazy AcresLazy Acres Market Inc., based in Santa Barbara, California, United States, is a single grocery store for natural and organic foods, gourmet foods, supplements and body care products, as well as eco-friendly goods...
1 location (Santa Barbara, CASanta Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
)
- Lazy Acres
- Max Foods (Southern CASouthern CaliforniaSouthern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
) Locations rebranded LuckyLucky StoresLucky Stores is an American supermarket 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.In 1998, Lucky's parent company, American Stores, was taken over by Albertsons,... - Scott's Food & PharmacyScott's Food & PharmacyScott's Food & Pharmacy is a supermarket chain with eighteen stores in the Fort Wayne, Indiana market. The company was once a wholly owned subsidiary of SuperValu, but was acquired by The Kroger Co. in 2007.-History:...
(Fort Wayne, INFort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
and Northeastern INIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
) Sold to The Kroger Co. in 2007 - ShopKo Stores Spun-off in 1991, remaining interest sold in 1997
- Sunflower MarketSunflower MarketSunflower Market was a grocery store chain with five stores in the Midwestern United States. The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu. Sunflower Market which operated five stores planned to open fifty stores in five years...
(IndianapolisIndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
) Five locations closed in 2008 - Twin ValuTwin ValuTwin Valu is a defunct U.S. Hypermarket and was one of the first hypermarkets in the Akron, Ohio, area. The original Twin Valu store was located on Howe Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The 10 million dollar, store was open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...
(OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
) HypermarketHypermarketIn commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
concept, closed in 1996
Product labels
Many of the banners have "private labelsStore brand
Store brands are a line of products sold by a retailer under a single marketing identity. They bear a similarity to the concept of House brands, Private label brands in the United States, own brands in the UK, and home brands in Australia and generic brands...
".
These are the current active private label brands for SuperValu:
- Acme - Store generic brand
- Albertsons - Store generic brand
- Arctic Shores - Seafood products.
- Baby Basics - Baby products
- Carlita - Hispanic foods
- Cub - Store generic brand
- Culinary Circle - Restaurant quality food
- Essential Everyday - Store generic brand
- Equaline - Pharmacy generic products
- Farm Fresh - Store generic brand
- Farm Stand - Produce
- Flavorite - introduced by store 178 in year 1997, the focus of this label is low cost soda.
- Happy Tails (now Whole Care Pet) - Line of pet foods.
- Heritage - Liquors
- HomeLife - In home non-food products
- Java Delight - SuperValu’s own brand of coffee, is sourced from Distant Lands Coffee
- Jewel - Store generic brand
- Max Velocity - Energy Drinks
- NutriPlan - Pet Foods
- Richfood - Store generic brand
- Shaw's - Store generic brand
- Shoppers Value - Extreme value generic brand
- Stockman & Dakota - Premium beef
- Stone Ridge Creamery - Ice cream, frozen yogurt and sherbet
- SuperChill - Soft Drinks and New Age Beverages
- SuperCrunch - Snack Foods
- Village Market
- Wild Harvest Organic Foods - Natural and organic products
Some of the older inactive private label brands are:
Sav-on Osco by Albertsons · Good Day · A+ · Master's Choice · Janet Lee · Lady Lee · President's Choice · Hillfarm · Economy Buy · Home Best · Essensia · Chateau . Quality Plus . Elf
Diversity
SuperValu received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality IndexCorporate Equality Index
The Corporate Equality Index is a report published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as a tool to rate American businesses on their treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors. Its primary source of data are surveys but researchers cross-check...
released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2008.
SuperValu sponsors employee resource groups globally for black, GLBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
, Latino, young, handicapped, and other minorities.
Environment
Cub Foods and its parent company, SuperValu, was the first grocer in Minnesota to be awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental DesignLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
) Gold NC2.2 Certification for one of its stores. The Cub store, located in the Phalen neighborhood of St. Paul, is one of just three grocery stores in the nation to successfully achieve LEED Gold Certification.
Albertsons was the first major retailer to earn a LEED Certification on their remodeled La Habra store. It features water saving faucets, over 40 skylights, "Night" curtains over open cold cases and LED
LEd
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lighting.
In August 2009, SuperValu was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
for achieving their emissions target.
See also
- GrocerGrocerA grocer is a bulk seller of food. Beginning as early as the 14th century, a grocer was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices, pepper, sugar, and cocoa, tea and coffee...
- List of supermarket chains in the United States
- List of S&P 500 companies
- List of companies based in Minneapolis-St. Paul
- George R. Newell House (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
External links
- SuperValu and a SuperValu History
- SuperValu store brands
- SuperValu 2008 Annual Report
- Most recent Quarter Results.