Number of locations 205 | Founded 17 January 1952 | |
Key people Nicole Pesco (CEO), Greg Hill (Co-President/CFO), Steve Junqueiro (Co-President/COO) Products Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor Revenue U.S. $4.5 billion (2015) CEO Robert M. Piccinini (1985–) Founders Michael Piccinini, Nicholas Tocco Profiles |
Andnowuknow save mart supermarkets has honored luke houston byside news
Save Mart Supermarkets (also known as The Save Mart Companies) is an American grocery store operator. It owns and operates stores under the names of Save Mart, S-Mart Foods, Lucky and FoodMaxx. The stores are located in northern California and northern Nevada.
Contents
- Andnowuknow save mart supermarkets has honored luke houston byside news
- Albertsons acquisition
- Company history
- Banners and brands
- Store brands
- Distribution infrastructure
- 2011 Lucky Stores card swipe thefts
- Store closures
- Lawsuits
- Unions
- References
Albertsons acquisition
On November 27, 2006, Save Mart announced an agreement to acquire 132 Albertsons stores in California and Nevada. Save Mart officially began operating the stores in late February 2007, and the acquired stores were to be re-branded during the year. Those in the San Francisco Bay Area were to be rebranded Lucky, and the rest would operate under the Save Mart banner.
Company history
Banners and brands
Save Mart Supermarkets includes a number of store banners and private label product brands.
Save Mart stores are full-service grocery stores with a broad product offering, including fresh products, bakery goods, deli foods and ethnic foods.
Lucky Supermarkets are full-service grocery stores. Their offerings include fresh products, bakery and deli-prepared foods, and ethnic offerings.
FoodMaxx is a warehouse-concept grocery store.
MaxxValue Foods offers products at warehouse-store prices without a store club membership fee.
Store brands
Distribution infrastructure
Super Store Industries (Lathrop) capitalizes on the combined buying power of more than one privately owned grocery chain. Economies of scale enable the partners, including Save Mart Supermarkets, to purchase or produce products at low cost. They can then (if they wish) pass on the savings to their customers and maintain a competitive edge. SSI also produces and packages bottled beverages, cultured dairy products, and frozen dairy products for several brands, including Sunnyside Farms yogurt, Stater Brothers ice cream, and Minute Maid orange juice. SSI owns and operates Sunnyside Farms (Fairfield) and Sunnyside Farms Dairy (Turlock).
2011 Lucky Stores card-swipe thefts
In November 2011, hundreds of Lucky's customers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area were reported to be victims of card-swipe thefts the previous month. The crime resulted from the surreptitious placement of card-scanning modules at the stores' self-serve checkout stands. Card information of customers, including personal identification numbers (PIN) may have been retrieved by the criminals. Some customers reported having money withdrawn from their accounts. The company advised affected customers to contact their financial institutions. Lucky also advised some customers to close their accounts.
Store closures
Since 2010 the company closed stores in Clovis, Delano, Elk Grove, Folsom, Fresno, Kerman, Merced, Milpitas, Modesto, Sanger, Tracy and Yuba City, due to competition, higher prices and other reasons.
Lawsuits
In a 2013 settlement with 35 California district attorneys, the company agreed to pay $2.55 million in civil penalties, costs and expenses for violating state law on storage, handling and disposal of hazardous materials, including items like bleaches, batteries, electronic devices, ignitible liquids, aeresol products and cleaning products.
In 2015 the company agreed to pay $277,319 in back pay and damages to distribution center workers in Vacaville (now closed) and Roseville. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the company failed to include bonuses in the employee rate of pay when computing overtime.
Unions
Employees at the company's stores are represented by labor unions. These include: United Food and Commercial Workers, Teamsters, Service Employees International Union and Machinist Automotive Trades District.