Econofoods

Econofoods
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail/Grocery
Founded1930 (94 years ago) (1930) in Springfield, South Dakota, U.S.
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
2
ProductsBakery, grocery, produce, delicatessen, seafood, bulk foods, snacks, health and beauty products, general merchandise
Services
ParentSpartanNash (2013–2021)
Websitewww.econofoodstores.com

Econofoods is a grocery chain located in the US which, at its peak, had stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota.[1][2] Econofoods was formerly a brand of SpartanNash, and was listed among its retail banners until November 2021.[3][4]

All Econofoods stores in Michigan and two in Wisconsin were owned and operated by T & C Markets of Brillion, Wisconsin, but were subsequently sold to Minnesota-based grocery retailer, Coborn's in 2021, which rebranded the stores as Tadych's Marketplace Foods.[5] As of 2022, only two stores remained under the Econofoods brand, with one located in Breckenridge, Minnesota and the other in its twin city of Wahpeton, North Dakota, located across the Red River of the North and its tributary, the Bois de Sioux River.[6]

Econofoods stores are generally full service stores - with a pharmacy, bakery, video rental, floral services, deliveries, and on-site banking facilities. Stores acquired by Coborn's were slated to maintain full-service operations, with Coborn's planning, as of December 2021, to retain the roughly 800 employees affected by the acquisition.[7]

Econofoods also has three liquor stores in the two cities in which it continues to operate, with two in Wahpeton, ND (Econo Wine and Spirits and Chuck's Offsale), as well as one liquor store in Breckenridge, MN.

  1. ^ Stanko, Frank (18 August 2017). "Econofoods in process of purchasing Jubilee". Wahpeton Daily News. Wick Communications. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Econofoods Store Locations". Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ^ "Our Retail Banners". SpartanNash Company. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Our Retail Banners". SpartanNash Company. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ Wilson, Nick (7 December 2021). "Econofoods will undergo name change with new ownership". The Daily Mining Gazette. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Econofoods Online Grocery Shopping". Econofoods. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ^ Petrak, Lynn (7 December 2021). "Coborn's Closes Deal to Acquire Tadych's Econofoods Stores". Progressive Grocer. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.