Company type | |
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Industry | Grocery Distribution Wholesale |
Founded | 1931 |
Founders | Alex and Lee George |
Headquarters | , |
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Products | Supermarkets, grocery stores, pharmacies, food |
Revenue | $3.2 billion (FY 2021) |
Owner | George family |
Number of employees | 16,000 |
Divisions | Merchants Distributors |
Subsidiaries | Lowes Foods, KJ's Market, IGA Southeast |
Website | www |
Alex Lee, Inc. is an American holding company headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. Alex Lee is ranked 139 on the list of largest privately held companies in the United States, as listed by Forbes.[1] Alex Lee owns the Lowes Foods supermarket chain as well as Merchants Distributors, Inc.,[2] which supplies more than 600 stores located in nine states, mostly in the Southeast.