Grocery Outlet

Not to be confused with United Grocery Outlet, which was acquired by Grocery Outlet in 2024.
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
FormerlyCannery Sales (1946–1970)
Canned Foods (1970–1987)
Company typePublic
IndustryDiscount retail / Grocery
FoundedJune 11, 1946; 78 years ago (June 11, 1946), in San Francisco, California, U.S.
FounderJames Read
HeadquartersEmeryville, California, U.S.
Number of locations
480 (May 2024)
Key people
RJ Sheedy (CEO)[1]
ProductsBakery, dairy, deli meats, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, snacks, beer & wine
ServicesDiscount retail
Supermarket
RevenueUS$3.135 billion (2021)
OwnerRead family (55% via Read Enterprises, Inc.)
Number of employees
9970 (December 2023)
ParentBerkshire Partners (2009–2014)
Hellman & Friedman LLC (2014–2019)
Websitegroceryoutlet.com

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. is an American discount closeout retailer consisting exclusively of supermarket locations that offer discounted, overstocked, and closeout products from name-brand and private-label suppliers.[2][3][4][5][6] The company has stores in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, and Delaware.[2][7][8]

The vast majority of Grocery Outlet's stores are independently operated by local married couples.[5][9][10] Each store has flexibility in its product offerings to serve local tastes and demand.[9][11] The Read family founded the company in 1946. The formal name is Grocery Outlet Bargain Market.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Grocery Outlet Bargain Marketing Announces MacGregor Read as Vice Chair, Eric Lindberg as CEO". BusinessWire. December 26, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Tanya Mannes (July 11, 2012). "Grocery Outlet opens new San Diego store". UT San Diego. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Carolyn Said (June 20, 2010). "Grocery Outlet cashing in on new frugality with expansion". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. ^ Robert Goldfield (June 1, 2003). "Grocery Outlet hits spot with budget shoppers". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Brian Wilkinson (April 24, 2013). "Sierra Lanes to be converted to Grocery Outlet". Sierra Star. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  6. ^ John Hollis (Nov 1, 2013). "New owners grow with Grocery Outlet". Appeal Democrat. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Clay Moffitt (April 6, 2012). "Grocery Outlet building new Fresno store". The Business Journal Now. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  8. ^ Tim McLaughlin (October 13, 2009). "Berkshire invests in W. Coast grocery chain". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Carolyn Said (June 20, 2010). "Grocery Outlet eyes expansion in lean times". SFGate. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Husband, wife emphasize NOSH at SoCal Grocery Outlet". Supermarket News. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  11. ^ Robert Rogers (May 23, 2013). "New Grocery Outlet set to open doors in Richmond, where grocers have been scarce". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved September 24, 2013.