Shoppers Food & Pharmacy
Supermarket chain located in Baltimore and Washington, DC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, also known as Shoppers Food Warehouse, is a chain of 22 supermarkets located in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas. Shoppers has fresh produce, Swift Angus beef, Smithfield natural pork, all-natural chicken, Dietz & Watson delis, fresh seafood, steamed shrimp, as well as hot food bars.
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail / grocery |
Founded | 1949 (75 years ago) (1949) in Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Founder | Irving Herman Kenneth Herman |
Headquarters | Bowie, Maryland, U.S. |
Number of locations | 25 |
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Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks and liquor |
Services | Supermarket |
Revenue | US$5.8 million (2021) |
Total assets | US$1.001 million (2021) |
Owner | United Natural Foods (2018–present) |
Number of employees | 300 (2021) |
Parent | Independent (1949–1996) Dart Group (1996–1998) Richfood (1998–1999) SuperValu (1999–2018) UNFI (2018–present) |
Website | shoppersfood |
Shoppers is thought to have innovated several now-common supermarket features, such as warehouse shelving (no longer utilized in its stores), open-bin bulk foods (also no longer found in the chain), large salad bars with hot prepared foods and specialized fans to keep produce fresh, and "warehouse-sized" packaged products. Shoppers also was one of the first chains to sell all of its produce by the pound, rather than by the item, which is now common. This prevented the "picked-over" selection of produce commonly found in conventional supermarkets several days after a produce delivery.