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Market Basket (Louisiana And Texas)
Market Basket Foods , under the trade name Market Basket, is a chain of 34 supermarkets that serves southeast Texas and Louisiana in the United States, with headquarters in Nederland, Texas. History Johnnie Alford, Ed Hughes, Howard Hatfield, Roy Theriot and Bruce Thompson founded Market Basket in early 1962. Each was an independent grocer, owning one store each. The five grocers joined together to keep advertising costs low and pool their purchasing power. Three of the grocers remained one-supermarket operators while Hughes and Thompson formed a 50-50 corporation for joint expansion. Thompson and Hughes bought four stores as partners in the 1960s. During the early 1970s they obtained former A&P, Kroger and Weingarten's stores in Lake Charles, Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange. In 1983, Bruce Thompson purchased Hughes’ interest in their jointly held corporation. During the 1980s, two new stores were constructed, and the chain grew with the acquisition of 14 more stores forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Basket
A market basket or commodity bundle is a fixed list of items, in given proportions. Its most common use is to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market. That is, to measure the changes in the value of money over time. A market basket is also used with the theory of purchasing price parity to measure the value of money in different places. Consumer basket The most common type of market basket is the basket of consumer goods used to define the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It is a sample of goods and services, offered at the consumer market. In the United States, the sample is determined by Consumer Expenditure Surveys conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The price collection is conducted by data collectors on a monthly basis, and is processed further by commodity specialists. Examples of categories included in the basket are: * Food and Beverages (breakfast cereal, milk, coffee, chicken, wine, full service meals, snacks) * Housing (rent of primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly is an American supermarket chain operating in the American Southern and Midwestern regions run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. Its first outlet opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee, and is notable for having been the first true self-service grocery store, and the originator of various familiar supermarket features such as checkout stands, individual item price marking and shopping carts. The current company headquarters is in Keene, New Hampshire. A total of 499 independently owned Piggly Wiggly stores currently operate across 18 states, primarily in smaller cities and towns. History Piggly Wiggly was the first self-service grocery store. It was founded on September 6, 1916 (although it did not open until five days later due to delays in construction), at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. A replica of the original store has been constructed in the Memphis Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium, a mansi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Texas
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermarkets Of The United States
This is a list of supermarket companies in the United States of America and the names of supermarkets which are owned or franchised by these companies. For supermarkets worldwide, see List of supermarkets. National chains * Ahold Delhaize – Operates under the following brands: **Food Lion (Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia) * Kroger – Besides the parent company, stores operate under these brands: **Safeway (Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Maryland, Massac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnie, Texas
Winnie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chambers County, Texas, Chambers County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,162 at the 2020 census. History The town plat was filed in 1895 by the ''Gulf and Inter-state Railway'' officials. The town was named after Fox Winnie, a railroad contractor who worked for the line. The ''Winnie and Loan Improvement Company'' attempted to market small lots of land, but due to poor sales, the company was dissolved in 1911.Robert Wooster.Winnie, Texas" ''Texas State Historical Association.'' Accessed October 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-07. In 1941 an oilfield was discovered nearby, leading the way for the oil businessman Glenn H. McCarthy to establish a gas plant just east of the town.John Troesser.Winnie, Texas" ''TexasEscapes.com.'' Accessed October 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-07. This development, along with the construction of Interstate 10, would lead to a population growth. The East Chambers County Consolidated School District was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leesville, Louisiana
Leesville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,612 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area and is additionally served by the Leesville Airport. The city is home to the Fort Polk U.S. Army installation. The populations of Fort Polk and Leesville, if combined, would result in a city with a population of more than 20,000. Geography Leesville is located at (31.143553, -93.271196) and has an elevation of . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.55%) is water. Climate This climatic region is typified by hot, humid summers and mild winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Leesville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,649 people, 2,415 households, and 1,266 families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeRidder, Louisiana
DeRidder is a city in, and the parish seat of, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. A small portion of the city extends into Vernon Parish, Louisiana, Vernon Parish. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census DeRidder had a population of 10,578. It is the smaller principal city of the Fort Polk South-DeRidder combined statistical area, Fort Polk South-DeRidder CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Fort Polk South, Louisiana, Fort Polk South (Vernon Parish, Louisiana, Vernon Parish) and DeRidder (Beauregard Parish) micropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 87,988 at the 2010 census. History DeRidder was named for Ella de Ridder, the sister-in-law of a Dutch railroad financier, Jan de Goeijen (cf. De Queen, Arkansas). Her family originally came from the small town of Geldermalsen in the Netherlands, where she was one of 13 children. She ran away from home at an early age and was presumed dead by her family, who on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidor, Texas
Vidor ( ) is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105, east of Beaumont. The town is mainly a bedroom community for the nearby refining complexes in Beaumont and Port Arthur and is part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 9,789 at the 2020 census. The area was heavily logged after the construction of the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway that was later part of a line that ran from Kansas City to Port Arthur, Texas. The city was named after lumberman Charles Shelton Vidor, owner of the Miller-Vidor Lumber Company and father of director King Vidor. By 1909, the Vidor community had a post office and four years later a company tram road was built. Almost all Vidor residents worked for the company. In 1924, the Miller-Vidor Lumber Company moved to Lakeview, just north of Vidor, in search of virgin timber. A small settlement remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Price-Lo Foods
Stanley Stores Inc. was a family-owned regional grocery store chain in the United States, with its headquarters in Bay City, Texas. The chain operated three brands. Stanley Stores was the conventional grocery store brand. The ''Houston Chronicle'' said that the brands Price Lo Supermarkets and Foods "4" Less were "modern, warehouse-type food stores with large sales and cut-rate prices."Staff.Price-Lo Supermarkets opens two new stores in Houston" ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday July 24, 1988. Business 6. Retrieved on November 20, 2011. In 1994 Greg Hassel of the ''Houston Chronicle'' said that Stanley Stores was one of several "small area outfits" operating stores in the Houston area.Hassel, Greg.AppleTree to hand over most stores this week" ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday January 4, 1994. Business 1. Retrieved on December 1, 2011. History O. B. Stanley established the chain in 1945. The first location, a drive-in grocery in Bay City, Texas, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauriceville, Texas
Mauriceville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont– Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Mauriceville is located at (30.215616, -93.873095). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Historical development The site was established when the two lines known as Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway and the Orange and Northwestern Railway were built in 1898 and 1902 respectively. This community was named for Maurice Miller, the son of the Orange and Northwestern's first president. The post office was opened in 1906, and initially, the lumber industry would be the primary center of the local economy. With the local timber supply becoming diminished, other resources such as rice and dairy farming would become the area's economic focus. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,983 people, 1,043 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AppleTree Markets
AppleTree Markets was a supermarket chain in Texas formed in 1969 when Safeway opened its first stores in Houston, which were spun off under the AppleTree name in 1988. The division once had 100 stores in Greater Houston and Greater Austin. By January 21, 2002, AppleTree had reduced its holdings to two stores in Bryan, Texas, where it had shifted its headquarters. One of the remaining locations was sold in 2009 and the final location, in Bryan at Highway 21 and Texas Avenue, closed in early 2012, marking the end of the chain. History Safeway Safeway put its 18-year-old Houston division up for sale in 1988 in an effort to raise money to pay off debts from a $4 billion leveraged buyout in 1986. On June 14, 1988, Safeway agreed to sell its Houston division to Texas Supermarkets Inc., a holding company formed by local investors Duncan Cook & Co. and the Sterling Group. The deal included 50 stores in Houston, 20 in Austin, stores in 23 other communities in East and Central Texas, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash And Carry (wholesale)
Cash and Carry (or "Inspect and Pay") wholesale represents a type of operation within the wholesale sector. Overview The main features of cash and carry are summarized best by the following definitions: *Cash and carry is a form of trade in which goods are sold from a wholesale warehouse operated either on a self-service basis or on the basis of samples (with the customer selecting from specimen articles using a manual or computerized ordering system but not serving themselves) or a combination of the two. *Customers (retailers, professional users, caterers, institutional buyers, etc.) settle the invoice on the spot in cash and carry the goods away themselves. *There are significant differences between "classical" sales at the wholesale stage and the cash and carry wholesaler: namely ''cash and carry'' customers arrange the transport of the goods themselves and pay for the goods on the spot, rather than on credit. *Access to purchase at a cash and carry is typically limited to ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
