Redner's Markets, Inc. is a
privately held,
American supermarket chain headquartered in
Reading, Pennsylvania. Redner's is an
employee-owned
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company that is wholly owned by present and past employees and members of the Redner family. In 2012, 48% was owned by Redner's employees and 52% by the Redner family. Redner's operates stores throughout
Pennsylvania
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,
Delaware
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, and
Maryland
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. The chain has a distribution warehouse located in
Maidencreek Township, Pennsylvania.
History
Redner's Markets was founded in March 1970, by Mary and Earl Redner. They opened two supermarkets in
Reading, PA
Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadel ...
.
In 1975, the company formed an
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Employee stock ownership, or employee share ownership, is where a company's employees own shares in that company (or in the parent company of a group of companies). US employees typically acquire shares through a share option plan. In the UK, Emp ...
(ESOP), making them the first supermarket in Pennsylvania to be employee owned.
In March 1987 the company opened its first Warehouse Market location. All its supermarkets were converted to the warehouse style by November 1987.
In October 1990, Earl Redner retired and Richard and Gary Redner took over management of the company.
In 2020, Redner's Warehouse Markets celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Divisions
Redner's operations are organized into three divisions: Redner's Warehouse Market, Redner's Fresh Market and Redner's Quick Shoppe. The total number of Redner's locations is 64.
Redner's Warehouse Market
Redner's Warehouse Markets, also known as Redner's, are warehouse-style markets without the need of a store club membership fee. Most locations range from in store size. These stores stock general merchandise and a full-service supermarket, selling products such as meat and poultry, baked goods, delicatessen, frozen foods, dairy products, garden produce, and fresh seafood. As of May 20, 2021, there were 42 Redner's Warehouse Market locations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.
Redner's Fresh Market
Redner's Fresh Markets are more conventional supermarkets and are slightly smaller than the size of a Redner's Warehouse Market. These stores offer beer & wine café, full-service food and grocery, and beauty aids/non-foods. As of May 20, 2021, there were 3 Redner's Fresh Markets. The first location opened in the fall of 2019 in
Reading
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, with two more locations (one in
Aubdon and one in
Bel Air, Maryland
The town of Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland. According to the 2020 United States census, the population of the town was 10,661.
History
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) opening soon after. There were originally expansion plans to bring the Redner's Fresh Market store concept to a larger amount of existing stores, but these plans were scrapped due to the cost of store upgrades and national labor shortages.
Redner's Quick Shoppe
Redner's Quick Shoppe is a combined
gas station and
convenience store. Some Redner's Quick Shoppe locations offer
Automatic Car Washes and
Diesel
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. As of May 20, 2021, there were 20 Redner's Quick Shoppes.
References
External links
Redner's official website*
Store locations
{{Reading, Pennsylvania
American companies established in 1970
Retail companies established in 1970
Privately held companies based in Pennsylvania
Supermarkets of the United States
Companies based in Berks County, Pennsylvania
1970 establishments in Pennsylvania