Super One Foods is a chain of

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s, with 32 locations in

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, and the

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. The chain is owned and operated by ''Miner's, Inc.'', a

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. A small number of the stores in the chain are branded as ''U-Save Foods'', and a Duluth store is named ''Woodland Marketplace''.

History

In 1943, Tony and Ida Miner opened a

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. When Tony noticed that many customers left early in the evening so they could buy their bread and milk before their nearby grocery store closed for the day, he added a milk cooler and bread to the items he sold. Thus was the beginning of their entry into the

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business. Tony and Ida built their first grocery store, ''Miner's Market'', on the west side of Grand Rapids. By 1954, the family had added on to the original store and changed the name to

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. In 1963, the Miners opened their second store in

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. Two years later, the family moved to

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and opened a third store in Duluth's Woodland neighborhood. Shortly thereafter they made this location their headquarters because it was located close to one of their major suppliers. Tony and Ida retired in 1975 and their son Jim became president of the company. Around this time, as the company was building a new

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in Duluth, the stores were re-branded with the name ''Super One''. The store in

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was the first to receive a Super One sign in 1977. Since then, many other Super One locations have been opened, with a current total of 32. In 2014, a large store on East Second Street in

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was opened. The project was delayed for over a year while the owner of adjacent real estate near the proposed site refused to sell.

Locations

, there are 32 store locations and 10 liquor store locations. The most recently acquired store is the former Angeli Foods in

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. Most stores have an in-store

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and

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Charitable giving

Super One has supported charitable causes that promote the health, education, and the well being of the community it serves. An example is a fundraiser that benefitted ''Solvay Hospice House'' in

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. According to organizers, more than $30,000 was raised for the hospice house. In addition, a local hospital foundation partnered with Super One for several years in a row and sold $1 ornaments.

External links

Super One Website

Miners Inc website

References

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History

Locations

Charitable giving

See also

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