Lund Food Holdings, Inc is an American

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operator. Headquartered in

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, it owns the upscale

chain Lunds & Byerlys. The company opened its first supermarkets in the Uptown area of

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. In 2015, it changed its name from Lunds to Lunds & Byerlys. It operates 28 stores in Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area of

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History

Lunds History

Russell T. Lund Sr. founded a grocery called Hove's in 1939 at the corner of Lake Street and

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in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Russell Lund Sr., an employee, took an equity stake in the cheese and cracker department in 1922 and after founding a

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business, a larger stake in 1939. The chain took the Lunds name in 1964. Lunds and Byerly's were competing companies until 1997 when Lunds acquired Byerly's. They continued to operate under their individual names until April 2015, when the stores were rebranded Lunds & Byerlys. In 2006, they launched its online grocery shopping service. Shoppers have the option of either picking up their groceries at certain stores or having it delivered to their home.

Byerly's History

Byerly's was founded in 1968 by Don Byerly, who opened the first store in

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. Byerly's opened fourteen other stores in the

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. Byerly's stores, which ranged in size from 50,000 to , were open 24 hours a day until, February 2008 when the store hours were changed to 6am to 12am. Byerly's locations offered in-store United States Post Offices, full-service

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, floral departments, wines & spirits shops, and in-store Byerly's restaurants. All Byerly's branded restaurants have now closed, but a restaurant named "Minnesota Grill" still operates out of the Roseville store location offering limited Lund's and Byerly's food items. The store was known for its "great customer service" and its deli and bakery. Byerly's was commonly viewed as high-end grocery shopping, and prices were relatively similar to other retail stores selling the same brands. Product quality was the core focus of Byerlys and the prices reflect higher quality products. In April 1997, the company was purchased by Lund Food Holdings, Inc., parent company of Edina-based Lunds.

References

External links

Lunds & Byerlys website
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