Associated Grocers
Encyclopedia
Associated Grocers was a retailers' cooperative
that distributed full lines of groceries and general merchandise. Founded in 1934, it also provided retail services to independent groceries
in Washington, Oregon
, Alaska
, Hawaii
, and Guam
. Based in Seattle, it had over 300 members before it was acquired by another cooperative, Unified Western Grocers
on September 30, 2007.
Retailers' cooperative
A retailers' cooperative is a type of cooperative which employs economies of scale on behalf of its retailer members. Retailers' cooperatives use their purchasing power to acquire discounts from manufacturers and often share marketing expenses. It is common for locally owned grocery stores,...
that distributed full lines of groceries and general merchandise. Founded in 1934, it also provided retail services to independent groceries
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
in Washington, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, and Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
. Based in Seattle, it had over 300 members before it was acquired by another cooperative, Unified Western Grocers
Unified Western Grocers
Unified Grocers, originally Unified Western Grocers, is a retailer-owned wholesale grocery cooperative that supplies independent supermarkets in the Western United States. It was formed in 1999 as the merger of United Grocers of Oregon and Certified Grocers of California...
on September 30, 2007.
Executive Officers
- John S. Runyan - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Steve Numata - Chief Financial Officer
- Craig W. Palm - Vice President and General Counsel
- Carl Morley - Vice President, Fresh Foods
- Craig K. Calton - Vice President, Marketing and Sales
- David L. Brumley - Vice President, Human Resources
- John Wiedmann - Vice President, Wholesale Operations
- Gene F. Puhrmann - Chief Information Officer