Baker's is a
supermarketA supermarket, also called a grocery store in some parts of North America, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
chain operating primarily in the metro area of
Omaha, NebraskaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. It is owned by
KrogerThe Kroger Co. is an American retail supermarket chain and parent company, founded by Bernard Henry Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$76 billion in sales during fiscal year 2008. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume ...
.
Abe Baker started his first grocery store in
Walnut, IowaWalnut is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 778 at the 2000 census. Walnut is located on Interstate 80 and is famous for its many antique stores...
in 1927. His first Omaha-area store opened in
Bellevue, NebraskaBellevue is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 44,382 at the 2000 census. Eight miles south of Omaha, Bellevue is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1855, it is the oldest city in Nebraska.-Geography:Bellevue is located at...
in 1947, and his first in Omaha itself (at 73rd and Maple Streets) started in 1957. In 1971, Abe's two sons, Jack and Bob, took on more management responsibility. The Baker family sold the chain to food wholesaler
Fleming CompaniesFleming Companies, often shortened to Fleming Cos, was a Texas-based supplier of consumer package goods to retailers in the United States.-Pre-Bankruptcy:...
in 1992.
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Baker's is a
supermarketA supermarket, also called a grocery store in some parts of North America, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
chain operating primarily in the metro area of
Omaha, NebraskaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. It is owned by
KrogerThe Kroger Co. is an American retail supermarket chain and parent company, founded by Bernard Henry Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$76 billion in sales during fiscal year 2008. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume ...
.
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Abe Baker started his first grocery store in
Walnut, IowaWalnut is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 778 at the 2000 census. Walnut is located on Interstate 80 and is famous for its many antique stores...
in 1927. His first Omaha-area store opened in
Bellevue, NebraskaBellevue is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 44,382 at the 2000 census. Eight miles south of Omaha, Bellevue is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1855, it is the oldest city in Nebraska.-Geography:Bellevue is located at...
in 1947, and his first in Omaha itself (at 73rd and Maple Streets) started in 1957. In 1971, Abe's two sons, Jack and Bob, took on more management responsibility. The Baker family sold the chain to food wholesaler
Fleming CompaniesFleming Companies, often shortened to Fleming Cos, was a Texas-based supplier of consumer package goods to retailers in the United States.-Pre-Bankruptcy:...
in 1992.
KrogerThe Kroger Co. is an American retail supermarket chain and parent company, founded by Bernard Henry Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$76 billion in sales during fiscal year 2008. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume ...
purchased the Baker's stores from Fleming in 2001 after Fleming ran into financial problems. In 2004, three former Albertson's grocery stores in Omaha were purchased and turned into Baker's stores after Albertson's withdrew from the Omaha market.
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