Southern Family Markets
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| Type | Grocery Store |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, produce, snacks |
| Slogan | ...From Our Family To Yours |
| Website | www.cswg.com |
Southern Family Markets is a chain of American supermarkets operated by C&S Wholesale Grocers, a distributor based in Keene, New Hampshire. The chain is operated as an affiliate of C&S.
The chain is comprised primarily of smaller stores, almost all acquired from other chains. In 2005, Southern Family Markets acquired 104 stores from BI-LO, which operates stores under the BI-LO, Bruno's Supermarkets, Food World, FoodMax and Food Fair brand names.[1] These stores were primarily smaller and older, and frequently found in declining neighborhoods. In addition, Southern Family acquired various stores from bankrupt Winn-Dixie, which had been undergoing a retrenchment out of upper regions of the Southeast, back toward its home base of Florida.
Under increasing competition from other grocers, supercenters, warehouse stores and natural food stores, Southern Family Markets announced in August 2006 that they would either close or sell 30 stores in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi along with their complete North Carolina market of 17 stores.[2] Soon after, on November 30, 2006, Southern Family Markets announced that they were closing all seven of their stores in Tennessee[3] then announced on January 5, 2007 that it would close all six stores in its hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.[4]
As of January 20, 2007, Southern Family Markets will operate 43 grocery stores.
[edit] References
- ^ C&S affiliate buys stores, press release dated May 3, 2005
- ^ Southern Family Markets to Exit North Carolina, The Food Partners Article dated August 10, 2006
- ^ Southern Family to Close Tennessee Stores, Supermarket News Article dated November 30, 2006
- ^ Southern Family Closing Birmingham Stores, Supermarket News Article dated January 5, 2006
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