Bashas'
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| Type | Family-owned company |
| Founded | 1932 Chandler, Arizona |
| Headquarters | Chandler, Arizona |
| Key people | Eddie Basha, Jr., CEO & Chairman |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Grocery |
| Revenue | USD |
| Employees | 20,000 |
| Website | www.bashas.com |
Bashas' is a family-owned grocery store chain, primarily located in Arizona with two locations outside the state; one each in Needles, California and Crownpoint, New Mexico.
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[edit] Bashas' History
Najeeb Basha came to the United States from Lebanon in 1886; he and his wife Najeeby moved to Arizona in 1910. The family struggled for years in retail sales in various Arizona towns, facing numerous setbacks but remaining determined to succeed. The first store to officially carry the BASHAS' name, opened in 1932 in Goodyear, Arizona, as a company store where employees of J. G. Boswell could purchase groceries with company scrip. Bashas' was founded by Najeeb and Najeeby's sons, Ike and Eddie Basha, Sr. The current CEO is Eddie's son, Eddie Basha, Jr.
[edit] Bashas' Today
The Bashas' Family of Stores includes four distinct formats: Bashas', Bashas' Diné, AJ's Fine Foods and Food City. The company has more than 165 stores serving every county in Arizona, as well as Needles, California, and Crownpoint, New Mexico. The company recently added a new format called Bashas' Farmers Market. This newest format is only in Prescott, Payson, and Winslow.
Bashas' has doubled in size in the last decade with stores under the Bashas' name, as well as AJ's Fine Foods, and Food City, bringing the total to more than 166 stores.
[edit] Slogans
Bashas', Bashas' Diné Markets, Bashas' Farmers Market -- Where Fresh Is Best
AJ'S Fine Foods -- Experience the Difference
FOOD CITY -- Make You Feel At Home
[edit] Bashas'
Bashas' Supermarkets are traditional grocery stores.
The company recently added a new format called Bashas' Farmers Market. This newest format is only in Prescott, Payson, and Winslow.
Bashas' also has a Distribution Center, located in Chandler, which includes over 16 acres of under-roof space, as well as a full mechanic shop. The perishables area of the Center is temperature- and climate-controlled and includes ripening rooms and areas that vary in temperature from a base temperature of 55 degrees year-round to freezer rooms of 10 degrees below zero.
[edit] AJ'S Fine Foods
AJ's Fine Foods are gourmet and specialty stores. The stores feature chef-prepared entrees, an extensive wine collection with trained cellar staff, and specialty baked goods. These are the few former Bayless Markets left.
[edit] FOOD CITY
FOOD CITY was acquired by Bashas' in 1993. Since acquiring the original Food City store, several Bashas' stores have been converted to this format. Food City offers a full range of ethnic and Hispanic food varieties. Although there is nothing in the name that suggests that the store focuses on Hispanic foods, inside most stores offer various Hispanic-themed foods. Some of these stores were previously Bayless Markets. See the paragraph above.
In response, Fry's Food and Drug another Arizona competitor has launched "Fry's Mercado" as a competitor to the Hispanic food market.
[edit] Bashas' Diné Markets
Bashas' Diné Markets are located on Native American reservations throughout Arizona. They specialize in the needs of Navajo, Apache and Tohono O'odham customers with products such as Blue Bird flour for fry bread, mutton and wool. Signs in the store are in the native language.
[edit] References
- Hernandez, Ruben,"Bashas' taking new concept to downtown Phoenix", The Business Journal of Phoenix (at bizjournals.com), October 22, 2004.
- McTaggart, Jenny and Stephen Dowdell, "COVER STORY: Retailer of the Year: Growing up Bashas" (Google cache/subscription required), Progressive Grocer, December 1, 2005
- Schmidt, Erin, "Bashas' stores multiplying in Northwest market", Northwest Explorer, February 22, 2005.
