United Supermarkets
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| United Supermarkets Ltd. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Headquarters | Lubbock, Texas, USA |
| Key people | Dan J. Sanders, CEO R. Gantt Bumstead, Co-President Matt Bumstead, Co-President and EVP, Guest and Community Service |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Bakery, banking, beer, dairy, deli, frozen foods, gasoline (select locations), general merchandise, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, wine. |
| Revenue | $1,100.0 (est.) million [1] USD |
| Employees | 7,000 (2006)[2] |
| Website | www.UnitedTexas.com |
United Supermarkets is a Lubbock, Texas based supermarket chain whose roots go back to 1916, when H.D. Snell opened his first United Cash Store in Sayre, Oklahoma. Today, his legacy has grown to include 46 stores in 26 Texas cities and almost 9,000 team members serving their guests and their communities. There are plans to open 4 more Market Street locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex by mid 2008.[citation needed]
Today, United Supermarkets continues to be led by the Snell family, now in its fourth generation of management. Matt and Gantt Bumstead, great-grandchildren of H.D. Snell are involved in the day-to-day operation. In addition to the original grocery chain, it has added two other concepts in recent years: Market Street, which features take-home cuisine, restaurants, gourmet and everyday grocery items in one store; and Amigos United, an international-format store offering the perfect blend of American fare and international cuisine.
Dan J. Sanders became CEO in June 2004. Mr. Sanders published a book, Built to Serve, with Mcgraw-Hill in September 2007. Built to Serve is a management book that stresses the principles United was founded on. It focuses on putting people before profits. The foreword was written by Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and the afterword was written by Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager.
Despite tremendous growth, the original vision of H.D. and Jack Snell is very much alive in today's United Supermarkets. The founders' spirit of service and basic philosophy still serve as cornerstones of everyday operations.
That philosophy is simple: Passionate team members dedicated to giving guests the finest in quality, value and service. In short, it's what makes United different - Food, People, Heart & Soul.[3]
[edit] United Spirit Arena
United Supermarkets owns the naming rights to United Spirit Arena at Texas Tech University. The arena is the home court for the university's men's and women's basketball teams.
[edit] References
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- ^ 2007, Hoover's, Inc.. United Supermarkets, Ltd. Company Profile - Yahoo! Finance (En). 2007 Yahoo! Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Jeff Day (2007). United Supermarkets :: About Us. United Supermarkets, Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
