Harps Food Stores is a chain of supermarkets and markets stores based in Springdale, Arkansas. Harps also owns 64 stores in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Harps sales both groceries and sporting goods in some larger stores. Harps Food Stores was founded in 1930[1] by Harvard and Floyd Harp. In 2001, Harps became employee-owned after buying company shares from the Harp family. Harps is supplied by Associated Wholesale Grocers.[2] Harps is valued around $500 million. Harps employed 3,200 people in 2009.[3]