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Brookshire's history
Brookshire's company history timeline
In 1928, the family, which by then, included several cousins and a few friends, decided to form a common group, working toward a goal of making a strong regional company.
In 1929, Wood Brookshire and cousin, W.A. Brookshire withdrew from the company, taking with them four stores in Tyler, Texas.
1938 - 32 stores open and operating.
The companies split in 1939, when Wood T. Brookshire took control of the Tyler-area stores in exchange for his share in the Brookshire Brothers partnership.
In 1952, the company bought Moore Grocery and Lufkin Produce Company.
Brookshire’s first warehouse opened in Tyler in 1953.
1966 - Three sons of Austin Brookshire, R.A., Eugene, and Oscar, assumed leadership of the company, which grew to 69 stores in East Texas and Western Louisiana.
By 1968, Brookshire Brothers moved to the west loop in Lufkin.
In 1968, to better supply these existing stores and prepare for continued growth, the company erected a 175,000-square-foot distribution center in Tyler.
By 1975, despite the obstacles of a national energy crisis and a recessionary economy, the company had opened 13 new stores and made its way onto the Chain Store Age list of the fastest growing grocers.
1976 - 75 stores open and operating.
In 1982, the company generated $350 million in revenue, having doubled its output in just seven years.
By 1984, Brookshire operated more than 70 stores and employed more than 4,000 people in its three-state region.
In 1984, the company opened the first of several Super 1 Foods stores in Alexandria, LA. Super 1 Foods was originally a no-frills, warehouse format.
Garry, Michael, "Spicing Up Sales," Progressive Grocer, April 1991,p.
1991 - Brookshire Brothers began offering gasoline on its supermarket parking lots.
To keep pace with this steady expansion, the company added more than 250,000 square feet to its distribution center before the end of the decade, and in 1991, the company brought its first warehouse-type store to the area, opening a mammoth 100,000-square-foot Super 1 Foods in Plano.
1992 - Brookshire Brothers opened its first pharmacy.
The company's expansion to the east resulted in the construction of a second distribution center in 1992, located in Monroe, Louisiana.
In 1993 it launched the Brookshire Pharmacy Division, and by the end of the decade 73 stores would include pharmacies.
The state also became the site of Brookshire's 100th store, which opened in Marksville, in 1994.
By 1995, the company had established a strong presence in the Dallas suburbs, with seven stores in operation.
The company opened its first Fuel Center in 1995, and over the years another 20 Brookshire's and Super 1 Foods stores would add gas stations to their operations.
1997 - Brookshire Brothers opened its first Tobacco Barn and expanded its offerings to include discount tobacco.
In 1999 Brookshire was in the vanguard of retailers testing self-checkout technology, which it soon introduced to all of its stores.
In 2000 the Tyler distribution center received a major upgrade, one of the most ambitious projects Brookshire ever took on.
The first store opened in Plano, Texas, in 2001.
In April 2002 Brookshire established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, providing further incentive for the company's more than 12,000 employees to embrace Brookshire's culture.
Piller, Can, "Tyler, Texas-Based Grocery Chain to Buy 17 Winn-Dixie Stores in North Texas," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 31, 2002.
2006 - Brookshire Brothers becomes 100% employee owned.
2007 - Brookshire Brothers merged with Polk Oil Company, which added fuel distribution and the convenience store format.
The Brookshire Grocery Company also opened FRESH by Brookshire's in Tyler, TX on March 10, 2011.
In 2012, a new format Super 1 Foods store was built in Carencro, LA., with a new floorplan and decor package that would be rolled out to all the other stores.
2013 - Five new supermarkets and six new convenience stores were added to Brookshire Brothers’ operations.
The first annual FRESH 15 Road Race was held on March 1, 2014 and continues yearly.
2014 - Brookshire Brothers acquires the assets of David’s Supermarkets.
2015 - Brookshire Brothers sells 26 Polk Pick-It-Up convenience stores to Partners Investors C-Stores, Ltd.
In June 2016 Brookshire's purchased 25 stores formerly owned by Wal-Mart (formerly their Wal-Mart Express brand). The stores, located in Texas (20 stores) and Louisiana (five stores) were re-branded as Spring Market (the name taken from Brookshire's first location on Spring Avenue in Tyler).
2017 - Brookshire Brothers opens additional Brookshire Brothers Express formats in Hudson, TX and Valley Mills, TX.
2018 – The launch of Brookshire Brothers Anywhere, an online shopping platform for grocery pickup and delivery.
2019 - Brookshire Brothers announces plans to build a store in College Station, TX on land leased from the Texas A&M University System.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeway | 1915 | $36.3B | 250,001 | 42 |
| Hy-Vee | 1930 | $12.0B | 88,000 | 751 |
| H-E-B | 1905 | $21.0B | 100,000 | 389 |
| Winn-Dixie | 1925 | $5.1B | 41,000 | - |
| Publix | 1930 | $48.4B | 225,000 | 444 |
| Smith's Food and Drug | 1948 | $4.0B | 22,000 | 122 |
| Food City | 1955 | $720,000 | 16,000 | 1,016 |
| Ralphs | 1873 | $3.0B | 27,000 | 68 |
| Vons | 1906 | $2.6B | 44,000 | - |
| Lowes Foods | 1954 | $1.6B | 8,000 | 287 |
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