Brookshire Brothers has expanded its presence this summer in Hardin County in Southeast Texas. Company President and CEO John Alston announced the recent acquisition of the Market Basket location in Lumberton, Texas. This is the second Market Basket location Brookshire Brothers has acquired in the last year.
“On behalf of our Brookshire Brothers’ team, I would like to express our thanks to Skylar Thompson and the Market Basket group for allowing us to work with them on assuming the operations of their Lumberton location,” Alston said in making the announcement. “Our companies share a long history of serving communities across Texas and Louisiana, and we are committed to providing our shoppers in Lumberton with the same great selection of products and exceptional service that the Market Basket team is known for.”
As part of the Lumberton transition, Brookshire Brothers closed the store at 421 South Main St. while it brought in new inventory and renovated key areas – including a full-service deli. Kenneth Brown leads the Brookshire Brothers team as its Lumberton store director.
The store reopened June 17.
Brookshire Brothers, an employee-owned company headquartered in Lufkin, Texas, has 116 retail locations including a standalone pharmacy in Lumberton and grocery stores in both Kountze and Silsbee in Hardin County. Last summer, Brookshire Brothers purchased Market Basket’s Many, Louisiana location.
Founded in 1921, this regional grocery chain operates retail locations from Texas Hill Country in the west to Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the east.
