The Save Mart Companies offer an on-demand grocery delivery service to customers in partnership with robot delivery company Starship Technologies. The Save Mart Cos. was the first grocer in the U.S. to work with Starship Technologies, according to a previous article of The Shelby Report. The debut of the advanced contactless delivery service embraced the […]
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Local Merchandising Essential To The Save Mart’s Neighborhood Identity
James Gillespie is senior director of local merchandising at The Save Mart Companies. He acknowledges it’s a department not found at most retailers. The local merchandising department tries to find those products that are important to local shoppers in each neighborhood. “It’s about getting our stores to be merchandised to the neighborhood to what our consumers […]
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The Save Mart Co. Rooted In The Region, Understanding Of Customers
Zeb Early, VP of frozen, dairy, deli and dry grocery, has been with The Save Mart Companies for close to 20 years. He attended college at Chico State and, while there, started working for a grocery store on the night crew. He later worked with a small independent group that was acquired by Fleming, which […]
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Cornerstones Of Communication, Connections And Cohesion
Headquartered in the heart of California’s Central Valley, The Save Mart Companies serves more than 200 communities across the state and neighboring Nevada. The company has been in business for 70 years with Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California, FoodMaxx and Maxx Value Food stores, distribution centers and a transportation facility employing more than 14,000 team […]
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Select Save Mart Stores Serve As Innovation Labs
In 1952, the first Save Mart opened in Modesto, California, with the aim to offer Central Valley families the freshest food at the greatest value, according to the company’s website. “It was the foundation for Save Mart’s service-oriented grocery store experience. Since then, Save Mart has grown to 83 stores from Tehachapi to Chico and […]
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Save Mart CEO McGarry Finds Success On Unconventional Career Path
The grocery industry was not on The Save Mart Companies CEO Chris McGarry’s radar when planning his career. The New Jersey native attended Seton Hall University and earned three degrees: a bachelor’s in history, an MBA in finance and a law degree. “If you had asked me 30 years ago if I’d have a career […]
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The Save Mart Companies Named 2022 West Retailer Of The Year
The Save Mart Companies have been named The Shelby Report of the West’s Retailer of the Year. The Save Mart Companies operates 200 Save Mart, Lucky California and FoodMaxx stores in the California Central Valley and Northern Nevada. In addition to its retail operation, the company also operates SMART Refrigerated Transport and is a partner in […]
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From Watermelons To Pepsi, Lowe’s Not Afraid To Go Big
Lowe’s Market is continuing to go big with its product displays. Residents of Lubbock, Texas, were treated to a record-breaking display of watermelons on June 2, 2021. The Food King on 82nd Street hosted a watermelon marketing event of epic proportions, with the world’s largest watermelon display. Although unverified by the Guinness Book of World […]