URM Stores has begun a marketing agreement with Superfridge, an in-store media and promotions platform for retailers and CPG brands. Serving a mix of independents and chains such as Rosauers, Yoke’s Fresh Markets, Super 1 Foods and Harvest Foods, URM will deploy more than 100 Superfridge dual-temperature coolers with digital displays across member-owner grocery stores […]
Category: U.R.M. Stores
U.R.M.’s core business is the purchasing, warehousing, and delivery of merchandise inventory to its Member-Owners through its patronage departments. The company operates on a cooperative basis, which means that all of its net earnings on business done with or for its Member-Owners through its Patronage Departments are allocated and paid to its Member-Owners in the form of patronage dividends. Such patronage dividends are paid to the Member-Owners in proportion to the business each Member-Owner does with U.R.M. through each of its Patronage Departments.
Over the last century, the history and growth of the company, stands as a testimony to the strength and vitality of the retailer-owned system.
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URM Stores Names White As President, CEO
After what it described as a thorough search, URM Stores has named Roger F. White as its next CEO and president, effective June 1. A Pacific Northwest native with more than 30 years of industry experience, White will succeed Ray Sprinkle, who is retiring this summer. “Roger not only brings a wealth of experience and strategic […]
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Culture Of URM Stores Inc. Built On Communication, Fairness, Respect
Having weathered challenging work environments in his career, Ray Sprinkle, CEO and president of URM Stores Inc., was determined to create a different kind of workplace when he joined the Spokane, Washington-based company – one characterized by positivity and support. Instead of micromanaging, Sprinkle prefers a hands-off approach, focusing on hiring highly qualified people, trusting […]
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Sprinkle To Retire As URM CEO, President In 2025
Ray Sprinkle, URM CEO and president, has announced he will retire from his position, effective July 2025. Sprinkle has been with URM Stores Inc. for 22 years and worked in the industry for more than 50 years. A graduate of Kansas State University, Sprinkle began his career in the grocery business working for companies such […]
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URM Stores Credits ReposiTrak For FSMA 204 Records Progress
URM Stores Inc. is crediting automation with the ReposiTrak Traceability Network for advancing its efforts to comply with FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law. The ReposiTrak solution enables the exchange and maintenance of FDA-required data between the co-op’s suppliers, distribution centers and retail locations in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. The FDA’s FSMA 204 food […]