11 Facts About Raley's Supermarkets

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Raley's Supermarkets is an independent, family-owned American grocery and retail technology company headquartered in West Sacramento, California.

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Raley's Supermarkets started Food Source in 1995 and Market 5-ONE-5 in 2018.

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In June 1999, Albertsons announced plans to sell its 19 stores in Las Vegas to Raley's Supermarkets, which planned to purchase eight Albertson's stores in New Mexico.

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For five years, Raley's Supermarkets had been searching for ways to expand the company, with specific interest in the Las Vegas and Salt Lake City markets.

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At the time, Raley's Supermarkets was the 38th largest supermarket chain in the United States, with 150 stores, including Bel Air Markets, Food Source and Nob Hill Foods.

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Raley's Supermarkets opened its Las Vegas stores later in 1999, and had plans to build additional locations in the Las Vegas area.

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Raley's Supermarkets stated that slow growth and local competition were reasons for selling the stores.

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8.

In 2004, Raley's Supermarkets opened its first Aisle 1 brand gas station in Galt, CA, and eventually grew Aisle 1 into 13 locations in Northern California and Nevada.

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9.

Raley's Supermarkets sold all 13 Aisle 1 locations to Anabi Oil in December 2018.

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10.

Raley's Supermarkets transferred prescriptions from affected stores to various CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Walgreens locations.

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11.

Raley's Supermarkets recognized its 85th anniversary with an integrated marketing campaign Good Never Stops.

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