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| Company name | Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. | | Company type | Subsidiary of SuperValu | | Slogan | Crazy About Food, Good Things are Just Around The Corner, Get Inspired | | Industry | Retail (Grocery) | | Founded | 1860 (Portland, Maine). | | Headquarters | West Bridgewater, Massachusetts | | Key people | Craig Herkert, CEO
Mike Witynski, President | | Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, floral, frozen foods, grocery, liquor, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, sushi |
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Shaw’s, along with companion store, Star Market, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu. The company is the second largest grocery group in the northeastern US, the largest being Stop & Shop. Shaw’s is the largest supermarket chain whose stores are located entirely within New England. Until the sale of all its Connecticut locations in February 2010, Shaw's was also the only supermarket chain to operate stores in all six New England states. The company is based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and employs roughly 30,000 associates in over 175 stores. The company regularly markets numerous products under its own private labels — including products by Richelieu Foods.
Shaw’s was acquired by Albertsons in 2004, which acquired the chain from J Sainsbury plc for $2.5 billion. In 1999, Shaw’s acquired the Star Market chain of supermarkets. Star Market was formerly owned by Investcorp, which in turn purchased the chain from American Stores in 1994. American Stores had acquired Star Market through its hostile takeover of Jewel Companies, Inc., in 1984. Jewel acquired Star Market in 1964.
Shaws operates stores throughout Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island; while Star Market operates in Massachusetts. The chain's largest competitors are Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and Market Basket.
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