C&S is opened supermarket Piggly Wiggly in Watertown, New York, which is about 400 km north of New York City. GU Markets LLC, an affiliate of C&S., will operate the upstate grocery store.
In a press release announcing the debut, Bob Palmer, Chief Executive Officer of C&S Wholesale Grocers said, “We are very excited to bring this beloved brand to New York. Piggly Wiggly has been an icon in the supermarket industry since its first store opening in the 1900s”. Palmer added, “When we purchased the 12 stores that became available due to the Tops Markets merger with Price Chopper/Market 32, we immediately knew that this location was the right opportunity to enter the Northeast market and showcase why this is a supermarket that creates braggingly happy customers”.
To mark the grand opening occasion, C&S made a special donation to the Northern New York Community Foundation.
According to a report in Supermarket News C&S expanded its Midwestern footprint with the purchase of Piggly Wiggly Midwest, a Sheboygan, Wis.-based food wholesaler. Under the deal, C&S acquired 11 corporate-run Piggly Wiggly stores and began serving 84 Piggly Wiggly franchisees in Wisconsin plus 14 Butera Market supermarkets in the Chicagoland region.
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Piggly Wiggly has a more than 100-year history in the grocery business. Today under the management of C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. each store is tailored to the local shopper’s need.
There are more than 530 Piggly Wiggly stores in 17 states. Piggly Wiggly introduced many of the conveniences grocery shoppers enjoy today. The grocery store according to their website was the first to provide checkout stands, use refrigerated cases to keep produce fresher longer, and price mark every item in the store among many other features that revolutionized the grocery industry, as we know it today.