Carlie C's Explained

Carlie C's is an IGA grocery store chain headquartered in Dunn, North Carolina. It is the largest IGA franchise in North Carolina.^[1] As of March 2023, the chain had 33 locations across North Carolina and South Carolina.^[2] The business has annual revenue in excess of $100 million as of 2013.

The business started with a small country store in Johnston County, North Carolina, opened by Carlie C. and Joyce McLamb in 1961. It became part of the IGA in the 1980s.^[2] By 1989, the chain had grown to six stores.^[3] By 2011, it grew to 13 locations.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2011/12/05/grocery-chain-expanding-in-raleigh.html Grocery chain expanding in Raleigh
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014015606/http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/10/12/3273299/carlie-cs-the-little-guy-in-the.html Independent grocer Carlie C's expands as grocery titans duel
3. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FV&p_theme=fv&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F54F1AEB41966FD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM GROCER PROVES INDEPENDENTS CAN THRIVE