URM Stores explained

URM Stores
Former Name:United Retail Merchants
Type:Retailers' cooperative
Founded: in Spokane, Washington, United States [1]
Hq Location:7511 N Freya St
Hq Location City:Spokane, Washington
Hq Location Country:United States
Areas Served:Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Key People:Ray Sprinkle (President & CEO)
Members:Rosauers
Yoke's Fresh Market
Super 1 Foods
Harvest Foods
Num Employees:2,755
Divisions:Rosauers
Super 1 Foods
Huckleberry's Natural Market

PURM Stores, Inc. (formerly United Retail Merchants) of Spokane, Washington is an American retailers' cooperative serving independent supermarkets in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. It was founded in 1921 and is a member of Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates. It used to be an owner of Western Family Foods until 2018, when Western Family products were replaced by Topco brands which include Food Club, Crav'n Flavor, Top Care, Simply Done, Culinary Tours, Wide Awake Coffee Co., That's Smart, Tippy Toes, Paws Happy Life, Pure Harmony and CharKing. It purchased Rosauers Supermarket in 2000.

Its affiliated supermarkets include Family Foods, Harvest Foods, Rosauers, Yoke's Fresh Market, and Super 1 Foods.

History

URM Stores was founded as United Retail Merchants as a co-op of five stores in 1921.[2] It became a distributor of Western Family Foods from 1968 to 2016.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: URM Stores History. 2021-07-17. URM Stores. en-US.
  2. News: Then and Now: URM Stores . 10 October 2024 . The Spokesman-Review . 3 October 2016.