Private company
Associated Grocers
Logo: Associated Grocers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Retailers' cooperative
Associated Grocers was an American retailers' cooperative that distributed full lines of groceries and general merchandise. Founded in Seattle in 1934, the cooperative provided retail services to independent grocers in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. The cooperative served over 300 members’ retail locations with 2004 sales of $794.8 million before it was acquired by another cooperative, Unified Western Grocers on September 30, 2007.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersSeattle1
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Associated Grocers was an American retailers' cooperative that distributed full lines of groceries and general merchandise. Founded in Seattle in 1934, the cooperative provided retail services to independent grocers in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. The cooperative served over 300 members’ retail locations with 2004 sales of $794.8 million before it was acquired by another cooperative, Unified Western Grocers on September 30, 2007.2
Products and brands
- grocery store
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1934Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaAssociated Grocers
- WikidataQ4809193
Sources
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- 1WikidataAssociated Grocers on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAssociated Grocers on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAssociated Grocers logo by Associated Grocers, Public domain