United At A Glance
- United Supermarkets, LLC, is a Texas-based, family-owned retail grocery chain with stores in 30 markets across north and west Texas. A self-distributing company with its headquarters and distribution center in Lubbock, United operates 50 stores under three distinct formats: United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos United.
- United Supermarkets® represents the “core” concept of the company’s chain of stores, with 38 stores in 24 markets.
- Market Street™ is a world-class food concept store. A unique, one-stop shopping experience, Market Street combines the everyday groceries and great prices Guests need, with all the specialty items, whole health, gourmet products and take-home cuisine they want. Market Street stores are located in Allen, Amarillo, Colleyville, Coppell, Frisco, Lubbock (2), McKinney, Plano and Wichita Falls.
- Offering a unique blend of the traditional and the cultural, Amigos United is the company’s
international-format store for our Hispanic friends and Guests. The first store opened in Plainview in June 2000 as Supermerado and became Amigos United in October 2007. A second United store, in Lubbock, was converted in November 2008, and a third store -- in Amarillo - is scheduled for conversion in 2009.
- More than 1 million Guests shop our stores every week. And, while you’ll notice some differences from one
store to the next, one thing is always the same: United Supermarkets still embodies the philosophy of its founder -- quality, value, Guest service and community involvement. We believe our growth and success are tied to our unwavering commitment to service -- to our Guests, Team Members and communities. This philosophy is summed up in our Mission, “Ultimate Service. Superior Performance. Positive Impact,” and is outwardly expressed by our tagline, “Where service and savings matter.”
- Now in its 93rd year of operation, United traces its roots to 1916, when H.D. Snell opened his first United Cash Store in Sayre, Oklahoma. In 1946, the Texas stores became a separate company when H.D. “Jack” Snell, Jr., purchased the Vernon and Wellington grocery stores from his father and, one year later, built a third store in Childress. An innovative visionary, Jack Snell introduced United to Lubbock in the 1950s, Wichita Falls in the 1960s and Amarillo in the 1970s. Today, United Supermarkets continues to be led by the Snell family, now in its fourth generation of mannagement - Jack’s son, Robert Snell, serves as chairman of the board, while grandsons Gantt and Matt Bumstead are co-presidents of the company.
- The United “spirit” flourishes in the attitudes and enthusiasm of our over 10,000 Team Members, who keep alive H.D. Snell’s principles of honest pricing, quality and freshness, outstanding selection, uncompromising integrity, unparalleled Guest service and community involvement.
- Since its founding, United Supermarkets has adhered to its founder’s philosophy of growing and expanding into markets in order to “build up” communities - one of the greatest privileges we enjoy is to be able to give back to the communities we serve. United Supermarkets was named the inaugural winner of the Supermarket News Community Service Award in 2003 for its innovative concept of UCrew community volunteer teams. UCrew
organizes volunteer Team Members to provide community service in every United neighborhood.
- In 2001, United Supermarkets was named winner of the Better Business Bureau’s National Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, joining previous winners IBM, Sony Corporation and Dollar General Stores in being recognized for ethical treatment of Guests, employees and communities.
- Most recently, United Supermarkets was named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” three consecutive years.
Current Store Locations
50 Stores in 30 Communities
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