Roundy's

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Roundy's Supermarkets (Roundy's) is a supermarket chain with 166 stores and 99 pharmacies in Wisconsin and Illinois.^[1] Based on fiscal year 2012 sales, Roundy's was the 37th largest grocery store chain^[2] and the 89th largest retailer in the United States.^[3] As of December 2015, Roundy's became a subsidiary of The Kroger Company of Cincinnati, Ohio.^[4]

Roundy's operates under the banners of Pick 'n Save (throughout Wisconsin, beginning in 1975), Copps Food Center (in northern Wisconsin and the Madison areas, beginning in 2001), Metro Market (in the Milwaukee and Madison areas),^[when?] and Mariano's Fresh Market (in the Chicago metropolitan area, beginning in 2010).^{[not verified in body]}

Roundy's operates food production facilities in Kenosha, Wisconsin and other locations, and has two main distribution centers, in Mazomanie and Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.^{[not verified in body]}

The company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on February 8, 2012,^[1] and ceased trading on December 18, 2015, when it became a subsidiary of the The Kroger Company (Kroger).^[4]

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The company was founded in 1872 in Milwaukee as Smith, Roundy & Co. by William E. Smith, Judson Roundy and Sidney Hauxhurst. Over the years it has also operated as the Roundy, Peckham & Co. and Roundy, Peckham & Dexter Co. ^{[citation needed]}

Roundy's was a major warehouse distributor to non-company supermarkets, including IGA, but it moved out of the wholesale market to focus on retail.^{[citation needed]}

The Pick 'n Save chain, which was the backbone and propellant for growth and sale of the company in 2002, was the prodigy of two Kroger educated marketers, Vincent R. Little and Michael D. McGee, the "fathers of Pick 'n Save,"^{[This quote needs a citation]} who came up through the ranks at the Kroger Company.^{[citation needed]}

Roundy's saw rapid growth during the John Dickson^[who?] years.^{[when?][citation needed]} The reins were handed to Gerald F. Lestina,^[5] when Dickson became sick.^{[when?][citation needed]} On Lestina's watch, a period of 7 years, the company built only one corporate store, at the fairgrounds in Oshkosh, Wisconsin; that store was later sold to a director, George E. Prescott,^[6] for approximately $1.1 million.^{[when?][citation needed]}

Roundy's was taken private in 2002 through purchase by the Chicago private-equity firm Willis Stein & Partners.^{[citation needed]} A strong effort was made in 2007 to sell Roundy's, but because of softness in the credit markets, there were no takers.^{[citation needed]} The sale of Roundy's—e.g., to Cincinnati-based Kroger, in conjunction with some or all of Safeway-owned and Chicago-based Dominick's stores—is a matter that has been discussed in the regional business press.^[7]

Roundy's took the company public via IPO in 2012,^{[where?][clarification needed]} posting an initial share price of $8.50 per share.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2013, the CEO of the corporation was Robert "Chairman Bob" Mariano, who had been the CEO of Dominick's prior to Dominick's sale to Safeway in 1998.^{[citation needed]} Most of Mariano's senior staff at Roundy's held the same positions with Mariano at Dominick's.^{[citation needed]} On December 2, 2013, Roundy's and Mariano announced it would purchase 11 Dominick's stores to rebrand them as Mariano's, after Safeway finishes closing the chain early in 2014.^[8]

On November 11, 2015, Roundy's announced its merger with the Kroger Company, a deal valued at $800 million including debt, which was completed on December 18, 2015.^[4] Following completion of the merger, Roundy's operated as a subsidiary of Kroger, but retained its headquarters in Milwaukee.^[9]

CEO Bob Mariano retired on September 1, 2016.^{[10][better source needed][verification needed]}

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Roundy's operates food production facilities in Kenosha, Wisconsin and other locations,^{[where?][citation needed]} and has two main distribution centers located in Mazomanie, and Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.^{[citation needed]}

As of this date,^[when?] Roundy's operates stores under four distinct banners: Pick 'n Save (throughout Wisconsin, beginning in 1975),^{[citation needed]} Copps Food Center (in northern Wisconsin and the Madison areas, beginning in 2001),^{[citation needed]} Metro Market (in the Milwaukee and Madison areas^[when?]),^{[citation needed]} and Mariano's Fresh Market (in the Chicago metropolitan area, beginning in 2010).^{[citation needed]} Pick 'n Save and Copps are practically identical in merchandising style and strategy, with Copps confined to northeastern and north-central Wisconsin markets.^{[citation needed]} Metro Market and Mariano's offer more urban-upscale product offerings, with modern fixtures and amenities.^{[citation needed]}

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As well as differing geographically, competitors to the Roundy's chains will differ, depending on which of the banners described above are considered.^{[citation needed]}

• York, Emily Bryson (February 11, 2013). "Former Dominick's CEO Opening More Grocery Stores Here". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2017.

• Official website