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'''The Fresh Market''' is a chain of [[gourmet]] [[supermarkets]] based in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>"[http://www.freshmarket.com/company/contactus.aspx Contact Us]." Fresh Market. Retrieved on July 13, 2010.</ref> |
'''The Fresh Market''' is a chain of [[gourmet]] [[supermarkets]] based in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>"[http://www.freshmarket.com/company/contactus.aspx Contact Us]." Fresh Market. Retrieved on July 13, 2010.</ref> |
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The Fresh Market was founded by Ray and Beverly Berry on March 8, 1982 in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. The Berrys' idea was to develop a better [[grocery store]] that brought back the feeling of open European-style markets.<ref>http://www.freshmarket.com/Company/history.html</ref> |
The Fresh Market was founded by Ray and Beverly Berry on March 8, 1982 in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. The Berrys' idea was to develop a better [[grocery store]] that brought back the feeling of open European-style markets.<ref>http://www.freshmarket.com/Company/history.html</ref> |
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The company (as of December, 2011) operates 110 stores in 21 states, located in the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, with plans for continued expansion throughout the country |
The company (as of December, 2011) operates 110 stores in 21 states, located in the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, with plans for continued expansion throughout the country. Their first store in the West opened in October 2012 in Roseville, Placer County, California, and it was an immediate success despite stiff competition. |
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Longtime family-owned Houston grocer [[Rice Epicurean Markets]] is closing four of its five stores to make way for The Fresh Market, the Greensboro, N.C.-based specialty food chain announced November 14, 2012. Fresh Market will remodel each location and plans to open the four stores in the latter half of next year.<ref>Kaplan, David. "[http://www.chron.com/business/article/Rice-Epicurean-to-close-four-stores-to-make-way-4036730.php Rice Epicurean to close four stores to make way for The Fresh Market]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. November 14, 2012. Retrieved on November 15, 2012.</ref> |
Longtime family-owned Houston grocer [[Rice Epicurean Markets]] is closing four of its five stores to make way for The Fresh Market, the Greensboro, N.C.-based specialty food chain announced November 14, 2012. Fresh Market will remodel each location and plans to open the four stores in the latter half of next year.<ref>Kaplan, David. "[http://www.chron.com/business/article/Rice-Epicurean-to-close-four-stores-to-make-way-4036730.php Rice Epicurean to close four stores to make way for The Fresh Market]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. November 14, 2012. Retrieved on November 15, 2012.</ref> |
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: TFM | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | March 8, 1982 |
| Headquarters | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Number of locations | 132 |
Area served | Southeastern U.S. Mid Atlantic U.S. Midwest |
Key people | Ray Berry (grocer) and Beverly Berry (founders) |
| Products | Grocery |
| Website | thefreshmarket.com |
The Fresh Market is a chain of gourmet supermarkets based in Greensboro, North Carolina.[1] The Fresh Market was founded by Ray and Beverly Berry on March 8, 1982 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Berrys' idea was to develop a better grocery store that brought back the feeling of open European-style markets.[2] The company (as of December, 2011) operates 110 stores in 21 states, located in the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, with plans for continued expansion throughout the country. Their first store in the West opened in October 2012 in Roseville, Placer County, California, and it was an immediate success despite stiff competition.
Longtime family-owned Houston grocer Rice Epicurean Markets is closing four of its five stores to make way for The Fresh Market, the Greensboro, N.C.-based specialty food chain announced November 14, 2012. Fresh Market will remodel each location and plans to open the four stores in the latter half of next year.[3]
After increasing the price of its initial public offering from $18–20 to $22, Fresh Market raised $290 million, and on November 5, 2010, began trading on Nasdaq using the symbol TFM.[4]
Locations
Fresh Market currently operates stores in the following states in the US:
- Alabama- 5
- Arkansas- 2
- California- 2 (both currently under construction)
- Connecticut- 2
- Florida- 32
- Georgia (U.S. state)- 12
- Illinois- 7
- Indiana- 4
- Kansas- 1
- Kentucky- 3
- Louisiana- 4
- Massachusetts- 1
- Maryland- 4
- Mississippi- 1
- North Carolina- 15 & current headquarters
- New Hampshire- 1
- New Jersey- 1
- New York- 2
- Ohio- 6
- Oklahoma- 1
- Pennsylvania- 3
- South Carolina- 6
- Texas- 4 (Houston 2013)
- Tennessee- 7
- Virginia- 8
- Wisconsin- 2
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Fresh Market. Retrieved on July 13, 2010.
- ^ http://www.freshmarket.com/Company/history.html
- ^ Kaplan, David. "Rice Epicurean to close four stores to make way for The Fresh Market." Houston Chronicle. November 14, 2012. Retrieved on November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Report: Fresh Market raises $290 million at IPO". News & Record. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
The Fresh Market chain has 101 store locations.
