Super Saver Foods (B&R Stores)
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Super Saver is a chain of grocery stores owned and operated by B&R Stores, Inc. This employee-owned Nebraska
corporation operates exclusively in the retail grocery industry and has its corporate headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska
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The first B&R Stores-owned Super Saver store was opened in 1984 at 48th & O Streets in Lincoln. At the time of the opening, it was the largest retail grocery store
in the state in terms of square footage (60,000 square feet). In 1988 a second Super Saver was opened with 70000 square feet (6,503.2 m²) at 27th & Cornhusker Highway, and a third store was opened in July 1991 at 56th & Highway 2. In 1993, the Company opened a store in Council Bluffs, Iowa
, marking Super Saver's entrance into a market outside of Lincoln. Growth continued for the Super Saver concept, and in 1999 B&R Stores purchased the Food-4-Less store in Columbus, Nebraska
and the Festival of Foods store in Grand Island, Nebraska
. A new Super Saver store at 27th & Pine Lake Road in Lincoln was completed in October 1999. An Omaha, Nebraska
-area location was added in June of 2000 with the opening of B&R's largest store, an 83000 square feet (7,711 m²) Super Saver at 144th & Stony Brook Boulevard in Millard, Nebraska
.
B&R Stores was founded in 1962 by Russ Raybould. During the past 42 years, the company has grown to include the Russ's Market
, Super Saver and ALPS concepts, along with the Grand Central Apple Market in Kearney, Nebraska
, which the company acquired in 2008.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
corporation operates exclusively in the retail grocery industry and has its corporate headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
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The first B&R Stores-owned Super Saver store was opened in 1984 at 48th & O Streets in Lincoln. At the time of the opening, it was the largest retail grocery store
Grocery store
A grocery store is a store that retails food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells these "groceries" to customers. Large grocery stores that stock products other than food, such as clothing or household items, are...
in the state in terms of square footage (60,000 square feet). In 1988 a second Super Saver was opened with 70000 square feet (6,503.2 m²) at 27th & Cornhusker Highway, and a third store was opened in July 1991 at 56th & Highway 2. In 1993, the Company opened a store in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, known until 1852 as Kanesville, Iowathe historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trailsis a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across...
, marking Super Saver's entrance into a market outside of Lincoln. Growth continued for the Super Saver concept, and in 1999 B&R Stores purchased the Food-4-Less store in Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus is a city in east central Nebraska, United States. Its population was 22,111 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Platte County.-Pre-settlement history:...
and the Festival of Foods store in Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 48,520 at the 2010 census.Grand Island is home to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center which is the sole agency responsible for training law enforcement officers throughout the state,...
. A new Super Saver store at 27th & Pine Lake Road in Lincoln was completed in October 1999. An Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
-area location was added in June of 2000 with the opening of B&R's largest store, an 83000 square feet (7,711 m²) Super Saver at 144th & Stony Brook Boulevard in Millard, Nebraska
Millard, Nebraska
Millard is a former town and current neighborhood in southwest Omaha, Nebraska; the original downtown area is near 132nd St. and L St. After lengthy legal fights, the city of Millard was annexed by the city of Omaha in 1971...
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B&R Stores was founded in 1962 by Russ Raybould. During the past 42 years, the company has grown to include the Russ's Market
Russ's Market
Russ's Market is a Nebraska-based grocery chain that operates stores in the communities of Lincoln and Hastings.Russ’s Market is owned by B&R Stores, Inc., a Nebraska corporation...
, Super Saver and ALPS concepts, along with the Grand Central Apple Market in Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....
, which the company acquired in 2008.