Associated Grocers
{{Short description|Retailers' cooperative}}
{{Infobox company
| logo = Image:Associated Grocers logo.png
| name = Associated Grocers, Inc.
| industry = Food and general merchandise wholesaler
| fate = Acquired by Unified Western Grocers, to form Unified Grocers
| foundation = Seattle, Washington (1934)
| location = Seattle, Washington
Renton, Washington
Clackamas, Oregon
Tukwila, Washington
| products = Groceries and general merchandise
| key_people = Ron Brake, Chairman
John S. Runyan, President and CEO
| num_employees = 780
| revenue = $794.8 Mil (sales) (2004)
| net_income =
| operating_income =
| homepage =
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{{For|the grocers' cooperative based in Alabama|Associated Grocers of the South}}
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 {{Cite web|last=Siderius|first=Christina|date=2005-07-02|title=Grocers' co-op weighs options|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/grocers-co-op-weighs-options/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US}} before it was acquired by another cooperative, Unified Western Grocers on September 30, 2007.
Executive Officers
- John S. Runyan - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Steve Numata - Chief Financial Officer
- Craig W. Palm - Vice President and General Counsel
- Carl Morley - Vice President, Fresh Foods
- Craig K. Calton - Vice President, Marketing and Sales
- David L. Brumley - Vice President, Human Resources
- John Wiedmann - Vice President, Wholesale Operations
- Gene F. Puhrmann - Chief Information Officer
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Category:Defunct companies based in Seattle
Category:Economy of the Northwestern United States
Category:American companies established in 1934
Category:Retail companies established in 1934
Category:Organizations established in 1934
Category:American companies disestablished in 2007
Category:Retail companies disestablished in 2007
Category:Organizations disestablished in 2007
Category:Retailers' cooperatives in the United States
Category:1934 establishments in Washington (state)
Category:2007 disestablishments in Washington (state)
Category:Cooperatives based in Washington
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