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Brookshire Brothers Company
	A Brookshire Brothers store in Carthage, Texas
Company type	Private, employee-owned
Industry	Retail
Founded	September 21, 1921; 103 years ago; Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
Founders	Austin Brookshire; Tom Brookshire;
Headquarters	Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
Number of locations	117 (108 Brookshire Brothers, 8 David's stores, 1 Pecan Foods store)
Area served	Texas; Louisiana;
Key people	John Alston (CEO & President); Clay Oliver (CFO);
Revenue	$2 billion (2021)
Owner	Employee Owned and Operated
Number of employees	7,000 (2021)
Website	www.brookshirebrothers.com

Brookshire Brothers, is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lufkin, Texas, founded in 1921 by brothers Austin and Tom Brookshire.^[1] Brookshire Brothers is a private corporation that is wholly owned by employees. Brookshire Brothers operates stores in Texas and Louisiana.^[2] Locations with the Brookshire Brothers name operate as retail outlets, grocery stores, convenience stores, as well as free-standing pharmacy, tobacco, and gasoline locations.^{[citation needed]}

History

As the business grew and more stores opened, Wood T. Brookshire and cousin W.A. Brookshire withdrew from the company and started Brookshire's, which now operates independently in Tyler, Texas.^[3]

The following growth through the 1950s and 60s, Austin Brookshire's three sons, Oscar, Eugene, and R.A., assumed leadership and grew the company to more than 70 stores. In 1999, as the surviving brothers neared retirement, the company embarked on an employee-owner stock buy out. By 2006, Brookshire Brothers achieved 100% employee-ownership. ^{[citation needed]}

Brookshire Brothers continue to expand its footprint. It acquired the assets of David's Supermarkets out of Grandview, Texas in 2014 and built additional stores in Zavalla, Apple Springs, Pilot Point (at the location of a closed ALCO when that firm went out of business), Hamilton, and Canyon Lake, Texas.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Brookshire Brothers announced they would provide delivery and curbside pickup from select locations. The services are offered through Rosie, which is a grocery delivery and pickup provider. The service was initially offered at 2 locations in Lufkin, Texas.^[4]

Brookshire Brothers Company is now owned entirely by its 5,600 employees; Brookshire's Food and Pharmacy have stayed in the family but are a separate chain.^[5]

Brands

Fresh Harvest
Food Club
Crav'n Flavor
Simply Done
Paws
TopCare
Cape Covelle Seafood
CharKing
WideAwake Coffee Co.
Tippy Toes
That's Smart

References

^ Hinton, Anne B. (November 1, 1994). "Brookshire Brothers". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "Store Locator". Brookshire Brothers. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "History". Brookshire Brothers. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ Marchat, Alissa (February 12, 2018) [Published February 9, 2018]. "Brookshire Bros. Brings Online Ordering To East Texas With Rosie". The Shelby Report. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "Brookshire family". Forbes. Retrieved February 21, 2024.