The wholesaler is already on grocery shelves, making its investment in local stores a bit complicated.
The Albertsons logo is displayed at an Albertsons supermarket on Aug. 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. A federal judge in Oregon is hearing arguments today after the Federal Trade Commission and several states sued to block the planned merger between grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons. A proposed merger between two of the biggest names in supermarkets would bring a new grocery banner to California, a scenario that rings familiar and perhaps ominous bells for local shoppers.
So, who is C&S Wholesale? Longtime retail analyst Craig Rosenblum says most shoppers likely don’t know the New Hampshire-based wholesaler has been working in California for decades. The opportunity for C&S to break into grocery retail is new, and Rosenblum says that prospect poses certain questions for the company. We asked Rosenblum to explain some of those intricacies. His answers have been edited for length.They’re one of the two, true national wholesalers today. So, they cover the full country, East to West, including Hawaii. Traditionally, they curate and distribute products to independent grocery stores.
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