type private industry retail grocery fate acquired by brookshire brothers founded 1964 headquarters grandview texas usa number of locations 25 1 2 key people robert waldrip charles waldrip 3 products meats dairy produce general merchandise number of employees 550 2014 4 divisions david s david s express pecan foods website davidsfoods.com david s supermarkets often shortened to david s was an independently owned supermarket chain headquartered in grandview texas united states . founded in 1964 david s operated 25 stores in north central texas and northeast texas concentrated in very small communities not served by other chains . 5 contents 1 history 2 competitive strategies for small town supermarkets 3 in popular culture 4 locations 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit david s supermarkets was founded in 1964 by david waldrip with the opening of a grocery store in milford texas . prior to 2014 the chain of stores most recently had been based in grandview texas where the company operated a distribution center . by february 2014 talks were underway for brookshire brothers a grocery chain based in lufkin texas to acquire david s. 6 7 8 in early april the deal was completed . ten of the david s locations including a david s express and the pecan foods store would have their names remain while the other 15 will have the brookshire brothers name . 9 10 11 12 competitive strategies for small town supermarkets edit in recent years the business focus of david s has been the competition with large discount retailers such as wal mart stores . for the majority of david s supermarket locations a wal mart store with a discount grocery department is within driving proximity . 13 the discounting strategy at wal mart stores remains the most significant challenge for smaller community markets . 14 the small supermarkets have found their survival strategy is local community identification as well as convenience of location and parking the butcher style meat counter farmers market style produce merchandising personality and recognizability of the local store personnel competitive pricing and merchandising and home delivery of customer orders . 15 other major grocery competitors in close proximity to david s supermarket locations include h e b albertsons kroger winn dixie until 2002 when the texas winn dixie stores were liquidated minyard food stores randalls and piggly wiggly . 16 in popular culture edit in early april 2014 during a special week of shows in dallas conan o brien host of tbs conan came to johnson county south of fort worth to put together a video for the late night talk show . one segment focused on o brien in character as a johnson county deputy scoping out the david s supermarket location in alvarado . during his surveillance he scared customers as well as checking up on reports that the store was selling candy bars past their expiration date . 17 18 locations edit acton alvarado clifton crandall dublin edgewood ferris glen rose godley grandview granbury two locations a david s supermarket store a pecan foods store hamilton hubbard italy itasca kaufman maypearl meridian 19 moody princeton seven points venus whitesboro whitney see also edit brookshire brothers list of supermarket chains in the united states references edit our locations davidsfoods.com . retrieved 2014 04 10 . simone wichers voss hitting century mark meridian tribune april 2 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . yourglenrosetx.com no photo title glen rose reporter april 8 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . lufkin based grocer purchases david s supermarkets glen rose reporter april 7 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . david s supermarkets inc. grandview chamber of commerce . retrieved 4 may 2009 . brookshire brothers to buy david s. hood county news february 9 2014 . retrieved 2014 03 01 . brookshire brothers to acquire david s supermarkets . the brookshire brothers blog january 24 2014 . retrieved 2014 03 01 . haynes danielle . david s supermarkets in talks to be sold . kaufman herald february 27 2014 . retrieved 2014 03 01 . brookshire brothers to convert most davids supermarket news april 7 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . lufkin based grocer purchases david s supermarkets glen rose reporter april 7 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . danielle haynes brookshire brothers buys david s supermarkets kaufman herald april 10 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . lufkin based grocer expands its footprint the brookshire brothers blog april 6 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . oral capps jr. new competition for supermarkets a case study . minneapolis retail food industry center university of minnesota . july 1997 . http ageconsearch.umn.edu bitstream 14322 1 tr97 05.pdf oral capps jr. new competition for supermarkets a case study . minneapolis retail food industry center university of minnesota . july 1997 . http ageconsearch.umn.edu bitstream 14322 1 tr97 05.pdf oral capps jr. new competition for supermarkets a case study . minneapolis retail food industry center university of minnesota . july 1997 . http ageconsearch.umn.edu bitstream 14322 1 tr97 05.pdf oral capps jr. new competition for supermarkets a case study . minneapolis retail food industry center university of minnesota . july 1997 . http ageconsearch.umn.edu bitstream 14322 1 tr97 05.pdf teamcoco.com conan becomes a texas deputy part ii conan april 8 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . john austin deputy conan strikes again cleburne times review april 9 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . simone wichers voss hitting century mark meridian tribune april 2 2014 . retrieved 2014 04 10 . external links edit david s supermarkets official site . v t e supermarket chains in the united states kroger baker s supermarkets city market dillons food stores food 4 less foods co. fred meyer fry s food & drug gerbes super markets harris teeter jay c king soopers kroger owen s pay less super markets qfc ralphs roundy s pick n save mariano s metro market copp s ruler foods scott s smith s albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons supervalu county market cub farm fresh hornbacher s save a lot shop n save shoppers ahold delhaize food lion giant carlisle giant landover hannaford brothers company martin s food markets stop & shop southeastern grocers bi lo fresco y m s harveys supermarkets winn dixie wakefern pricerite shoprite the fresh grocer other national chains aldi iga lidl target walmart regional chains asian 99 ranch market great wall supermarket h mart hong kong supermarket island pacific supermarket marina food marukai corporation u.s.a. mitsuwa marketplace nijiya market seafood city shun fat supermarket uwajimaya hispanic bravo el ahorro supermarket fiesta foods fiesta mart la perla tapat a supermarkets m s club mi pueblo food center supermercados teloloapan vallarta supermarkets organic earth fare natural grocers trader joe s whole foods market wholesale bj s wholesale club costco sam s club conventional acme fresh market amigo andronico s balducci s bashas best yet market big y boyer s food markets inc. bristol farms brookshire brothers brookshire grocery company buehler food markets inc. c town supermarkets cash & carry central market d & w fresh market dave s markets dean & deluca demoulas market basket dierbergs markets dorothy lane market easy way store econofoods family fare fairway market fareway festival foods festival foods minnesota food giant food city foodarama foodland foodland hawaii foodtown pathmark gelson s gerland corporation giant eagle grand mart gristedes grocery outlet harmons harps food stores h e b heinen s fine foods highland park market homeland houchens hugo s hy vee ingles inserra supermarkets jerry s foods jungle jim s international market karns quality foods key food super fresh the food emporium king kullen kings super markets kuhn s quality foods lewis food town lion supermarket lowe s market lowes foods lund food holdings magruder s marc s market basket market of choice marsh supermarkets martin s super markets meijer met foods minyard food stores miracle mart mollie stone s markets morton williams new deal supermarket new seasons market niemann foods no frills supermarkets nugget markets pcc natural markets petrini s piggly wiggly piggly wiggly carolina co. pink dot price chopper price mart price chopper supermarkets publix pueblo raley s supermarkets red owl redner s markets remke markets rice epicurean markets ridley s family markets roche bros. rosauers supermarkets rouses russ s market save mart supermarkets saverite schnucks scolari s food and drug seafood city sedano s sellers bros. sendik s food market sentry foods seven mile market shop n save smart & final spartannash sprouts farmers market stanley stores star market stater bros. stew leonard s strack & van til straub s markets sullivan family of companies super dollar discount foods super one foods super saver foods b & r stores the fresh market times supermarkets tops friendly markets united grocery outlet urm stores valu king victory supermarkets village market food center weaver street market wegmans weis markets westborn market western beef winco foods woodman s markets yoke s fresh market zabar s zupan s markets defunct banners a mart a & p food basics pathmark waldbaum s abco foods alpha beta american stores appletree markets belle foods big bear stores big star markets bloom bottom dollar food bruno s buttrey food & drug byrd s carter s foods chatham clemens markets colonial stores dahl s foods daniel reeves stores david s supermarkets davis food city delchamps deskins dick s supermarket dominick s eagle food centers eberhard s eisner food stores farmer jack felpausch finast fisher foods food fair food world food a rama fresh & easy furr s genuardi s giant open air glen s markets grand union hamady brothers henry s farmers market hills supermarkets hinky dinky jitney jungle johnnie s foodmaster kessel food markets laneco marketside mars national supermarkets national tea omni superstore penn fruit penn traffic pick n pay supermarkets plus purity supreme quality markets qfi red food reid s schaffer stores company seaway food town seessel s simon david skaggs companies southern family markets sunflower farmers market sunflower market super duper sweetbay supermarket tidyman s twin valu ukrop s super markets warehouse economy outlet weingarten s wild oats markets xpect discounts list of supermarket chains in the united states retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title david % 27s supermarkets & oldid 706851440 categories supermarkets of the united statescompanies based in texasretail companies established in 1964hidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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