tom thumb food & pharmacy type grocer subsidiary of albertsons industry retail founded 1948 headquarters roanoke texas key people tba products bakery dairy delicatessen frozen foods grocery meat pharmacy produce seafood snacks liquor number of employees tba parent albertsons website tomthumb.com tom thumb food & pharmacy is a chain of supermarkets in the dallas fort worth metroplex . it operate under the names tom thumb traditional grocery stores ; flagship tom thumb high end stores usually in affluent areas . citation needed it makes up part of the southern division of albertsons . it is as of may 2015 the number two supermarket in the competitive dallas fort worth area in terms of market share behind walmart but only when combined with sister stores albertsons and market street . 1 the chain s distribution center is in roanoke texas . 2 contents 1 history 2 loyalty program 3 notes 4 references 5 external links history edit typical tom thumb store dallas tx tom thumb was founded in 1948 by j.r. bost and robert b. cullum as tom thumb food stores after acquiring 6 toro supermarkets cullum was grocery supplier to toro when toro folded and the owner fled the country . 3 it was once a publicly traded company on the nyse under the name cullum companies . by 1956 it had grown to 20 stores . they bought 34 hinky dinky stores in the midwest 17 pantry food markets in california as well as page drug stores tom thumb added the page to their store names after the acquisition . the freestanding page stores were later sold to eckerd . they also bought the gourmet specialty simon david stores in 1963 . tom thumb expanded its reach to austin texas in 1972 when the grocer entered that market . 4 tom thumb partnered with wal mart in 1987 to create hypermart usa stores but the initial lack of success led them to drop out in 1991 . there were several locations including garland texas and arlington texas . they were the early prototype for the current walmart supercenter concept though they were much larger than today s supercenters . in january 1989 cullum companies sold six of its tom thumb stores in austin to albertsons . the company was acquired by the randall s food markets chain of houston in 1992 and adopted a logo similar to randall s but retained the tom thumb name . randall s converted the seven tom thumb stores in the austin market to randall s in january 1994 the same time it acquired and converted nine appletree markets . 5 6 7 8 9 10 the simon david in the arboretum market was not converted but it would close in december 1996 and would be converted into a saks fifth avenue 11 12 then to a trader joe s in june 2014 . 13 though after many customers lamented the loss of austin s only simon david randall s decided in 1998 to make its bee caves store a flagship randall s supermarket the first in the city and the eighth in the chain . 14 in 1999 randall s food markets was acquired by safeway . safeway retained the randall s name in houston and austin and the tom thumb name in dallas fort worth but replaced many of the tom thumb randall s remarkable house brands with safeway label items . randall s food markets became safeway s texas division which today is legally known as randall s food & drugs . by 2001 randall s operated 69 stores in the dallas ft. worth area under the tom thumb and simon david banners . in early 2005 safeway was rumored to be attempting to sell the then 138 store randall s division . 15 instead safeway announced by the end of the year it would close 15 randall s stores in the houston area one in austin and nine tom thumb stores in the dallas fort worth area . 16 following the closures randall s operated 62 tom thumb stores in dallas . safeway said the move would revitalize the texas division and that it planned to remodel stores to fit its lifestyle format and introduce proprietary products . the new lifestyle format features an expanded selection of perishables and a number of unique citation needed offerings including a large selection of natural and organic foods full service meat counters full service bakeries and floral design centers as well as sushi bars and olive bars . beginning in 2006 some tom thumb stores began operating under safeway s lifestyle store concept . lifestyle stores carry an expanded selection of finer foods ready to eat meals and have a more upscale decor . citation needed . in january 2015 safeway inc. was acquired by albertsons and tom thumb but not randalls was re aligned under the albertsons southern division . by this time it had 57 stores operating under the tom thumb name . loyalty program edit tom thumb offers a loyalty card reward card that provides a discount on gasoline as well as a portion of sales proceeds donated to charity . the loyalty card is good at all former safeway owned stores . during the period after tom thumb was purchased by randall s but before randall s was purchased by safeway the card was accepted at both tom thumb and randall s locations . the current reward card program was based on the promise club program originally developed by tom thumb beginning in 1985 . the promise club program included electronic checks eft special discounts for card users prizes based on points accrued while shopping with the card and direct mail advertising to card holder s homes . 17 notes edit http www.dallasnews.com business retail 20150529 dude wheres my cart.ece distribution centers . safeway inc. 2 . retrieved on may 13 2010 . kiker karley . cullums grew tom thumb into giant among dallas grocers . park cities people . retrieved 5 march 2016 . austin chain is acquired by cullum dallas morning news july 18 1972 randalls shuts three appletrees ; nine other area stores are closed temporarily for conversion after grocery buyout austin american statesman january 19 1994 . clash of the titans ; industry giants randalls h.e.b. battle for bucks buyers interest austin american statesman january 22 1994 . updates from the aisles of austin s new and changing food stores the goods on groceries austin american statesman march 23 1994 . grocery stores change names to randall s ausin american statesman january 8 1994 . randalls banner flies over old tom thumbs austin american statesman january 13 1994 . hudgins matt july 25 1997 . randalls plans to close lake creek location . austin business journal . retrieved 21 october 2006 . saks fifth ave. signs letter of intent austin business journal august 30 1996 . constructors & associates turns simon david into saks austin business journal april 18 1997 . dinges gary . trader joe s finally confirms arboretum area store . statesman.com . american statesman . retrieved 5 march 2016 . randalls brings flagship specialty store concept to austin austin american statesman september 24 1998 . goll david february 18 2005 . safeway to move on randalls tom thumb s blues . east bay business times . retrieved 21 october 2006 . safeway to close nine dallas fort worth tom thumb stores . dallas business journal . october 18 2005 . retrieved 21 october 2006 . ives blake ; constantine eugene j. ; constantine ruth f. web case tom thumb promise card . old dominion university . old dominion university . retrieved 5 march 2016 . references edit dallas fort worth portal companies portal food portal cullum robert brooks the handbook of texas online . external links edit tom thumb food & pharmacy official website discussion forum of tom thumb locations over the years v t e albertsons companies banners acme markets albertsons amigos carrs jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons subsidiaries blackhawk network casa ley 49 % groceryworks.com people steven burd paul hazen lorenzo hoopes juan manuel ley history and culture brooks v. canada safeway ltd. safeway bowl safeway building safeway championship safeway classic safeway goya safeway international skaggs companies defunct dominick s genuardi s safeway australia safeway canada safeway stores ireland safeway uk simon david 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