private industry retail grocery founded february 16 1935 ; 81 years ago february 16 1935 placerville california u.s. headquarters west sacramento california u.s. number of locations 121 stores 72 raley s 20 bel air 20 nob hill foods and 9 food source stores . 1 key people james teel and joyce raley teel co chairs michael teel president & ceo products bakery dairy deli frozen foods gas general grocery meat pharmacy produce seafood snacks revenue 3.2 billion 2016 2 number of employees 12 000 2 website official website raley s supermarkets also known as raley s family of fine stores is a privately held family owned supermarket chain that operates stores under the raley s bel air markets nob hill foods note 1 and food source names in northern california and nevada . founded on february 16 1935 by thomas p. raley in placerville as raley s drive in market 3 raley s employs around 12 000 workers . headquartered in west sacramento california raley s is the dominant supermarket operator in the sacramento metropolitan area . raley s headquarters in west sacramento raley ran the company until his death on december 27 1991 at the age of 88 and his family still controls it today . his daughter and son in law joyce raley teel and james teel are co chairs of the board of directors while their son michael is president and ceo . michael teel became the majority shareholder in mid 2015 . 4 keith knopf was named raley s chief operating officer on june 1 2015 . knopf has worked with may co. department stores and kohl s retail chain in the past . 5 raley s purchased bel air in 1993 and nob hill in 1997 6 7 it started food source in 1995 . 8 raley s operates 128 stores 40 of them in the greater sacramento area . those stores control the city s largest market share 28 % down from 30 % in 2007 and 34 % in 2003 according to metro market studies of tucson arizona . by comparison other local market shares are safeway at 16.7 % costco at 11.9 % and save mart supermarkets at 9.2 % . however the company is suffering from increased competition in the region as well as the poor economy and had more than 150 corporate layoffs in 2011 and closed several stores in 2012 . 9 10 supermarket news ranked raley s no. 38 in the 2009 top 75 north american food retailers based on 2008 09 fiscal year estimated sales of 3.4 billion 10 but for 2012 ranked raley s at no. 45 down slightly from 2009 with sales also down slightly of an estimated 3.0 billion . 11 consumer reports surveys rank raley s among the top u.s. supermarket chains in particular for customer service . 12 13 14 the same holds true for 2012 although the chain has fallen from number 4 nationwide in 2009 to number 8 . 15 as of november 2009 update three raley s supermarkets had been awarded greenchill partnership gold level certification by the u.s. environmental protection agency for environmentally friendly refrigeration technology . 16 raley s also operates 11 aisle 1 brand gas stations . 2 a new raley s in modesto california raley field home of the sacramento rivercats the triple a affiliate of the san francisco giants is located in west sacramento and is named after the chain . notes edit not to be confused with knob hill farms a now defunct canadian supermarket chain . references edit raley s fact sheet press release . raley s. retrieved october 14 2016 . a b c raley s on the forbes america s private companies list . forbes . retrieved october 14 2016 . kelly johnson raley s keeps busy with building remodeling web sacramento business journal november 22 1998 retrieved november 5 2012 . raley s majority ownership passes to michael teel . supermarket news . may 18 2015 . retrieved august 22 2015 . subscription required glover mark june 1 2015 . raley s hires retail industry veteran as chief operating officer . the sacramento bee . retrieved october 14 2016 . raley s bel air happily married . nl.newsbank.com . december 5 1993 . retrieved october 14 2016 . family prunes its business . nl.newsbank.com . december 17 1997 . retrieved october 14 2016 . raley s is expanding food source format . supermarket news . september 11 1995 . retrieved october 14 2016 . subscription required kelly jonson raley s closing two more stores sacramento business journal march 2 2012 retrieved november 5 2012 . a b eliot zwiebach in with the new the sacramento market conventional chains in california s capital city are feeling the heat from a range of competitive openings supermarket news april 2 2012 retrieved november 5 2012 . top 75 retailers & wholesalers 2012 supermarket news retrieved november 5 2012 . consumers rate supermarkets raley s comes out on top the food institute report august 11 2003 west sacramento ca based raley s was ranked as the nation s top supermarket . joyce swanson raley s trader joe s costco get high grades reno gazette journal august 12 2003 consumer reports readers evaluated shopping experiences in a number of areas ... raley s was the top ranked store for overall customer satisfaction pay per view reuters shoppers prefer smaller grocers over wal mart poll april 6 2009 . regional food chains rule magazine s best list supermarket news april 3 2012 retrieved november 5 2012 . u.s. epa press release u.s. epa recognizes raley s supermarket efforts to keep planet cool nov. 2009 . yosemite.epa.gov . 2009 11 04 . retrieved 2016 10 14 . external links edit official website 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 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