1939 st. louis missouri number of locations 100 products bakery dairy deli frozen foods general grocery meat pharmacy produce seafood snacks liquor revenue 2.6 billion 2011 1 number of employees 15 000 1 website schnucks.com this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message schnucks is a supermarket chain . established in the st. louis area the company was started in 1939 with the opening of a 1 000 square foot 93 m2 store in north st. louis city and now operates 97 stores 2 in five states throughout the midwest . schnucks also ran stores under the logli supermarkets and hilander foods banners . 3 schnucks is one of the largest privately held supermarket chains in the united states . contents 1 history 1.1 expansion 1.2 system compromise 2 leadership 3 pharmacy 4 charitable contributions 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit a schnucks supercenter in south city st. louis schnuck markets inc. was founded in st. louis in 1939 . in 1946 its first large scale retail store was opened measuring 2 700 square feet 250 m2 . by 1952 its first major store was opened in brentwood a st. louis suburb . the schnucks symbol a soldier was introduced in 1968 during the vietnam war . schnucks continued to grow acquiring stores in illinois indiana tennessee mississippi missouri iowa and wisconsin . a previous merger in 1970 had seen schnucks acquire the bettendorf rapp chain of grocery stores temporarily forming the schnucks bettendorf s chain a joke was that an initially proposed name for the merged company was schnuckendorfs until the latter half of the combined name was dropped a couple of years later just as bettendorf s had swallowed up the rapp chain of stores to form bettendorf rapp s in the 1960s . schnucks underwent a major expansion in 1995 when it purchased from loblaws the national supermarkets chain also based in st. louis . schnucks growth in the st. louis area was bolstered by the local abandonment of two major supermarket chains a & p in the 1970s and kroger in 1986 . expansion edit in 2002 schnucks agreed to buy 12 seessel s stores in the memphis tennessee area from albertsons inc. schnucks operated these stores until september 2011 . kroger subsequently purchased these stores ; eight are to reopen as kroger with the others closing altogether . 4 seven convenience stores operating under the schnucks name also were sold to be converted to the kroger owned brand kwik shop . 5 in 2008 schnucks acquired grocery store hart food and drug in o fallon il making it the fifth schnucks in st. clair county . in august 2009 schnucks opened a store in downtown st. louis . this store in the center of the downtown business district is called culinaria a schnucks market and is being advertised as a new urban prototype . 6 the store includes 20 800 square foot 1 930 m2 of shopping space an additional 6 306 square foot 585.8 m2 mezzanine with a wine department tapas wine bar a full service pharmacy meat and seafood departments florist bakery and a kaldi s coffee bar . the placement of the store reflects the downtown area s urban renewal of the 21st century including loft style condominiums and apartments . see washington avenue loft district st. louis and downtown st. louis . in september 2011 schnucks purchased seven former hilander stores in the rockford illinois area from the kroger co. in may 2014 schnucks closed three of the seven former hilander stores . one property was sold and the other two are vacant and for sale . due to the highly competitive market schnucks had a non compete clause which meant that a grocery store could not move into these vacant locations but the city has since passed an ordinance to block such restrictions . system compromise edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message beginning in december 2012 schnucks experienced a system compromise . during a four month period up to 2.4 million credit debit cards were put at risk . many people had to cancel credit and debit cards . as of march 2013 schnucks reported that the system compromise had been resolved . leadership edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message the company is family owned with the fourth generation now working for the company . in 2007 schnucks decided to better compete with walmart beginning a campaign called recipe for success . schnucks also began a program where it lowered prices on 10 000 items to be more competitive with walmart . schnucks leadership led the plan which included making their employees knowledgeable on the food they sold . pharmacy edit the first schnucks pharmacy was opened in march 1970 . as of 2012 there are 95 in store pharmacies across missouri illinois indiana wisconsin and iowa . 7 the quality of the healthcare provided by schnucks pharmacy was recognized when it was named pharmacy chain of the year 2008 by drug topics newsmagazine . 8 schnucks offers over 50 generic prescriptions that can be filled for 4 for a 30 day supply or 10 for a 90 day supply . 9 the pharmacy also fills prescriptions for seven different generic antibiotics for free with up to a 21 day supply . 10 recently schnucks pharmacy launched a program offering certain prenatal vitamins at no cost for a month s supply . 11 in addition to low cost prescriptions schnucks pharmacy also offers a crutch loan program where customers can pick up a pair of crutches for a small deposit that is refunded when they are returned . 7 charitable contributions edit schnucks has supported charitable causes including the united way the salvation army tree of lights susan g. komen for the cure st. louis variety the children s charity and operation food search . see also edit kroger largest supermarket chain in the united states national supermarkets former st. louis chain of supermarkets based in canada references edit a b http www.forbes.com lists 2011 21 private companies 11 schnuck markets 18tm.html schnucks announces the addition of stores in the metro east . schnuck markets inc. press release . october 13 2008 . retrieved september 4 2011 . http www.schnucks.com pressreleases pressrelease.asp id 225 miles jason august 31 2011 . kroger to acquire memphis area schnucks . memphis tennessee wmc tv action news 5 . retrieved september 4 2011 . kroger s convenience store division to purchase memphis stores from schnucks ; will operate as kwik shop . the kroger co. september 2 2011 . retrieved september 4 2011 . culinaria a schnucks market a new sign of progress in downtown st. louis . schnuck markets inc. press release . june 3 2009 . retrieved september 4 2011 . a b more about schnucks pharmacy . schnucks.com . retrieved 2011 09 04 . levy sandra april 14 2008 . schnucks pharmacy drug topics chain of the year 2008 . drug topics . retrieved september 4 2011 . save on generic drugs . schnucks.com web site . 2008 06 27 . retrieved september 4 2011 . now we offer more than 300 generic prescriptions for just 4 free prescription drug program for generic oral antibiotics from schnucks pharmacy . schnucks.com web site . retrieved september 4 2011 . free prescription prenatal vitamins . schnucks.com web site . retrieved september 4 2011 . external links edit official website schnuckscooks culinaria a schnucks market official history of schnucks history of national supermarkets 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