canadian pharmacy chain see shoppers drug mart . 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 . november 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message shoppers food & pharmacy type subsidiary industry retail founded 1949 ; 67 years ago 1949 headquarters lanham maryland u.s. number of locations 52 products bakery dairy deli frozen foods grocery meat pharmacy produce seafood snacks liquor parent supervalu website http www.shoppersfood.com shoppers food & pharmacy also known as shoppers food warehouse is a chain of 52 supermarkets located in the baltimore northern virginia and washington d.c. metropolitan area . shoppers has fresh produce swift angus beef smithfield natural pork all natural chicken dietz & watson delis fresh seafood steamed shrimp as well as hot foods full service pharmacies . shoppers is thought to have innovated several now common supermarket features such as warehouse shelving no longer utilized in new stores open bin bulk foods also no longer found in the chain large salad bars with hot prepared foods and specialized fans to keep produce fresh and warehouse sized packaged products . shoppers also was one of the first chains to sell all of its produce by the pound rather than by the item which is now common . this prevented the picked over selection of produce commonly found in conventional supermarkets several days after a produce delivery . contents 1 history 2 in the community 3 controversy 4 references 5 external links history edit a germantown maryland shoppers food & pharmacy in september 2013 . shoppers food & pharmacy had its roots in a store opened in 1929 by founders irving herman and his younger brother kenneth herman at vermont and v st nw washington d.c. the earliest jumbo food store was in operation as early as may 1952 at 3439 benning rd n.e. washington d.c. and was the former river terrace super market . the herman brothers were joined by their brother in law sam levin and a location in seat pleasant maryland at 401 eastern ave opened shortly after . on october 1 1958 the store at 2400 university blvd e. in the adelphi shopping center opened in adelphi maryland and even after being gutted by a fire in 1994 remained a shoppers food warehouse until its closure in spring 2011 . by january 1960 there were four jumbo food store locations 1551 alabama ave s.e. at stanton rd shopping center ; 3439 benning rd n.e. river terrace ; 401 eastern ave. seat pleasant md. ; and 2400 university blvd. e. adelphi shopping center . by march 1967 five additional locations were in operation 1919 michigan ave at eastern ; 6016 old silver hill rd. at marlboro pike district heights maryland ; 3041 naylor rd. s.e. near sears and suitland pkwy. ; 12145 rockville pike pike shipping center rockville maryland ; and 6300 new hampshire ave. takoma park maryland . by 1969 the alabama ave store closed and eight stores remained . by 1978 the river terrace michigan ave. district heights and naylor rd. s.e. stores were closed . on august 23 1978 the last new jumbo food store opened at little river turnpike and john marr drive 4223 john marr dr annandale virginia . in 1978 jumbo also opened the first shoppers food warehouse sfw . the sfw at 3255 little river turnpike in the brighton mall alexandria virginia opened in 1980 . by 1983 there were three additional sfws at 9195 central ave. hampton mall capitol heights maryland ; rt 108 & georgia ave village mart shopping center olney maryland ; and little river turnpike and pickett rd. fairfax va. in 1985 when jumbo shoppers became the third largest chain in the dc area eight sfws were in operation and four jumbos rockville takoma park adelphi md. and annandale va . in 1986 there were 13 jumbos shoppers locations with the chantilly virginia and clinton maryland sfw locations opening that august . levin died before shoppers was conceptualized . by 1989 when the infamous herbert haft acquired half interest in the jumbo food stores chain 18 shoppers food warehouse locations were in operation and the jumbo food store name was gone . the two remaining herman brothers opened the first shoppers food warehouse in 1978 as a foray into the warehouse supermarket business . the original concept brought the washington area its first non membership chain in the area to offer an expanded selection of large packaged or warehouse sized products at a lower bulk price . shoppers eliminated all but two to three sizes of each product to allow a greater selection of different brands on a typical shelf and to further lower prices . using warehouse shelving and leaving packaged goods in their boxes on the shelves enabled a reduction of retail labor that also allowed a much lower price to be passed to the consumer . since changing hands from the company founders it has developed into a more conventional supermarket model with more conventional pricing . with the success of the shoppers format all jumbo stores were eventually converted to shoppers . 1 in 1988 irving and his son and vice president mike herman made the decision to retire leaving kenneth and his children in control of the corporation . in 1989 irving sold 49 of his 50 percent of the company leaving kenneth with a majority 51 percent controlling stake in the company . herbert haft s dart group whose holdings included dart drug crown books trak auto stores and combined properties realty purchased the minority share from irving . haft and the herman brothers were long time acquaintances having grown up and been schooled together in the same poor jewish neighborhood of washington d.c. kenneth remained at the company as president and ceo his son robert then executive vice president took over as chief operating officer son mitchel retained his post as senior vice president for corporate affairs and kenneth s daughter and company spokesperson sandra perkins retained her position as director of marketing and advertising . another son laurence did not work in the family business . under the control of kenneth shoppers grew to almost twice its size in the following ten years . dart acquired the remainder of the company in 1997 after exercising a complicated buy sell agreement with the herman family . dart s intention was to force the herman family into purchasing the shares of the company back after dart experienced infighting amongst their board members and financial trouble with their retail chains . the final effect was the opposite ; dart was ultimately forced to purchase from the hermans at an inflated price starting a severe financial downward spiral and the ultimate sale and breakup of the dart corporation . in april 1998 richfood holdings inc. a regional wholesale distributor purchased dart group in order to acquire shoppers later selling or spinning off dart s other operations . 1 supervalu acquired richfood holdings in 1999 also large in part to acquire the shoppers brand which was by then the third largest supermarket chain in the washington d.c. region in sales and volume . in the community edit through the shoppers foundation shoppers supports organizations like the ed block courage award foundation and now the american red cross of the national capital area . shoppers donates to over 2500 schools churches and not for profit organizations throughout their trade area . in 2000 the shoppers classic charity golf tournament was established to raise funds along with its vendor partners for local causes including the maryland food bank and capitol area food bank new community playgrounds and the ed block courage award foundation for underprivileged children . controversy edit on may 29 2008 it was reported that the fbi had searched maryland state senator ulysses currie s district heights home and taken documents related to his work as a consultant to shoppers food & pharmacy . 2 on september 1 2010 federal grand jury indicted currie and shoppers food warehouse corporation executives william j. white and r. kevin small in connection with a scheme from 2002 to 2008 in which the supermarket chain allegedly paid senator currie in exchange for using his official position and influence in matters benefiting white small and the supermarket chain . 3 references edit a b shoppers food warehouse corporation company profile information business description history background information on shoppers food warehouse corporation helderman rosalind s. ; wagner john ; wiggins ovetta 2008 05 30 . fbi raids home of maryland state senator . the washington post . retrieved 2008 05 29 . maryland senate budget and taxation committee chairman ulysses currie indicted along with company executives for taking bribes from shoppers food warehouse in return for official actions both william white and kevin small were found not guilty following a trial on the charges . . press release . federal bureau of investigation . retrieved 9 september 2010 . external links edit dc grocery msn group supervalu shoppers banner v t e supervalu inc. chains county market cub foods farm fresh food & pharmacy hornbacher s the market save a lot shop n save shoppers food & pharmacy supervalu pharmacies supply chains advantage logistics total logistic control w. newell & company 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