Big Y
US supermarket chain in Massachusetts and Connecticut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Big Y Foods, Inc. (or Big Y) is an American, family-owned supermarket chain located in Massachusetts and Connecticut. It operates under the trade names "Big Y World Class Market" or "Big Y Supermarket".
Formerly | Y Cash Market (1936–1952) |
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Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
Founded | 1936 (88 years ago) (1936) in Chicopee, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 73 (2023) |
Area served | |
Key people | Charles D'Amour, President/CEO Donald D'Amour, Chairman Emeritus |
Products | Bakery, delicatessen, dairy, grocery, frozen foods, organic foods, bulk foods, meat, produce, seafood, wine, beer, spirits, floral products, pet supplies, general merchandise |
Revenue | $2.4 billion (2021)[1] |
Owner | D'Amour family (100%) |
Number of employees | 12,000[2] (2021) |
Website | www |
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In 1936, a young entrepreneur, Paul D'Amour, aided by his brother, Gerald, and sisters, Ann Marie, Yvette, and Gertrude, purchased the Y Cash Market in the Willimansett section of Chicopee, Massachusetts, at the "Y" intersection of Chicopee and Meadow Streets. On December 12, 1936, the brothers began Y Cash Market, the forerunner of Big Y. The company is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. Big Y now is run by cousins Charles and Michael D'Amour.
Big Y is one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England, and it employs over 12,000 people. In 2021 Big Y was the 210th-largest private company in the United States, according to that year's Forbes magazine "Largest Private Companies" list.[4] Big Y is the fifth largest supermarket chain in New England after Quincy-based Stop & Shop, Scarborough-based Hannaford, West Bridgewater–based Shaw's Supermarkets, and Tewksbury-based Market Basket. Big Y is the second largest in Southern New England after the aforementioned Stop & Shop.