Browse all Tom Thumb Express locations in the United States to earn gas rewards, diesel, fuel, and OneTouch Fuel App. In January 2015, Safeway Inc. was acquired by Albertsons, and Tom Thumb (but not Randalls) was re-aligned under the Albertsons Southern Division. Together, they bought a small local chain. Safeway retained the Randalls name in Houston and Austin and the Tom Thumb name in Dallas/Fort Worth, but replaced many of the Tom Thumb/Randalls "Remarkable" store brands with Safeway private label items. Bob Cullum was a tireless innovator, especially in offering non-food items such as housewares and health and beauty products. You’re currently using an outdated version of Internet Explorer, update your browser now for greater speed, security, and the best experience on this website. So all that money stays in Texas. Lifestyle stores carry an expanded selection of finer foods, ready-to-eat meals, and have a more upscale decor. [1], The chain's distribution center is in Roanoke, Texas.[2]. A refocused corporate strategy in the 90’s lead to a consolidation. In 1997, the first steps were begun to introduce online grocery service. In 1999 Randalls Food Markets was acquired by Safeway.

[15] Instead, Safeway announced by the end of the year it would close 15 Randalls stores in the Houston area, one in Austin, and nine Tom Thumb stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Updates from the aisles of Austin's new and changing food stores You can opt out of receiving promotional emails by clicking My Account and changing your email preferences when you are logged in, Randalls shuts three AppleTrees; Nine other area stores are closed temporarily for conversion after grocery buyout. For the first few years they worked nights and weekends to upgrade the selection, quality and overall shopping experience. [1][2] In 2018, it was ranked 279 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. battle for bucks, buyers' interest.

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As Dallas boomed and its suburban limits expanded, so did Tom Thumb. Tom Thumb was founded in 1964 by Tom Smith and his son in law, Jim McCarthy, with a single store in Miami, Florida. Tom Thumb’s historic tradition of innovative customer service continued after the merger.