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. According to Paul D’Amour on the 50th anniversary, it was in the fall of 1936 that 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.