Harps Food Stores
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 Storefront of a Harps Food Store in De Soto, Kansas | |
| Harps Foods | |
| Formerly | Harps Cash Grocery (1930–1964) |
| Company type | Private, employee-owned |
| Industry | Retail (Supermarket) |
| Founded | 1930 Springdale, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Founder | Harvard and Floy Harp |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 115 (2024) |
Area served | |
Key people | Kim Eskew (CEO, Chairman, President) |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor |
| Services | |
| Revenue |
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Number of employees | 4,999 (2021) |
| Website | www |
Harps Food Stores, Inc., based in Springdale, Arkansas, is a local chain of 114 supermarkets located across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas.[2] The company sells both groceries and sporting goods in some larger stores, with several locations also incorporating pharmacies and fuel centers. In addition to its flagship brand, the company also operates grocery stores under four banners: Food4Less,[3] in southwest Missouri; CashSaver in Tulsa; 10Box Cost-Plus;[4] and Warehouse Market in Tulsa. The company additionally operates a franchise of Ace Hardware in Charleston, Arkansas, Jay, Oklahoma, and Dexter, Missouri.
History[edit]
Harps Food Stores was founded by Harvard and Floy Harp in 1930.[5] In 2001, Harps became employee-owned after buying company shares from the Harp family. The stores are supplied by Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers.[6] The company is valued around $550 million, and employed 5,300 people as of 2020.[7] The company announced plans on March 11, 2020, to expand further throughout northern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri, with an acquisition of 20 additional store locations from Fredericktown, Missouri-based Town and Country Grocers.[8]
Locations (as of 1/26/2024)[edit]
Arkansas[edit]
- Alma
- Bald Knob
- Batesville
- Bella Vista
- Bellefonte
- Benton
- Bentonville
- Bull Shoals
- Cabot
- Calico Rock
- Centerton
- Charleston
- Clarksville
- Conway
- Danvile
- Dover
- Elkins
- England
- Fayetteville (4)
- Fort Smith (4)
- Gentry
- Gravette
- Green Forest
- Greenbrier
- Greenwood
- Harrison
- Haskell
- Heber Springs
- Highland
- Hot Springs (Lake Hamilton and Piney)
- Huntsville
- Jasper
- Jonesboro
- Lavaca
- Lincoln
- Lowell
- Mansfield
- Marshall
- Mayflower
- Morrilton
- Mountain Home (2)
- Mountain View
- Newark
- Ozark
- Paris
- Perryville
- Piggott
- Pocahontas
- Prairie Grove
- Rector
- Rogers
- Searcy
- Siloam Springs
- Springdale(4)
- Van Buren (plus one in Cedarville)
- Vilonia
- Waldron
- West Fork
- Yellville
Kansas[edit]
Louisiana[edit]
Missouri[edit]
- Alton
- Anderson
- Bernie
- Clarkton
- Dexter
- Doniphan
- Farmington
- Fredericktown
- Jackson
- Joplin
- Kennett
- Malden
- Noel
- Park Hills
- Potosi
- Richmond
- Seligman
- Thayer
Oklahoma[edit]
- Chelsea
- Chouteau
- Dewey
- Fort Gibson
- Gore
- Grove
- Harrah
- Heavener
- Inola
- Jay
- Locust Grove
- Miami
- Norman
- Pawhuska
- Prague
- Poteau
- Roland
- Salina
- Spiro
- Stilwell
- Vian
- Warner
- Westville
References[edit]
- ^ "Harps Food Stores has record revenue year amid COVID challenges". 28 July 2021.
- ^ "New grocery chain coming to the area with store, fueling center".
- ^ "Home Page". www.f4lfoods.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "10Box Cost-Plus - Store Locator". www.10boxcostplus.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ Harps Food Stores - Supermarket News
- ^ "Harps Food Stores: Arkansas Business".
- ^ Turner, Lance (2020-03-11). "Harps to Buy 20 Town and Country Stores in Arkansas, Missouri". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
External links[edit]
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