King Kullen

King Kullen

Infobox_Company
company_name = King Kullen
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = King Kullen:
foundation = 1930
location = Bethpage, New York
key_people = Bernard D. Kennedy, co-chairman; Ronald Conklin, co-chairman;

num_employees =
industry = Retail (Grocery)
revenue = $800 million USD (2006)
homepage = [http://www.kingkullen.com www.kingkullen.com]

King Kullen Grocery Co. is a supermarket chain with 51 locations on Long Island and the New York City borough of Staten Island.

King Kullen is recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as America's first supermarket, as the first location was opened by Michael J. Cullen on August 4, 1930 in the Jamaica neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. The chain is still owned by the Cullen family.

"Supermarket News" ranked King Kullen No. 75 in the 2007 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2005–06 fiscal year estimated sales of $800 million. [http://supermarketnews.com/top75/ 2007 Top 75 North American Food Retailers] , "Supermarket News", Last accessed November 19, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.kingkullen.com King Kullen]


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