- Andronico's
Infobox company
company_name = Andronico's Market Inc.
company_
company_type = Private/Grocery
foundation = Berkeley, 1929
location =Albany, California
key_people = William Andronico, Pres/CEO
James E. Robinson, VP/COO
Mittie Grigsby, CFO
industry =Retail
slogan = "Good Food Matters"
products = Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor
homepage = [http://www.andronicos.com www.andronicos.com] |Andronico's is a
supermarket chain based primarily in theSan Francisco Bay Area . Its first store was founded in 1929 on Berkeley'sSolano Avenue by Greek immigrant Frank Andronico [http://www.andronicos.com/about_andronicos/about_andronicos1a.html] . Since then, thirteen additional stores have opened and four have since closed. The Walnut Creek store closedDecember 22 2006 , and the Danville location closed onSeptember 16 ,2006 , after eight years, and was sold to its rival, Lunardi's Super Markets.Andronico's is currently in its third generation of ownership.
Market positioning
The content and presentation is "upscale", with higher prices, higher quality, more exotic selections, and bright, spacious presentation, fewer total items, and smaller square footage than the major popular priced markets of Safeway and Lucky.
Financial Decisions
Andronico's has been suffering much competition from other grocers, particularly in the
Contra Costa County area. Within three months both of their east of Berkeley locations were shuttered. Following the Danville store closure, CEO Bill Andronico declared Andronico's store closures would be done, yet three months during the closure of the Walnut Creek Store, similar assurances were again made.Fact|date=February 2007 The stores were closed to reduce company debt, projects on remodeling the remaining eight stores are proposed.Fact|date=February 2007External links
* [http://www.andronicos.com Andronico's Home Page]
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