Brookshire Brothers

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Brookshire Brothers

Brookshire Brothers in Carthage, Texas
Type	Private employee-owned company
Industry	Retail (Grocery)
Founded	Lufkin, Texas, 1921
Headquarters	Lufkin, Texas United States
Number of locations	more than 110
Key people	Austin and Tom Brookshire, Founders
Divisions	Brookshire Brothers B & B Foods Celebrate David's Cormie's Grocery Brookshire Brothers Express David's Express Polk Pick-It-Up (Polk Oil)
Website	www.brookshirebrothers.com

Brookshire Brothers /ˈbrʊkʃər/ and its family of brands operate more than 110 locations across Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.^[1] Brothers Austin and Tom Brookshire opened the first store in Lufkin, Texas on September 21, 1921.^[2]

Headquartered in the East Texas town of Lufkin, Brookshire Brothers' assets today include a family of more than 110 retail outlets incorporating grocery stores and convenience stores, as well as free-standing pharmacy, tobacco, and gasoline locations.^{[citation needed]}

Brookshire Brothers Company is now owned entirely by its 5,600 employees; Brookshire's Food and Pharmacy has stayed in the family.^[3]

History[]

As the business grew and more stores opened, Wood T. Brookshire and cousin W.A. Brookshire withdrew from the company and started Brookshire's, which now operates independently in Tyler, Texas.^[4]

The following growth through the 1950s and 60s, Austin Brookshire's three sons, Oscar, Eugene, and R.A., assumed leadership and grew the company to more than 70 stores. In 1999, as the surviving brothers neared retirement, the company embarked on an employee-owner stock buy out. By 2006, Brookshire Brothers achieved 100% employee-ownership.^{[citation needed]}

Brookshire Brothers continue to expand its footprint. It acquired the assets of David's Supermarkets out of Grandview, Texas in 2014 and built additional stores in Zavalla, Apple Springs, Pilot Point (at the location of a closed ALCO when that firm went out of business), Hamilton, and Canyon Lake, Texas.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Brookshire Brothers' announced they would provide delivery and curbside pickup from select locations. The services are offered through Rosie, which is a grocery delivery and pickup provider. The service was initially offered at 2 locations in Lufkin, Texas.^[5]

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