Bashas'

Founded by Najeeb Basha in 1932, Bashas’ is Arizona’s third largest grocer behind Walmart and Fry’s Food Stores. Its headquarters is based in Chandler, Arizona, United States. The company is owned by the family owned American grocery and retail technology company, Raley’s Supermarkets. Bashas’ is a traditional grocery store which competes primarily with retail chains such as Safeway, Kroger, Albertsons and many more.

Presently, the business operates 118 stores across the country under 4 main banners namely Bashas’, Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods and Bashas’ Dine Market. In addition to its physical stores, Bashas’ manages an e-commerce platform as well.

In the financial year 2021, Bashas’ achieved a turnover of €2.3 billion and currently employs 9,085 people.

Moreover, the enterprise offers a wide assortment of products in the following categories:

Dairy: milk, cheese, yoghurt, etc.
Drinks: juice, syrups, water, etc.
Sweet grocery: chocolates, jams, coffee, etc.
Savoury grocery: biscuits, canned goods, pasta, etc.
Chilled & fresh: meat, fruits, vegetables, etc.
Frozen: sandwiches, pastries, ice creams, etc.
Household: detergents, toilet papers, disinfectants, etc.
Personal care: shampoo, deodorants, toothpaste, etc.

Brands such as Dove, Magnum, Heinz, Hershey’s, Knorr, Coca Cola, Doritos, Lays, Oreo, Pampers, Heineken and many others are endorsed by the firm. It is noteworthy that the retailer offers a range of organic, vegan, vegetarian and other special products.

The retailer developed its own brands under the following names (non-exhaustive list):

Bashas’: This brand encompasses almost all product categories.
Food Club: This brand includes products such as oatmeal, sugar, juice, etc.
Simply Done: This brand includes products such as paper cups, paper plates and other plastic products.

Pertaining to its logistics solutions, the business operates a distribution centre which is over 16 acre and is temperature and climate-controlled. Moreover, a fleet of trucks is available to ensure deliveries.

In order to further meet customers’ requirements, the firm joined forces with Instacart in 2017 for home deliveries.

In 2020, the retailer modernised its POS with NCR Corporation’s cloud-based POS platform NCR Emerald.

In 2021, Bashas’ partnered with Afresh Technologies to extend the life of its fresh produce orders, hence reducing food waste.

With regards to community service, the business generated 2.47 million USD in 2021 through fundraising campaigns. The money raised went to 34 non-profit organisations.

As part of its contribution to the environment, Bashas’ installed a sustainable thermal energy storage system at its distribution centre to provide energy savings and protection of frozen food products.

The company’s online shop can be accessed on: https://www.bashas.com/