Forrest City Grocery Co. distributes grocery items (food and tobacco products) to some 2,000 retail food and convenience and dollar stores in Arkansas and portions of Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri. It offers private-label brands such as Better Valu and Parade. In 2009 it acquired Memphis-based Galler Wholesale, adding 150 stores to its service area. Dating back to 1911, the company operates out of a 200,00-square-foot distribution center located in Forrest City, Arkansas. It us owned and operated by the third generation of the founding Cohn family.

Associated Food Stores is a leading regional cooperative wholesale distributor that supplies groceries and other products to more than 500 independent supermarkets in about eight Western states. It also offers support services for its member-owners, including market research, real estate analysis, store design, technology procurement, and training. In addition, Associated Food Stores owns a stake in Western Family Foods, a grocery wholesalers' partnership that produces Western Family private-label goods. The co-op was formed in 1940 by Donald Lloyd, then president of the Utah Retail Grocers Association, and 34 other retailers.

Mawdsley-Brooks is one of the UK's largest independent pharmaceutical distributors. The company, operating as Mawdsleys, supplying more than 20,000 lines of branded, generic, and OTC products to pharmacies, hospitals, and other medical facilities. Founded in 1825, the company also offers merchandising and marketing services to independent pharmacists. Its Doncaster Pharmaceuticals subsidiary specializes in generic and imported drugs, while its Positive Solutions unit provides software and services for pharmacy management. Mawdsleys has distribution centers across the UK, as well as global import/export operations.

Associated Wholesalers is a retailer-owned cooperative that supplies an array of food and nonfood products to independent grocers and convenience stores along the eastern seaboard. From distribution centers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, it offers broadline grocery products, bakery goods, meat and dairy items, fresh produce, and frozen foods, as well as a full line of general merchandise products. The company's White Rose Foods unit serves supermarkets and grocers in the New York City area, New Jersey, and throughout New England. Associated Wholesalers also operates about 15 supermarkets, mostly under the Shurfine Markets banner.

BlueLinx Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, BlueLinx Corporation, distributes building products in North America. BlueLinx Holdings Inc. distributes approximately 10,000 products to 11,500 customers through its network of 70 warehouses and third-party operated warehouses. It distributes products in two principal categories, structural products and specialty products. BlueLinx Holdings’ structural products include plywood, oriented strand board, rebar and remesh, lumber, and other wood products primarily used for structural support, walls, and flooring in construction projects. Its specialty products comprise roofing, insulation, specialty panels, moulding, engineered wood products, vinyl products (used primarily in siding), composite decking, and metal products (excluding rebar and remesh). The company’s customers include building materials dealers, industrial users of building products, manufactured housing builders, and home improvement centers. It sells its products through three distribution channels consisting of warehouse sales, reload sales, and direct sales. BlueLinx Holdings Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BlueLinx Holdings Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cerberus ABP Investor LLC.

United Stationers Inc., through its principal subsidiary, United Stationers Supply Co., engages in the wholesale distribution of business products in North America. The company distributes computer supplies and peripherals, including imaging supplies, data storage, digital cameras, and computer accessories, as well as computer hardware items, such as printers and other peripherals. It also offers office supplies consisting of filing and record storage products, business machines, presentation products, writing instruments, paper products, shipping and mailing supplies, calendars, and general office accessories. In addition, the company provides janitorial and breakroom supplies, such as cleaners and cleaning accessories; foodservice consumables, including disposable cups, plates, and utensils; safety and security items; and paper and packaging supplies. Further, it offers office furniture comprising desks, filing and storage solutions, and seating and systems furniture. Additionally, the company provides industrial supplies, including hand and power tools; safety and security supplies; janitorial equipment and supplies; industrial maintenance, repair, and operations items; and oil field and welding supplies. It serves independent office products dealers; contract stationers; office products superstores; computer products resellers; office furniture dealers; mass merchandisers; mail order companies; sanitary supply, paper, and foodservice distributors; drug and grocery store chains; healthcare distributors; e-commerce merchants; oil field, welding supply, and industrial/MRO distributors; and other independent distributors. United Stationers Inc. distributes its products through a network of distribution centers and resellers, as well as through catalogs. United Stationers Inc. was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

Spartan Stores, Inc. operates as a grocery distributor and grocery retailer principally in Michigan and Indiana. The company operates in two segments, Distribution and Retail. The Distribution segment provides approximately 43,000 stock-keeping units, including dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, deli, bakery, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, pharmacy, and health and beauty care items to approximately 375 independent grocery stores and 96 corporate-owned stores. It also offers approximately 3,200 private label grocery and general merchandise items, as well as provides value-added services, including site identification and market analyses, store planning and development, marketing, promotion, advertising, technology and information, accounting and tax preparation, human resource, coupon redemption, product reclamation, printing, category management, real estate, and construction management services. The Retail segment operates retail supermarkets under the banners comprising Glen's Markets, Family Fare Supermarkets, D&W Fresh Markets, Felpausch Food Centers, and VG's Food and Pharmacy. It operates approximately 96 retail supermarkets that offer dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty care products, delicatessen items, and bakery goods; and 66 supermarkets that offer pharmacy services. It also offers private label items, including its Spartan brand; Top Care, a health and beauty care brand label; Valu Time, a value brand; and Full Circle, a natural and organic brand. In addition, this segment operates 24 fuel centers under the banners of D&W Quick Stop, Family Fare Quick Stop, Glen's Quick Stop, Felpausch Quick Stop, and V.G.'s Quick Stop that offer refueling facilities, as well as a convenience store providing consumable products. The company was founded in 1917 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

SED International Holdings, Inc. engages in the distribution of computer technology, wireless communications, and consumer electronics products to channel partners and retailers in the United States and Latin America. SED International Holdings, Inc. also offers supply chain management services for the e-commerce, business-to-business, and business-to-consumer markets. It has operations in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas, as well as in Bogota, Colombia and Buenos Aires, Argentina. SED International Holdings, Inc. was formerly known as Southern Electronics Corporation and changed its name on November 25, 1997. SED International Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Tucker, Georgia.

Bassett & Walker International, Inc. is an international trade firm that specializes in agricultural commodities such as meat and dairy products. BWI acts as principal buyer and seller of these goods, and handles all trade-related issues, such as foreign exchange, documentation, and international finance. It also offers logistical and fulfillment services. Clients include food producers and processors, as well as pharmaceutical and industrial companies in more than 55 countries. BWI operates from offices in Brazil, Canada, and the US.

Wakefern Food is the largest member-owned wholesale distribution cooperative in the US, supplying groceries and other merchandise to a chain of more than 200 ShopRite supermarkets in five eastern states, including parts of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The company supplies both national brands and private-label products (ShopRite, Chef's Express, Readington Farms) to its member stores; Wakefern also offers advertising, merchandising, and other business support services. The co-op, which boasts more than 40 members, was founded by seven grocers in 1946.

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