Lloyd King
Founder of the grocery store chain King Soopers. After disharging from the Navy in 1947, he opened the first King Soopers in Arvada, at the corner of W. 57th and Webster streets. By 1952, he was the first grocer in the country with a pharmacy. The original store was moved to the Arvada Plaza around 1960 when the Plaza shopping center was built. The original building was torn down in 2005 and the Arvada Library now occupies the site.
When King opened King Soopers, he put forward a mission for the stores – offer customers friendly service, value, cleanliness and quality. This still remains the motto of the company. Over the next few years, King Soopers expanded, and the number of stores peaked to 9. In 1957, King Soopers was sold to Dillon Co. Thirty years later, Dillon Co. and The Kroger Co. merged making King Soopers part of Kroger Co.
Sources:
www.grocery.com/king-soopers/
When King opened King Soopers, he put forward a mission for the stores – offer customers friendly service, value, cleanliness and quality. This still remains the motto of the company. Over the next few years, King Soopers expanded, and the number of stores peaked to 9. In 1957, King Soopers was sold to Dillon Co. Thirty years later, Dillon Co. and The Kroger Co. merged making King Soopers part of Kroger Co.
Sources:
www.grocery.com/king-soopers/
