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D&W Fresh Market, also known as D&W Food Center, is a grocery store chain owned and operated by SpartanNash. Begun in Grandville, Michigan, the chain consists of 11 stores, nine of which are in the southwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. ==History== D&W Fresh Market was founded in 1943 by Roy Woodrick and Sid DeVries. The first store was opened in Grandville, Michigan as an IGA retail grocery store.〔https://books.google.com/books?id=ka7hAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Grandville+iga%22&dq=%22Grandville+iga%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uBv5VPr4HoOlyQSBtIH4DA&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA〕 It was one of the first grocery stores in Grand Rapids to sell USDA Choice Beef exclusively. In the early 1960s, DeVries and Woodrick created a new corporate entity for the operation by the name of D&W and designed the company's signature heart logo. Bob Woodrick, Roy Woodrick's son, became the president of D&W Food Centers in November 1967. Bob had a strong interest in racial diversity and solving racism issue during his tenure. At its peak, D&W numbered approximately 27 stores in West Michigan from Three Rivers to Fremont. In its final years, Bob Woodrick served as the company's CEO and Doug Blease its President. In the fall of 2005, D&W implemented a cross-company cut of labor resources and operations. This included the selling of the company owned pharmacy to Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Prairie Stone Pharmacy, the closing of the 36th Street location in Grand Rapids, and over 100 job cuts. The store names were also re-branded from 'D&W Food Center(s)' to 'D&W Fresh Market(s)' for advertising purposes. It was revealed later that these moves were a part of the plan to save the financial resources and begin a new marketing campaign in preparation for a buy-out of the company by local competitor Spartan Stores. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「D&W Fresh Market」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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