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' is a
Family-owned grocery store chain located in
Arizona with two locations outside the state; one in Needles, California and Crownpoint, New Mexico.
Najeeb Basha came to the United States from
Lebanon in 1886; he and his wife Najeeby moved to Arizona in 1910. The family struggled for years in retail sales in various Arizona towns, facing numerous setbacks but remaining determined to succeed. The first store to officially carry the ' name, opened in 1932 in Goodyear, Arizona, as a
Company Store where employees of
J. G. Boswell could purchase groceries with
Company Scrip . Bashas' was founded by Najeeb and Najeeby's sons, Ike and Eddie Basha, Sr. The current CEO is Eddie's son,
Eddie Basha, Jr.
The Bashas' Family of Stores includes four distinct formats: Bashas', Bashas' Diné, AJ's Fine Foods and Food City. The company has more than 153 stores serving every county in Arizona, as well as Needles, California, and Crownpoint, New Mexico. The company recently added a new format called Bashas' Farmers Market. This newest format is only in
Prescott ,
Payson , and
Winslow .
Bashas' has doubled in size in the last decade with stores under the Bashas' name, as well as AJ's Fine Foods, and Food City, bringing the total to more than 153 stores.
Bashas', Bashas' Diné Markets, Bashas' Farmers Market -- Where You've Got A Friend
AJ'S Fine Foods -- Experience the Difference
FOOD CITY -- Make You Feel At Home
Bashas' Supermarkets are traditional grocery stores.
The company recently added a new format called Bashas' Farmers Market. This newest format is only in
Prescott ,
Payson , and
Winslow .
Bashas' also has a Distribution Center, located in Chandler, which includes over 16 acres of under-roof space, as well as a full mechanic shop. The perishables area of the Center is temperature- and climate-controlled and includes ripening rooms and areas that vary in temperature from a base temperature of 55 degrees year-round to freezer rooms of 10 degrees below zero.
AJ's Fine Foods are gourmet and specialty stores. The stores feature chef-prepared entrees, an extensive wine collection with trained cellar staff, and specialty baked goods.
FOOD CITY was acquired by Bashas' in 1993. Since acquiring the original Food City store, several Bashas' stores have been converted to this format. Food City offers a full range of ethnic and Hispanic food varieties.
Bashas' Diné Markets are located on Native American reservations throughout Arizona. They specialize in the needs of Navajo, Apache and Tohono O' odam customers with products such as Blue Bird flour for fry bread, mutton and wool. Signs in the store are in the native language.
- Hernandez, Ruben, "Bashas' taking new concept to downtown Phoenix" , ''The Business Journal of Phoenix'' (at ''bizjournals.com''), October 22 , 2004 .
- McTaggart, Jenny and Stephen Dowdell, "COVER STORY: Retailer of the Year: Growing up Bashas" ( Google cache / subscription required ), ''Progressive Grocer'', December 1 , 2005
- Schmidt, Erin, "Bashas' stores multiplying in Northwest market" , ''Northwest Explorer'', February 22 , 2005 .
