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 City Market store inGlenwood Springs, Colorado | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1924; 102 years ago (1924), inGrand Junction, Colorado |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor |
| Parent | Dillons (1969–1983) King Soopers (1983–present) |
| Website | www www |
City Market is asupermarket chain operating in theRocky Mountains of theUnited States. City Market, Inc. has its headquarters inGrand Junction, Colorado. It is a subsidiary ofKroger.[1]
City Market traces its origins to Josef Pruenster, an Italian immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1873. After initially living and working in Cincinnati, Pruenster settled in La Junta, Colorado, where he established a slaughterhouse before expanding into a meat shop and grocery store under the name City Market. His children participated in the family business, including four sons who would later establish the supermarket chain.
In 1924, Paul Prinster, the eldest of the four brothers, moved to Grand Junction, Colorado, where he worked in aPiggly Wiggly grocery store before purchasing an interest in a separate grocery on Fourth Street also called City Market. His brothers Frank, Leo, and Clarence subsequently joined him, and together they acquired full ownership of the store.
The Prinster brothers expanded their operations in 1939 with the opening of a modern supermarket near Fourth Street and Rood Avenue in Grand Junction. Following the Second World War, City Market entered a period of regional growth, establishing stores in Montrose, Delta, and other towns in western Colorado, as well as inNew Mexico,Utah, andWyoming.[2]
In 1969, the company was acquired by theDillon Companies, making it a sister company to Front Range-basedKing Soopers. City Market and King Soopers became part of The Kroger Co. when Dillon and Kroger merged in 1999.[3]
In 2024, a federal judge blocked a merger between Kroger andAlbertsons. During the trial, executives from parent company Kroger acknowledged that eight City Markets in Colorado had raised prices with little to no competition with 'little impact to business'.[4]
It formerly operated a location in New Mexico (located in Shiprock, on theNavajo Reservation), which was sold to Arizona-basedBashas in 2022.[5]
As of 2025, Kroger operated 32 City Market stores across 27 cities in Colorado.[6]
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