Lunds & Byerlys
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 A Lunds & Byerlys in Edina | |
| Lunds & Byerlys | |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Retail |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | 1939 in Uptown, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Headquarters | Edina, Minnesota, U.S. |
Number of locations | 28 |
Key people | Russell T. Lund III (President and CEO) |
| Products | Supermarkets |
| Revenue |  US$500 million (2019)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,900 |
| Subsidiaries | Lunds & Byerlys |
| Website | lundsandbyerlys |
Lund Food Holdings, Inc is an American supermarket operator. Headquartered in Edina, it owns the upscale supermarket chain Lunds & Byerlys. The company opened its first supermarkets in the Uptown area of Minneapolis. In 2015, it changed its name from Lunds to Lunds & Byerlys. It operates 28 stores in Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area of Minnesota.[2][3]
History[edit]
Lunds History[edit]
Russell T. Lund Sr. founded a grocery called Hove's in 1939 at the corner of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Russell Lund, Sr., an employee, took an equity stake in the cheese and cracker department in 1922 and after founding a popcorn business, a larger stake in 1939. The chain took the Lunds name in 1964.
Lunds and Byerly's were competing companies until 1997 when Lunds acquired Byerly's. They continued to operate under their individual names until April 2015, when the stores were rebranded Lunds & Byerlys. In 2006, they launched its online grocery shopping service. Shoppers have the option of either picking up their groceries at certain stores or having it delivered to their home.
Byerly's History[edit]
Byerly's was founded in 1968 by Don Byerly, who opened the first store in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Byerly's opened fourteen other stores in the metro area.
Byerly's stores, which ranged in size from 50,000 to 90,000 square feet (8,400 m2), were open 24 hours a day until, February 2008 when the store hours were changed to 6am to 12am. Byerly's locations offered in-store United States Post Offices, full-service banks, coffee shops, floral departments, wines & spirits shops, and formerly in-store Byerly's restaurants. All Byerly's branded restaurants have now closed, but a restaurant named "Minnesota Grill" still operates out of the Roseville store location offering limited Lund's and Byerly's food items.
The store was known for its "great customer service" and its deli and bakery. Byerly's was commonly viewed as high-end grocery shopping, and prices were relatively similar to other retail stores selling the same brands. Product quality was the core focus of Byerlys and the prices reflect higher quality products.
In April 1997, the company was purchased by Lund Food Holdings, Inc., parent company of Edina-based Lunds.
Store Openings[edit]
History of Lunds store openings[edit]
- 1939 Minneapolis (Hennepin & Lake)
- 1942 Edina (50th & France)
- 1967 Richfield (Penn Avenue)
- 1969 Minnetonka
- 1983 St. Paul (Ford Parkway)
- 1984 Wayzata
- 1994 Bloomington (Normandale)
- 2001 Plymouth
- 2006 Orono (Navarre)
- 2006 Minneapolis (Central & University, in Cobalt Condominiums)
- 2012 Minneapolis (12th & Hennepin)
- 2013 Prior Lake
- 2014 Wayzata (Town Center) (Lunds & Byerlys Kitchen) Closed 2017[4]
- 2014 St. Paul (downtown in the Penfield)
- 2018 White Bear Lake (Bordering White Bear Township)
History of Byerly's store openings[edit]
- 1968 Golden Valley
- 1971 St. Paul (East Side) (closed)
- 1973 Edina (France Ave/Southdale) (Rebuilt as new structure in 2014[5])
- 1977 St. Cloud
- 1980 St. Louis Park
- 1982 Minnetonka[6]
- 1986 Bloomington (Lyndale) (closed)
- 1987 Roseville
- 1988 Burnsville
- 1994 Chanhassen
- 1996 Eagan
- 1999 Maple Grove
- 2006 Minneapolis
- 2014 Woodbury[7]
- 2014 Eden Prairie[7]
History of Lunds & Byerlys store openings[edit]
- 2015 Minnetonka (Glen Lake)
- 2018 White Bear Lake
- 2021 Minneapolis (Nokomis, on Cedar Avenue near Minnehaha Parkway, in Noko Apartments)
References[edit]
- ^ "Annual Report on Lund Food Holdings's Revenue, Growth, SWOT Analysis & Competitor Intelligence - IncFact".
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2019/04/12/lunds-inc-pays-6-million-for-parcel-on-grand.html[bare URL]
- ^ "Find A Store". Lunds & Byerlys. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ John Ewoldt. "Lunds & Byerly's Kitchen concept in Wayzata closes Jan. 22". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Anderson Companies and Pope Architects Deliver New Byerly's — Edina Style!". 14 October 2014.
- ^ Black, Sam (12 August 2011). "Big changes for Edina Byerly's?". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota: American City Business Journals. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b Alexander, Steve (9 July 2014). "Five Rainbow Foods stores get new names, and seven more soon will". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
