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and Alabama). Its banners include 192 Ingles stores and 5 Sav-Mor outlets. The company also
operates 71 neighborhood shopping centers, 58 with Ingles supermarkets. Additionally, the
company owns Milkco, Inc., a milk processing and packaging plant, also producing citrus juices
and bottled water.
EB Identities: Ingles meats, Ingles Best, Laura Lynn food-non-food groceries & milk, Harvest
Best
EB skus: 1,000 (E)
Profile: Ingles Markets (NASDAQ: IMKTA) recorded its 47th consecutive year of sales growth.
The company operates 70 fuel stations, which account for sales of $ 515.5 million +18.3%. Minus
those sales, its sales growth for the year edged upward by 3%. Net income for the company rose
26.6% to $ 39.1 million. Its 919,000-square-foot warehouse in Asheville, NC, supplies 46% of the
goods sold in its stores, the balance purchased from third parties. By fiscal 2013, Ingles hopes to
improve that share with its construction of an 830,000 square foot facility. In 2011, founder
Robert Ingle died. In his legacy, he left the Laura Lynn private label product range, named after
his daughter Laura Lynn Ingle. The company continues to build its private label business across
all product categories to remain competitive and build its profit margins.
Procurement Contacts: Tom Outlaw Jr. Vice-President, Sales & Marketing
INITEX S.A.
Edificio Inditex, Avda de la Diputacion, s/n, 15142 Arteixo, Acoruna, SPAIN
Tel: +34 981-185-400
Fax: +34 981-185-544
www.inditex.com
Total 2009 Group Sales: $15.4 Billion (€ 11.1 Billion) +6.5%
Percentage Sales in Exclusive Brands: 100%
Principal Business: Started with its first Zara clothing store in 1975 in Spain, Inditex (Industriade
Diseno Textil. S.A.) has grown to become one of the world’s major fashion retailer (clothing,
footwear, accessories, and household textile products), operating 4,264 stores (543 franchised) in
74 countries, mostly in Europe (3,756 stores in 37 countries), but also in the Americas (366 stores
in 16 countries), Asia-Africa (485 stores in 21 countries). While primarily a retailer, Initex also
operates textile-manufacturing facilities.