Dierbergs is a supermarket chain based in Chesterfield, Missouri, that, along with Schnucks, dominates the Greater St. Louis grocery market. Dierbergs operates 26[1] stores in both Missouri and Illinois. In 2006 it employed more than 5,000 employees, making it one of the top 25 largest employers in the St. Louis metro area.[4]
In 1854, a general store opened on Olive Street Road in Creve Coeur, MO, east of present-day Highway 270.[5] William F. Dierberg, Sr. purchased the store in 1914. The store, located at the "Creve Coeur House," also contained the 14-Mile House hotel and the Creve Coeur Farmer's Bank.[6] In 1929, William turned the business over to his three sons, Bill, Fred & Vallie (Butch).[5] The following year, the company moved into a new building on Olive Street Road.[5] The company continued to operate from that location until 1960, when it moved to a new location in Creve Coeur, at the corner of Craig and Olive.[5]
In 1967, Bill's son Bob Dierberg opened a second location four miles west of the Creve Coeur store.[5] The national trade magazine Progressive Grocer named the new location "Store of the Month," praising its modern design.[5] In 1969, Roger Dierberg, Bob's cousin, left behind an engineering career at McDonnell-Douglas to join the family business.[5] Roger and Bob expanded the chain to 20 locations during Roger's time with the company.[7]
In 2013, the chain opened its first location outside of the St. Louis metro when it expanded to Osage Beach, Missouri, near the Lake of the Ozarks.[8] In 2017, Dierbergs partnered with Shipt to provide grocery delivery service to St. Louis-area residents.[9] The chain sold its traditional and specialty pharmacies to St. Louis-based health system Mercy in 2021 for an undisclosed amount.[10] Mercy continues to operate the former Dierbergs pharmacies under a long-term lease.[10] In 2022, Dierbergs introduced a free rewards program, known as Dierbergs Rewards, and a mobile app.[1]
Development of Crestwood Plazaedit
In January 2022, Dierbergs purchased the western half of the former Crestwood Plaza mall site in south St. Louis County.[11] The company plans to build a 70,000 square foot store, along with an additional 30,000 square feet of restaurants and retail on multiple outlots, an open-space plaza, and green space.[11] It plans to develop the new shopping center concurrently with McBride Homes, which is building a subdivision on the eastern half of the site.[11] In April 2022, the St. Louis County NAACP filed a lawsuit against the city of Crestwood, challenging the legality of tax-increment financing for the retail development and the need to subsidize a new grocery store in Crestwood.[12] In the lawsuit, the NAACP argues that Dierbergs already has 12 stores within 10 miles of Crestwood's two ZIP codes, but only has three stores in Ferguson and Spanish Lake, areas that the USDA classifies as food deserts.[12] In December 2022, the NAACP asked Dierbergs to decline the tax incentive and build its new Crestwood location without taxpayer dollars.[13] The NAACP also requested that the company build additional stores in areas of St. Louis City and north St. Louis County that have little access to grocery stores.[13]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Dierbergs Markets rolls out new loyalty program". Supermarket News. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ abcdefg"About Us | Dierbergs Markets". www.dierbergs.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^Hamstra, Mark (2004). "GROWING UP IN ST. LOUIS: AS DIERBERGS MARKETS GETS BIGGER, ITS HISTORY AS A SMALL-TOWN OPERATOR ECHOES IN THE WAY THE COMPANY RUNS ITS OPERATIONS". Supermaket News. pp. 52(14), 12.
^"Dierbergs Markets' Roger Dierberg dies at 88". Supermarket News. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^Kumar, Kavita (21 June 2011). "Dierbergs to open store at Lake of the Ozarks". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^Kirn, Jacob (29 August 2017). "Dierbergs to start grocery delivery". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 24 September 2023 – via www.bizjournals.com.
^ abwww.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2021/01/19/dierbergs-to-sell-its-pharmacy-operations-to-mercy.html. Retrieved 20 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ abc"Dierbergs, McBride buy Crestwood mall site, move ahead with mixed-use development". ksdk.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ ab"NAACP files lawsuit to block Crestwood TIF, asks Dierbergs for 'equitable development' in food deserts instead". ksdk.com. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ abNeman, Daniel (December 2022). "NAACP wants Dierbergs to build without tax incentives". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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Dierbergs is a supermarket chain based in Chesterfield Missouri that along with Schnucks dominates the Greater St Louis grocery market Dierbergs operates 26 1 stores in both Missouri and Illinois In 2006 it employed more than 5 000 employees making it one of the top 25 largest employers in the St Louis metro area 4 Dierbergs Markets Inc Company typePrivateIndustryRetail Grocery Founded1854 170 years ago 1854 FounderWilliam DierbergHeadquartersChesterfield Missouri 1 USANumber of locations26 1 Area servedSt Louis County St Charles County Metro EastKey peopleBob Dierberg chairman Greg Dierberg CEO and President Laura Dierberg Padousis Vice President and Secretary Andy Pauk Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President 2 ProductsBakery delicatessen florist meat frozen foods produce seafood organic foods bulk foods general grocery pharmacy snacks 3 Number of employeesMore than 3 500Websitedierbergs wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Development of Crestwood Plaza 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIn 1854 a general store opened on Olive Street Road in Creve Coeur MO east of present day Highway 270 5 William F Dierberg Sr purchased the store in 1914 The store located at the Creve Coeur House also contained the 14 Mile House hotel and the Creve Coeur Farmer s Bank 6 In 1929 William turned the business over to his three sons Bill Fred amp Vallie Butch 5 The following year the company moved into a new building on Olive Street Road 5 The company continued to operate from that location until 1960 when it moved to a new location in Creve Coeur at the corner of Craig and Olive 5 In 1967 Bill s son Bob Dierberg opened a second location four miles west of the Creve Coeur store 5 The national trade magazine Progressive Grocer named the new location Store of the Month praising its modern design 5 In 1969 Roger Dierberg Bob s cousin left behind an engineering career at McDonnell Douglas to join the family business 5 Roger and Bob expanded the chain to 20 locations during Roger s time with the company 7 In 2013 the chain opened its first location outside of the St Louis metro when it expanded to Osage Beach Missouri near the Lake of the Ozarks 8 In 2017 Dierbergs partnered with Shipt to provide grocery delivery service to St Louis area residents 9 The chain sold its traditional and specialty pharmacies to St Louis based health system Mercy in 2021 for an undisclosed amount 10 Mercy continues to operate the former Dierbergs pharmacies under a long term lease 10 In 2022 Dierbergs introduced a free rewards program known as Dierbergs Rewards and a mobile app 1 Development of Crestwood Plaza editIn January 2022 Dierbergs purchased the western half of the former Crestwood Plaza mall site in south St Louis County 11 The company plans to build a 70 000 square foot store along with an additional 30 000 square feet of restaurants and retail on multiple outlots an open space plaza and green space 11 It plans to develop the new shopping center concurrently with McBride Homes which is building a subdivision on the eastern half of the site 11 In April 2022 the St Louis County NAACP filed a lawsuit against the city of Crestwood challenging the legality of tax increment financing for the retail development and the need to subsidize a new grocery store in Crestwood 12 In the lawsuit the NAACP argues that Dierbergs already has 12 stores within 10 miles of Crestwood s two ZIP codes but only has three stores in Ferguson and Spanish Lake areas that the USDA classifies as food deserts 12 In December 2022 the NAACP asked Dierbergs to decline the tax incentive and build its new Crestwood location without taxpayer dollars 13 The NAACP also requested that the company build additional stores in areas of St Louis City and north St Louis County that have little access to grocery stores 13 References edit a b c d Dierbergs Markets rolls out new loyalty program Supermarket News 1 March 2022 Retrieved 20 March 2023 DIERBERGS MARKETS NAMES EXECUTIVE LEADERS stlcommercemagazine online Grocery Store Departments 1 STLToday 6 May 2006 Archived 14 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine a b c d e f g About Us Dierbergs Markets www dierbergs com Retrieved 20 March 2023 Hamstra Mark 2004 GROWING UP IN ST LOUIS AS DIERBERGS MARKETS GETS BIGGER ITS HISTORY AS A SMALL TOWN OPERATOR ECHOES IN THE WAY THE COMPANY RUNS ITS OPERATIONS Supermaket News pp 52 14 12 Dierbergs Markets Roger Dierberg dies at 88 Supermarket News 23 January 2023 Retrieved 20 March 2023 Kumar Kavita 21 June 2011 Dierbergs to open store at Lake of the Ozarks STLtoday com Retrieved 20 March 2023 Kirn Jacob 29 August 2017 Dierbergs to start grocery delivery St Louis Business Journal Retrieved 24 September 2023 via www bizjournals com a b www bizjournals com https www bizjournals com stlouis news 2021 01 19 dierbergs to sell its pharmacy operations to mercy html Retrieved 20 March 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help a b c Dierbergs McBride buy Crestwood mall site move ahead with mixed use development ksdk com 27 January 2022 Retrieved 20 March 2023 a b NAACP files lawsuit to block Crestwood TIF asks Dierbergs for equitable development in food deserts instead ksdk com 29 April 2022 Retrieved 20 March 2023 a b Neman Daniel December 2022 NAACP wants Dierbergs to build without tax incentives STLtoday com Retrieved 20 March 2023 External links editOfficial websitePortals nbsp Supermarkets nbsp Companies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dierbergs Markets amp oldid 1191164667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
