Grocery Outlet

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
FormerlyCannery Sales (1946–1970)
Canned Foods (1970–1987)
Company typePublic
IndustryDiscount retail / Grocery
FoundedJune 11, 1946 (June 11, 1946), in San Francisco, California, U.S.
FounderJames Read
HeadquartersEmeryville, California, U.S.
Number of locations
480 (May 2024)
Key people
Jason Potter (CEO)
ProductsBakery, dairy, deli meats, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, snacks, beer & wine
ServicesDiscount retail
Supermarket
RevenueUS$3.970 billion (2024)
OwnerRead family (55% via Read Enterprises, Inc.)
Number of employees
949 (2024)
ParentBerkshire Partners (2009–2014)
Hellman & Friedman LLC (2014–2019)
SubsidiariesUnited Grocery Outlet
Websitegroceryoutlet.com

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. is an American discount closeout retailer consisting exclusively of supermarket locations that offer discounted, overstocked, and closeout products from name-brand and private-label suppliers. The company has stores in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, and Delaware.

The vast majority of Grocery Outlet's stores are independently operated by local married couples. Each store has flexibility in its product offerings to serve local tastes and demand. The Read family founded the company in 1946. The formal name is Grocery Outlet Bargain Market.