Who owns United Grocery Outlet?
United Grocery Outlet is owned by Grocery Outlet (the United States, NASDAQ: GO), which has owned the brand since 1 April 2024.[1]
Evidence: Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-04, SEC EDGAR, 4 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Emeryville
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Retail › Grocery › Discount & hypermarkets
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: GO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About United Grocery Outlet
United Grocery Outlet is an extreme-value grocery chain that Grocery Outlet Inc. bought on 1 April 2024 when it acquired The Bargain Barn, Inc., which did business under the name. The deal brought 40 stores in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Virginia and a distribution centre; 39 of the 41 company-operated stores at January 2026 were United Grocery Outlet stores.
Ownership timeline of United Grocery Outlet
- 2024 – present Grocery Outlet [1] verified
Where United Grocery Outlet sits in Grocery Outlet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Grocery Outlet
Grocery Outlet controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in retail.
Also in retail
Other brands in discount & hypermarkets, and who owns them
The 10 brands in discount & hypermarkets on Brandtree belong to 7 owners. The largest is Dollar Tree, with 2; Grocery Outlet has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Dollar Tree | Dollar Tree | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Shopwise | Robinsons Retail | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Cora (hypermarkets) | Carrefour | 🇫🇷 France |
| Chedraui | Chedraui | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Netto (Mousquetaires) | Mousquetaires | 🇫🇷 France |
| Puregold | Puregold | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Dollar Tree Canada | Dollar Tree | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Super 50 | Robinsons Retail | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
About the owner: Grocery Outlet
Grocery Outlet is a publicly listed company headquartered in Emeryville, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: GO.
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. is an extreme-value grocery retailer based in Emeryville, California, incorporated in Delaware in 2014 and listed on Nasdaq since 2019. Its 10-K for the fiscal year to 3 January 2026 reports 570 stores in 16 states, nearly all run by independent operators, selling name-brand consumables bought opportunistically at prices it says are 40% to 70% below conventional retailers.
Grocery Outlet: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 United Grocery Outlet and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; United Grocery Outlet is not one of them.
- Armstrong McCall — Sally Beauty Holdings 🇺🇸
- BJ's Wholesale Club — BJ's Wholesale Club 🇺🇸
- Best Buy — Best Buy 🇺🇸
- Bloomingdale's — Macy's, Inc. 🇺🇸
- Boot Barn — Boot Barn 🇺🇸
- Champs Sports — DICK'S Sporting Goods 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of United Grocery Outlet?
The parent company of United Grocery Outlet is Grocery Outlet, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is United Grocery Outlet American?
Yes. United Grocery Outlet originated in the United States and its owner, Grocery Outlet, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Grocery Outlet owned United Grocery Outlet?
Grocery Outlet has owned United Grocery Outlet since 1 April 2024.
Is United Grocery Outlet still owned by Grocery Outlet?
Yes. As of 19 October 2026, United Grocery Outlet is still owned by Grocery Outlet. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 March 2026; retrieved 19 October 2026.
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