Marc's - Wikipedia

Discount drugstore and grocery chain in Ohio, United States For the Canadian retailer, see Mark's. For other uses, see Marc (disambiguation). Marc Glassman Inc.

A Marc's in Westerville, Ohio, as shown in 2019.
Trade name	Marc's Stores
Company type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979) in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Founder	Marc Glassman
Headquarters	Parma, Ohio, United States
Number of locations	61
Area served	Ohio
Key people	Marc Glassman (Chairman And Chief Executive Officer)
Products	Bakery, dairy, deli meats, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, snacks, health and beauty products, pet supplies, housewares, books, children's toys, home decor, clothing
Services	Discount retail drugstore grocery
Revenue	US$1.03 billion (2021)
Owner	Marc Glassman
Number of employees	3,000 (Jan. 2021)
Website	www.marcs.com

Marc's Stores is a discount drugstore-and-grocery chain, with stores in northern and central Ohio.[1] It is owned by Clevelander Marc Glassman. Marc's has over 60 stores in the Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, and Columbus areas.

History

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Bernie Shulman opened his first mega-discount drug store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio in 1969. In 1979 one of Shulman's managers, Marc Glassman, opened his own store, Marc's, in Middleburg Heights in the Southland Shopping Center in Middleburg Heights.[2] That first store was badly damaged in a fire in October 1980 that started in, and destroyed, the adjacent J.C. Penney department store. Marc's closed for several months, eventually reopening in a larger space at the same site.

Following the success of the Middleburg Heights store, Glassman built additional Marc's stores. In 1983, he purchased Shulman's store.[2] Glassman continued to build stores in Greater Cleveland. Glassman's western stores were named Marc's, while those to the east were named Bernie Shulman's, to honor Shulman, who died in 1976, and because of brand recognition.

As the Marc's stores expanded east to Solon and south to Akron, the recognition of the Marc's name grew. Glassman decided to retire the Bernie Shulman's name for new stores, using the Marc's name for grand openings, including stores east of Cleveland. The first of the Marc's "superstores" opened in Garfield Heights on June 30, 1992.[3] By year's end, all Bernie Shulman's stores were rebranded.

On August 8, 2018, a Marc's store opened in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton in southwestern Ohio, in a former Kroger site.[4][5] This store is scheduled to close on February 5, 2023, due to the ending of its lease.[6]

In March 2020, Glassman opened a 54,000-square-foot store at 3112 Cleveland Ave. NW in Canton to replace the store that had been in the 30th Street Plaza since the late 1980s.[7]

Media

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The company is rarely discussed in the media. Employees are prohibited from giving interviews, and Glassman does not speak to reporters.[8]

References

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1. ^ "Marc's succeeds on its terms". Chain Drug Review. April 26, 1999. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
2. ^ a b "Unorthodox approach pays big dividends for Marc's". April 24, 1994. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
3. ^ "Glassman's empire adds its 'jewel in the crown'". Drug Store News. 1992. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006.
4. ^ Driscoll, Kara (December 1, 2017). "New grocery store coming to Kettering". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
5. ^ Shively, Holly (August 8, 2018). "New Kettering grocery store opens today: Here's what you can get free, cheap". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
6. ^ Jones, Natalie (January 5, 2023). "Kettering grocery store to close next month". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
7. ^ Pritchard, Edd (March 4, 2020). "Newest Marc's store offers updated design, spacious feel". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
8. ^ "Marc's drives its business with everyday low pricing". Chain Drug Review. April 28, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2009.

External links

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• Official site
• Marc Glassman, Inc. profile

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