Lazy Acres Market
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1991 Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California |
Key people | Jason Dew, Store Director |
| Products | Bulk, produce, meat & seafood, vitamins, supplements & body care, juice bar, espresso bar, cheese, full service deli & bakery, grocery, gifts & cookware |
| Parent | Bristol Farms |
| Website | lazyacres.com |
Lazy Acres Market Inc., based in Santa Barbara, California, United States, is a small chain of two grocery stores for natural and organic foods, gourmet foods, supplements and body care products, as well as eco-friendly goods. The stores, in Santa Barbara and Long Beach, are owned and operated by Bristol Farms, a chain purchased by Supervalu in 2010.
Founded in 1991 by Jimmy Searcy, Hugo van Seenus and Irwin Carasso, their vision was to create an unparalleled shopping experience where customers can wander, relax, and enjoy themselves, as well as to provide unmatched personal service from knowledgeable employees who genuinely care.
The original store was 11,000 square feet, but was expanded in 1997 to its current size of 28,000 square feet, including the buying offices and a covered café, where customers can sit and enjoy food from the shop. The buyers of the store are the same people who customers see every day on the sales floor. This fosters an open dialogue for consumer interaction with those who make decisions about product mix. The majority of the food that Lazy Acres offers from the prepared foods departments is made in-house from scratch everyday using natural ingredients, locally-sourced and organic when possible. Although Lazy Acres does carry some mainstream products as a convenience to shoppers, it is first and foremost a natural foods store.
In late 2005, Lazy Acres Market was acquired by Bristol Farms, a Los Angeles, California-based chain of high-end grocery stores.
On October 29, 2010, Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres Market became an independent private company, after its management partnered with Endeavour Capital to acquire the company back from Minnesota-based SuperValu.
See also
External links
- Lazy Acres Market website
- Lazy Acres Market a Powerhouse in Santa Barbara
- New Lease On Life
- Bristol Farms Buy Out
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