Tom Thumb is a chain of American Supermarkets owned by Albertsons Companies. It operates stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Tom Thumb’s slogan is “The Fresh Market Experts.”
Tom Thumb was founded in 1948 by J.R. Bost and Robert B. Cullum. The first Tom Thumb store was located in the North Park Shopping Center in Dallas, Texas. The store was originally a small grocery store that only sold dry goods, but it eventually expanded to include a meat department, produce department, and bakery.
In 1966, Tom Thumb was acquired by Randalls Food Markets. Randalls operated Tom Thumb as a separate division until 1999, when it merged the two chains together. Randalls then began operating all of its stores under the Tom Thumb banner.
In 2015, Albertsons Companies acquired Tom Thumb from Randalls. Albertsons Companies also owns the Jewel-Osco and Acme Markets chains of Supermarkets.
Yes, Tom Thumb and Albertsons are owned by the same company.
