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The following table provides additional detail on the percentage of Net sales for each group of similar products
sold in the Independent Business, Save-A-Lot and Retail Food segments:
2014 2013 2012
Independent Business:
Nonperishable grocery products (1) 35% 36% 36%
Perishable grocery products (2) 11 11 11
Services to independent retail customers and other 1 1 —
47 48 47
Save-A-Lot:
Nonperishable grocery products (1) 17 17 17
Perishable grocery products (2) 887
25 25 24
Retail Food:
Nonperishable grocery products (1) 15 16 17
Perishable grocery products (2) 988
Pharmacy products 3 3 3
Fuel — — 1
27 27 29
Corporate:
Transition service revenue 1 — —
Net sales 100% 100% 100%
(1) Includes such items as dry goods, general merchandise, home, health and beauty care, beverages, dairy,
frozen foods and candy
(2) Includes such items as meat, produce, deli and bakery
Private-Label Products
The Company’s private-label products are produced to the Company’s specification by many suppliers and
compete in many areas of the Company’s stores. Private-label products include: the premium brands Culinary
Circle®, Java Delight®and Stockman & Dakota®, which offer unique, premium quality products in highly
competitive categories; organic brand Wild Harvest®; core brands Essential Everyday®, equaline®, Artic Shores
Seafood Company®, Baby Basics®, Carlita®, Farm Stand®, Stone Ridge Creamery®and Super Chill®, which
provide shoppers quality national brand equivalent products at a competitive price; and the value brand
Shopper’s Value®, which offers budget conscious consumers a quality alternative to national brands at
substantial savings.
Trademarks
The Company offers some independent retail customers and Save-A-Lot licenses the opportunity to franchise a
concept or license a service mark. This program helps these customers compete by providing, as part of the
franchise or license program, a complete business concept, group advertising, private-label products and other
benefits. The Company is the franchisor or licensor of certain service marks such as CUB FOODS, SAVE-A-
LOT, SENTRY, FESTIVAL FOODS, COUNTY MARKET, SHOP ’N SAVE, NEWMARKET, FOODLAND,
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