Bashas’ Grocery was founded in 1932 by Lebanon immigrant Najeeb Basha in Goodyear, Arizona. The family had numerous setbacks working in mining towns but finally had success with their grocery store.
Today, Bashas’ has more than 118 locations and employs nearly 9,500 persons. The company operates under several names, including Bashas’ Grocery, Bashas’Supermarket, Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods, and Bashas’ Dine Market. Company stores can be found throughout Arizona and New Mexico.
Bashas’ Grocery is still family owned and operated. Stores are non-unionized. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2009 but emerged in 2010 after paying off all creditors.
In December 2021, Raley’s Supermarket acquired Bashas’ for an undisclosed amount.
Bashas maintains a corporate office in Chandler, Arizona.
Bashas’ Grocery was founded in 1932 by Lebanon immigrant Najeeb Basha in Goodyear, Arizona. The family had numerous setbacks working in mining towns but finally had success with their grocery store.
History
Today, Bashas’ has more than 118 locations and employs nearly 9,500 persons. The company operates under several names, including Bashas’ Grocery, Bashas’Supermarket, Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods, and Bashas’ Dine Market. Company stores can be found throughout Arizona and New Mexico.
Bashas’ Grocery is still family owned and operated. Stores are non-unionized. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2009 but emerged in 2010 after paying off all creditors.
In December 2021, Raley’s Supermarket acquired Bashas’ for an undisclosed amount.
Bashas maintains a corporate office in Chandler, Arizona.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is NOT about political activism. DEI does not give employees the license forcing their political statements on your customers day in and day out constantly reminding us of their sexual choices and gender confusion. It’s about hiring people of all cultures and beliefs systems along with equal and fair pay. We cannot get along or be decent to each other when one side daily displays necklaces, pins, etc cultivating a hostile anti-family, anti-conservative environment. Sexuality and gender confusion displays is not appropriate dress attire in the workplace especially when they are dealing with your customers.
I ask this activism stop. The Satanic Necklace, the binary pin, the Love is Love pin. All of it. This dress attire does not promote “Diversity” or “Inclusion” for your customers and quite frankly for your other employees.
It amazes me that Bashas allows such horrendous low standards…and even lower standards in Kayenta, AZ 9n the Navajo reservation. I have lived in the surrounding area for 25 years and seemingly each time I frequent this store I have found rotted produce after I had returned home that I have purchased, and i live over fifty miles away. I have to check anything from the Deli, Bakery, and produce section thoroughly as I have had moldy bakery products sold to me. I have had apples and other produce unfit for human consumption sold to me. I had an experience today where the Pepsi delivery guy pushed his way in front of me so that he could replace a 2 liter on the shelf. It’s not only rude to be so aggressive and pushy with a customer, but to do it again a few minutes later with a huge pallet jack loaded and pull out in front of my disabled wife pushing a loaded food cart cutting her off and then standing their staring at her with an angry glare. Ok, ok…he works for Pepsi and that is their problem right? Hardly, if you are in a Bashas store working you should be required to have some sort of people skills or you are in the wrong trade. People from all over Europe and the states come into these stores daily. Tourism is a billion dollar industry, yes Eddie and Ike are familiar with the wealth they have accrued from these locations. So why not have a decent coat of paint on the place and people with training that exceeds that which is a display of contempt towards customers? Ike, Eddie….you guys are failing and it is obvious to me over the years you just do not give a damn about it. I will go out of my way to once again avoid Bashas stores at all costs. I was naive to think it would change…ever. The attitude of other employees from different departments displayed over the years is one of indifference to customer service. Shame on you and the lower hourly pay rates the Navajo people must endure. It is no wonder how they have become so disenchanted with your greed.
You have no honor.
We are really happy with the store on Gilbert and Chandler Heights. Great CS. Bob G, one of the pharmacist has been wonderful – great service and always a smile.
UNCOMPETITIVE PRICES!
Why would I buy bananas at 55 cents a pound when I can go to Fry’s or Sprouts for 49 cents a pound?
Why would I buy the ICE drink at $1.29 from you when I can go to Fry’s or even better yet the dollar tree store for $1.00 and WINCO ever at 89cents
your suppose to be a local grocer
as far as I’m concern your a price gouger
Good Evening,
I am writing to express my extreme disappointment regarding your choice of management.
This gentleman’s name was Greg and his name tag Id’d him as the “Store Director”.
To encapsulate the experience, I went in to simply retrieve a money order for work related purposes and was left waiting for an excess of five minutes. When I approached what appeared to be the manager and inquired who was supposed to be manning the station he stated “me, I be with you as soon as I can Bud” and provided a snide look.
After an additional 3 minutes, he proceeded to casually walk up to the customer service center and assist me without even bothering to apologize for the inconvenience. I found his sense of entitlement beyond reproach and expect swift action to be taken to correct this issue.
I, like ALL of your customers work very hard for our money and will not accept mistreatment in return for our investment in your company.
Moreover, I believe my age and my casual dress was the impetus for his unprofessional way of addressing me as “bud” and the refusal to provide an apology; which could be perceived by some as discrimination. Regardless of my outward appearance or my continence for that matter, if I am a PAYING CUSTOMER I EXPECT TO BE TREATED AS SUCH.
Let me be very clear, I am highly educated and well versed in a myriad of matters which include civil and business law. If I or anyone I know for that matter is subjugated to this type of treatment by your management again I will seek council to discuss what recourse can be taken.
Respectfully,
Isiah Manzo