Weis Markets
Since 1912, Weis Markets
Weis Markets Incorporated is a company that has competed and succeeded for 91 years. Harry and Sigmund Weis founded Weis Markets in 1912, when they opened a small neighborhood store known as Weis Pure Foods on Market Street in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. It was a modest store that was built on value, ingenuity and hard work.
From the very beginning, Harry and Sigmund Weis were innovators. They were among the first grocers to sell their goods on a cash and carry basis during a time when most stores sold their goods on credit. Selling goods on credit made sense in an agricultural economy, when people generated their income during the harvest season. But selling on credit also meant higher prices for people who paid interest as well.
But the local economy was changing in 1912, powered by the growth of industry and mining. Regular paychecks were the norm, which made cash and carry possible. Even more important, it helped customers save money on their grocery bills. Harry and Sigmund were committed to selling groceries priced fairly, a founding principle of our Company.
In the late 1920s, as the company expanded to over 100 stores in Central Pennsylvania, Weis Markets introduced self-service stores. Initially, customers didn’t like the idea. But when they realized it would help save them money, which was especially important during the Great Depression in the 1930s, customers embraced the concept.
Over the next two decades, Weis Markets would convert its small neighborhood grocery stores to larger supermarkets. After World War II, Harry’s son Robert and Sigmund’s son Sigfried returned from the military to join the family business. These two men along with Mike Rheam, who joined the company in the early 1950s, would lead the company in the subsequent decades. Together with thousands of employees both past and present, they would help build one of the most successful supermarket companies in the nation.
Today, Weis Markets is a publicly traded company (NYSE:WMK) and it operates more than 154stores in five states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia. Our banners include Weis Markets, Mr. Z’s, King’s and Scot’s Lo-Cost.
Weis Markets currently employs approximately 18,000 associates. It also operates a 1.1 million square-foot distribution center in Milton, PA in addition to a dairy, meat processing plant, and ice cream plant in Sunbury. In fact, Weis Markets is now one of the largest purchasers of Pennsylvania produce and dairy products.
Weis Markets may be right for you
for the following reasons:
- In business for over 90 years.
- Team oriented and a friendly environment.
- American owned and proud of it.
- Flexible/student friendly schedules.
- Large enough to be known as a successful player in the Mid-Atlantic States but small enough to consider our associates as a family.
- Known in our industry for our financial stability and our ethical way of doing business.
- Markets located in both rural and metropolitan areas having the flexibility of choice to work in the area that is best suited for you and your family.
- Committed to training and development at all levels.
In addition to a wide variety of career opportunities, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help meet you and your family's needs.
Team Weis consists of the men and women of Weis Markets, the nations' premier regional supermarket chain based in Sunbury, PA. Weis Markets' 18,000 associates work in 159 stores in six states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia. You can also find them working in our corporate office, our 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center, and our four manufacturing plants in Central Pennsylvania. They also work for Superpetz, our pet supply superstore chain with locations in eleven states. Weis Markets' associates make up a diverse and talented group, full of people who go the extra mile to serve our customers.
We believe that our associates' success is our success, and we are committed to helping you reach your fullest potential. All it takes on your part is a firm belief in your abilities and a desire to take care of the customer. We have excellent career opportunities that offer challenge, growth, and rewards to those who want to be part of a winning team and who have the determination to make a difference. You see, at Weis markets there are no limits on how far you can go.
We're In the News!:
- "Weis Markets And Kellogg’s Donate $5000 To Breast Cancer Race For The Cure To Benefit Susan G. Komen Foundation" -
09/14/2005
"Weis Markets Completes Remodel Of River Street Store And Will Hold Grand-Reopening On Saturday September 10" - 09/09/2005
"Weis Markets Announces Program In Support Of Victims Of Hurricane Katrina" - 09/01/2005
"Weis Markets Begins the Remodel of its Shamokin Store" - 08/17/2005Contact Us:
1000 S. Second St.
PO Box 471
Sunbury, PA 17801
Phone: (570) 286-4571
Fax: (570) 286-3286
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