Is Save Mart moving on? Company assures dedication to Modesto ‘has never been stronger’

Dominique Williams
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Though Save Mart Companies is under new ownership, the company and its new owner, the Jim Pattison Group, say nothing will change regarding the way stores operate, where it is headquartered or who is in leadership.

The sale of Save Mart was effective Tuesday and includes Lucky and FoodMaxx stores. The Jim Pattison Group is a “diversified holding company” headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

But the Save Mart headquarters will not move. It will remain in Modesto.

“Our dedication to our hometown of Modesto, the Central Valley and spanning all of Northern California and Western Nevada has never been stronger and is reflected in the investments we are making throughout the region,” said Jennifer Shelton, Save Mart director of Public Relations & Government Affairs.

Those investments include a remodel of the Modesto headquarters as well as “many ongoing store projects in multiple counties,” Shelton said.

All members of leadership will remain in their positions, including executive chairman Shane Sampson, who has held the role since 2022.

The Jim Pattison Group has 20 operating divisions in nine industries. Ripley’s Believe it or Not! and the Guinness Book of World Records are two of the bigger names the company owns.

While Save Mart has recently joined Pattison, Shelton said its leadership, values and commitment to its associates and communities has not changed.

In addition to that, part of the company’s primary focus continues to be serving its customers and local communities by providing “the freshest quality products at a great value,” she said.

The Save Mart Companies has “full faith in a bright and enduring future” with the Jim Pattison Group, she said, and is primed for a new chapter of long-term, sustainable growth and innovation.

To answer the question of whether Save Mart will eventually stray from the place it was born for something bigger: “We’re here and we’re not going anywhere,” Shelton said.

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