Associated Grocers of New England operates a 380,000-square-foot distribution center supporting independent grocery retailers across the region. The tech stack is firmly legacy-enterprise (iSeries/AS/400, SQL, Power BI, Azure Synapse, Snowflake, UKG, EDI) with active hiring tilted heavily toward operations and junior-level roles, matched by current projects in store resets, new retailer onboarding, and dashboard development — signaling a organization in mid-transformation, automating reporting and pushing data visibility across a geographically distributed member base while managing the complexity of SKU expansion and specialty product logistics.
Associated Grocers of New England is a purchasing and distribution cooperative founded in 1946 by 18 independent retailers seeking collective buying power. The cooperative now operates a state-of-the-art distribution facility in Pembroke, NH, expanded to 485,000 square feet (including a 2014 expansion with automated product selection), serving independent grocers, supermarkets, and convenience stores across New England. Beyond distribution logistics, the cooperative provides retail support services including advertising, marketing, merchandising, and store design. The product portfolio spans groceries, meats, produce, frozen goods, and an expanding specialty and organic line enabled by recent automation investments.
iSeries and AS/400 for core operations, SQL and Power BI for analytics, Azure Synapse and Snowflake for data warehousing, UKG for workforce management, NinjaOne for IT ops, EDI for supply chain integration, and Microsoft 365 for productivity.
Pembroke, New Hampshire. The distribution facility spans 485,000 square feet on 74 acres and includes automated product selection systems installed during a 2014 expansion.
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