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Carlie C's

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Carlie C's is an IGA grocery store chain headquartered in Dunn, North Carolina. It is the largest IGA franchise in North Carolina.[1] As of March 2023, the chain had 33 locations across North Carolina and South Carolina.[2] The business has annual revenue in excess of $100 million as of 2013.

The business started with a small country store in Johnston County, North Carolina, opened by Carlie C. and Joyce McLamb in 1961. It became part of the IGA in the 1980s.[2] By 1989, the chain had grown to six stores.[3] By 2011, it grew to 13 locations.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Grocery chain expanding in Raleigh, Triangle Business Journal (December 5, 2011)
  2. ^ a b Independent grocer Carlie C's expands as grocery titans duel, The News & Observer (October 12, 2013)
  3. ^ GROCER PROVES INDEPENDENTS CAN THRIVE, Fayetteville Observer (May 28, 1989)