Bi-Mart
Bi-Mart in Scappoose, Oregon | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1955, Yakima, Washington, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon |
Number of locations | 80 Bi-Mart locations, 5 Cascade Farm and Outdoor locations |
Key people | Marty Smith (CEO) Richard Truett (president & co-CEO) Chris Peddicord (vice president) Don Lerber (Director of Advertising) |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, housewares, sporting goods, automotive, hardware, toys, electronics, foods, beer, seasonal goods |
| Revenue | US$878 million (2021) |
Number of employees | 3,200 (2021) |
| Website | www |
Bi-Mart is an employee-owned chain of retailers located in the western U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. A typical Bi-Mart houses merchandise includes electronics and small appliances, housewares, hardware and power tools, sporting goods, automotive, apparel, canned and packaged food, personal care products, and, through the end of 2021, a pharmacy at many locations. The median size of a Bi-Mart store is 31,000 square feet (2,900 m2). As of January 2023, there are 75 store locations. Like Costco and Sam's Club, Bi-Mart stores are membership stores; unlike those chains, its members-only policy started as a workaround to fair trade laws established in the United States in the 1930s such as the Miller-Tydings Act and those related to suggested retail prices. Membership for an entire family costs $5 and never expires.