Ralphs

SoCal grocery chain

Ralphs is a supermarket chain operating primarily in Southern California, part of the Kroger company.

Founded in 1873, it's one of the oldest grocery chains in the western United States: I need to stop by Ralphs on the way home.

The name takes an apostrophe in possessive constructions: Ralphs's pharmacy, though many speakers drop the final s.

supermarket

grocery

Food retail shop

cart · aisle · produce · deli · bakery · pharmacy · SoCal · California · coupons · club card

slang

vomit

Eject stomach contents

heave · hurl · sick · nausea · queasy · stomach · bathroom · drunk · hangover · food poisoning

Opposites
regional vs national grocery presence

RalphsWalmart

Largest global retailer

Kroger · Costco · Albertsons · Aldi · Publix

conventional vs specialty/discount grocery

RalphsAldi

German discount grocer

Lidl · Dollar General · food bank · Trader Joe's · Costco

chain vs independent grocery

Ralphscorner store

Small neighborhood retail outlet

bodega · farmers market · local co-op · neighborhood market

Phrases
Family

Ralph, ralphed, ralphing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G