Brown's In The Community

A New Age Brown’s Markets
The New Age Brown’s: Classic Soul, Modern Scale For decades, Brown’s Super Stores has been the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. But as the retail world adapts, so do we. We have entered a New Age—a bold expansion plan that takes our community-first DNA and pairs it with world-class modern ecommerce operations. We aren't just growing; we’re just looking to perfect the art of a neighborhood market. This New Age of Brown’s Market is built on a simple promise: Keep the recipe, upgrade the systems. We are diving deep into our recipe book... Read more...
Empowering Local Flavor
Empowering Local Flavor
From Local Dreams to Grocery Shelves: Join the Brown’s Business Incubator At Brown’s Super Stores, our aisles reflect the heart of Philadelphia. We believe that supporting the community means more... Read more...
Building an Oasis in Philadelphia’s Food Deserts
At Brown’s Super Stores, we believe that everyone deserves access to fresh, nutritious food, regardless of their zip code. For years, we’ve taken a different path than most retailers, heading into neighborhoods often labeled as "food deserts"—low-income areas where access to a real grocery store was once a distant dream. Jeff Brown was recently interviewed by economics correspondent Paul Solman on PBS NewsHour to discuss how we are turning these deserts into thriving community hubs. Why "Good Intentions" Aren't Enough Building a successful supermarket in an underserved area requires more... Read more...
Jeff Brown’s Legacy of Community and Growth
The Soul of the Store: How Jeff Brown is Redefining Philadelphia Leadership From a seat beside the First Lady at the 2010 State of the Union Address to the aisles of supermarkets in the heart of Philadelphia, Jeff Brown has spent 30 years proving that a grocery store can be the heartbeat of a community. As a fourth-generation grocer and a 2021 Pennsylvania Fifty over 50 recipients, Jeff hasn’t just built a business; he’s built a bridge. By bringing high-quality food to "food deserts"—neighborhoods long ignored by traditional retail—he has... Read more...
Using Groceries to Engineer Social Change
The Architect of the Oasis: How Jeffrey Brown Uses Groceries to Engineer Social Change Most CEOs spend their time in boardrooms analyzing spreadsheets. Jeffrey Brown spends almost half his week wandering his store aisles. He isn’t just checking stock; he’s practicing "Social Design." By eating at salad bar tables and engaging in real, personal dialogues with shoppers, Brown has turned the traditional grocery model upside down to solve one of America's toughest problems: systemic poverty. The Radical Strategy: Asking Instead of Assuming The "accepted wisdom" of big business often fails in... Read more...