Pay-Less Supermarkets

Pay-Less Supermarkets promises to provide shoppers with the best value of fresh quality products, build a family of passionate employees and care for their community.

Pay-Less uses its Måolek Rewards program, powered by AppCard, to help shoppers save money and remain loyal to Pay-Less above other stores in the area.

Pay-Less has been dedicated to showing shoppers how digital coupons can help them save.

Pay-Less cultivates community inside the store and out.

PCC Community Markets

PCC began in 1953 as a food buying club for 15 Seattle families. In the past 70 years, its impact on the natural and organic food industry has been immeasurable.

PCC has contributed to national legislation on organic and non-GMO farming practices and certification. The commitment to sustainable and local sourcing has created a standard baseline for other natural and organic independents across the country. The company was the first retailer to provide organic eggs to Puget Sound and organic milk to Washington state.

PCC’s community focus has allowed it to work with other companies, contributed to the success of other co-ops via financial and educational support throughout the years, including offering financial support for the opening of Central Co-op, which opened in 1976. PCC offers free nutritional education during store tours and cooking classes at six of its 16 neighborhood locations.

Throughout the years, PCC has contributed to the community in many ways, notably, through its food bank program, which began in 1989. Prior to 2020, PCC had collected donations at the register and contributed to partnering foodbanks in each neighborhood where it had a storefront.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, PCC developed its “Friends of PCC” food bank program, which offered a quarterly donation to each of the 16 partnering foodbanks. This program included setting up buying accounts with primary distributors to allow them to use the funds they received from PCC (and other contributors) to access natural and organic food for their community.

The implementation of this program has contributed to the successful acquisition of more than $250,000 in natural and organic food for the communities of western Washington. Without PCC’s community involvement, this would not have been possible.

In 2023, PCC is celebrating its 70th anniversary. It has started the year-long celebration by providing a $20,000 donation to Northwest Harvest in support of its newly

Pay-Less has employees who have been on the team for more than 30 years, proving its dedication to employees is a major factor in company health.

Pay-Less’ Community Care initiative is a series of community events and programs designed to encourage healthy minds and bodies. These events include things like cooking demonstrations, snack tastings, couples’ cooking classes and heart health checks. Pay-Less is dedicated to caring for the community and making it happier and healthier.