“It also saved me about 100,000 miles a year on my car,” McLeod said. While the McLeods’ businesses were not failing, the family realized they weren’t thriving and there was more to gain from letting some locations go. When downsizing, McLeod sold a few to Piggly Wiggly Carolina alumnus Lynn Willard, who also bought some stores from Piggly Wiggly Southeast. That is now down to eight across seven counties in South Carolina. At one point, the family had 16 Piggly Wigglys.
However, the grocery business is the most stressful. The cows are just peaceful, and you can’t help but feel at peace when you’re out there taking care of them.” He said it’s the best way to “get away from everything. Out of all his businesses, ranching is by far his favorite. He also owns three Mac’s Place Spirits liquor stores, Mac’s Place Party Shop and a restaurant called Willie Sue’s. According to a report in The Sumter Item, McLeod is the owner of the only registered herd of Texas longhorns in South Carolina. In addition to his role as co-owner of the family’s Piggly Wigglys, McLeod looks after 150 head of Texas longhorns on property he purchased from his father. McLeod said Piggly Wiggly is a brand that people have always gravitated to because “no matter who you walk in as, you’re family.” He would see what they needed, asking ‘what can I do to make it better,’” McLeod said. “He was out checking on all the independents. “He built the Piggly Wiggly brand in South Carolina, and everybody was his family. He was the nicest and the smartest guy that I’ve ever known,” McLeod said. “He would come around in his car to all the Piggly Wigglys. McLeod even met the legendary wholesaler when he was a young grocery clerk. Joe Newton, back in the day, was building the warehouse in Charleston and he was coming around to all the independents to get them to put the Piggly Wiggly name on the side of their building,” McLeod explained.
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McLeod’s grandfather’s store was called Mac Supermarkets until he met Joe Newton, founder of Piggly Wiggly Carolina. Ricky McLeodĪnd the McLeod family has a longtime personal relationship with The Pig. Run by McLeod’s father and brother, the site boasts 400 heads of black Angus beef cattle and about 3,500 acres of row crops. In fact, at age 92, he still comes into the office Monday through Friday, Ricky McLeod said.Īlongside the McLeods’ grocery business, known as Piggly Wiggly Central, they own and manage a farm.
After his death, McLeod’s father, Billy, took over the food retail side and continues in it to this day. Ricky McLeod’s grandfather has been in the grocery industry since the 1940s. The McLeod family is somewhat unique in its business interests.
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