Stater Bros. Announces Partnership With Chase

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. , March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As an added convenience for customers, thirteen (13) Stater Bros. Supermarkets will soon include new full-service Chase bank branches.  Each new, fully staffed Chase bank branch will also include an ATM and will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.  

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The first five Chase bank branches will open today, Monday, March 8, at the following Stater Bros. Supermarket locations:

• Chino Hills – 14250 Chino Hills Parkway
• Fontana – 11225 Sierra Avenue
• Lake Elsinore – 29995 Canyon Hills Road
• San Jacinto – 1271 North State Street
• Winchester – 30712 Benton Road

"We're pleased to partner with Chase to provide more services and convenience to our 'valued customers'," said Jack H. Brown, Chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Markets.  "Our customers will definitely benefit from the added convenience of shopping for groceries and handling their banking needs all at one location."

An additional eight Chase Banks will be opening by mid-year in the following Stater Bros. Supermarket locations:

• Adelanto - 14168 Highway 395
• Cathedral City – 67-800 Vista Chino
• Escondido - 635 North Broadway
• Highland - 28988 Greenspot Road
• Moreno Valley - 14425 Moreno Beach Drive
• Palm Desert - 78210 Varner Road
• Palm Springs - 1717 East Vista Chino
• Vista - 780 Sycamore Avenue

"The 13 new locations are part of Chase's strategy and commitment to significantly grow its branch network in California and will make Chase even more convenient for our customers, who will be able to get a lot accomplished in one stop," said Pablo Sanchez, Chase's region executive. "It's exciting to partner with Stater Bros. Markets, a California business that has earned the loyalty of its customers."

About Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information is available at www.chase.com.

About Stater Bros. Markets

Stater Bros. Markets was founded in 1936 in Yucaipa, California, and has grown steadily through the years to become the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County, with annual sales in 2009 of $3.77 billion.  The Company currently operates 167 Supermarkets, and there are over 19,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family.  Last year, Stater Bros. donated more than $14 million in support of nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves and is the proud recipient of the "2010 Community Service Award" from America's Supermarket Industry.

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