Lishman’s City Market

What Lishman’s City Market does

Lishman's City Market is a single-location, family-owned independent grocery store operating at 27417 Highway 190 in Lacombe, Louisiana, serving local community shoppers across the Lacombe catchment with a value proposition centered on convenience, quality, and personalized service. The store is open 8:00am-9:00pm daily, employs approximately 8 people, and is described as a private, family-owned business with no parent company, institutional investor, or external holding structure. Physical departments include Delectable Deli, Bountiful Produce, and Quality Meat, supported by a curated mix of everyday essentials and specialty items "from around the world." The company is privately held, domiciled in Louisiana, and shows no signs of subsidiaries, public listing, funding history, patents, trademarks, certifications, or regulatory actions in the available data.

The company's product portfolio extends well beyond traditional grocery retail through an integrated digital ecosystem. Core digital products include native mobile applications on iOS and Android, a Digital Coupons program, a Meal Planner with recipe search and shopping list generation, a Weekly Ad circular, a Recipes database with search and ratings, a Health & Wellness content hub, an interactive Wine Pairing Guide, a Customer Loyalty Program, and an SMS Text Messaging service. Underlying technology is a standard retail e-commerce stack with third-party service integrations: Inmar, Inc. administers the Digital Coupon Program; Loyalty Lane manages the Loyalty Program; an unnamed third-party provider powers online ordering and delivery; and analytics is handled through Google Analytics, Site Master, and KickFire. The company does not disclose AI/ML capabilities, proprietary APIs or SDKs, or developer-facing integrations — there are no patents, no MCP, and no public AI modalities.

Revenue is generated primarily through in-store retail grocery sales (transactional), with auxiliary contribution from digital coupon promotional activity, the loyalty program, and online delivery orders. Specific product pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers access prices via the website's weekly ads or in-store. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, geographically segmented around the Lacombe, LA area, with digital channels (website, mobile apps, email newsletter, SMS, social plugins) functioning primarily as marketing and customer-engagement extensions rather than primary sales channels. The business has no disclosed funding, M&A, or restructuring activity and operates as a single-location independent retailer with no expiring growth-stage ambitions in the input data.

Name

Lishman’s City Market

Legal name

Lishman's City Market

Website

https://lishmanscitymarket.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lishman's City Market is a family-owned independent grocery store in Lacombe, Louisiana, serving local community shoppers with in-store departments (deli, produce, meat) and an integrated digital platform spanning a mobile app, digital coupons, loyalty program, online shopping, and meal-planning tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lacombe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: In-store retail sales of groceries including fresh produce, quality meats, and deli items. Customers purchase products directly at the store. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Digital Coupon Program: Customers sign up for digital coupons via the website or mobile app. Coupons are administered through third-party service provider Inmar, Inc. Revenue derived from promotional activities that drive customer purchases.
3. Loyalty Program: Customer loyalty program administered through third-party service provider Loyalty Lane. Customers earn points and rewards based on purchases. Program drives customer retention and repeat visits.
4. Online Shopping Service: Online grocery ordering service enabling customers to order groceries and have them delivered. Uses a third-party online shopping service provider. Additional revenue stream from online orders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lishman's City Market operates a single-location family-owned grocery store in Lacombe, Louisiana, selling fresh produce, quality meats, and deli items in-store. The store is supported by an integrated digital platform that includes a mobile shopping app, digital coupon program, customer loyalty rewards, weekly ad circulars, meal planning tools, recipes, and a third-party online shopping and delivery service.

Product overview

Lishman's City Market is a family-owned grocery retailer offering a digital ecosystem of shopping tools centered around its physical store locations. The core offering consists of in-store departments (Delectable Deli, Bountiful Produce, Quality Meat) complemented by an integrated digital platform featuring the Mobile App, Digital Coupons, Meal Planner, Shopping List, Weekly Ad, Recipes, and Health & Wellness content. Additional services include a Wine Pairing Guide, Customer Loyalty Program, and SMS Text Messaging Service. The products work together as a unified shopping experience: customers can browse recipes and meal plans, generate shopping lists, clip digital coupons, and earn loyalty rewards—all linked through their registered phone number for seamless in-store redemption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bountiful Produce Fresh produce department offering seasonal fruits and vegetables, with expert staff providing recommendations on peak-season varieties for sampling and selection.
• Quality Meat Meat department offering a wide selection of fresh beef, pork, and chicken with competitive pricing and special ordering capabilities.
• Delectable Deli Deli department offering prepared meats, cheeses, and catering trays for events, with expert staff assistance for selections and quantities.
• Mobile App Native mobile shopping application available on iOS and Android that allows customers to access digital coupons, view weekly ads, manage shopping lists, and use meal planning features.
• Digital Coupons Digital coupon program administered through third-party provider Inmar, Inc., allowing customers to clip and redeem coupons via mobile device or account, automatically applied at checkout by registered phone number.
• Customer Loyalty Program Loyalty rewards program administered through third-party provider Loyalty Lane that tracks customer purchases and applies reward points automatically when customers provide their registered phone number at checkout.
• Online Shopping and Delivery Service Third-party online grocery ordering and delivery service that allows customers to order groceries online and have them delivered.
• SMS Text Messaging Service Opt-in text messaging service (shortcode 41570) for promotional communications and account notifications, supporting major and minor carriers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Community economic impact through local shopping

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Inmar, Inc.supportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party service provider that administers the Digital Coupon Program. When customers use the Digital Coupon Program, their contact information including phone number is sent to Inmar, Inc. Coupon selections are also sent for use when customers visit the store.
• Loyalty LanesupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party service provider that administers the Loyalty Program. Customer contact information, birth date, registration date, and shopping preferences are sent to Loyalty Lane for program administration. Points and rewards are applied when customers provide their mobile phone number in-store.
• Google AnalyticssupportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb analytics service used to collect and analyze website usage data including cookies, IP addresses, device identifiers, referring URLs, and usage information. Used to understand customer behavior and improve website performance.
• Social Networking Platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party social networking platforms integrated with the website through social plugins including Facebook Like, Tweet, and Pinterest Pin buttons. Allows customers to share content and connect through their social networks.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Matherne's Supermarket: Louisiana-based family-owned independent supermarket chain offering full-service departments, local-community focus, and specialty assortments — directly comparable independent-grocer format operating in adjacent Louisiana markets.
• Rouses Markets: Louisiana-based family-owned independent grocery chain with similar full-service departments (deli, produce, meat), specialty regional items, and emphasis on local community connection — same playbook as Lishman's, executed at multi-store scale.
• Dorignac's Fine Foods: Family-owned independent fine foods grocer in the New Orleans metro with comparable premium/specialty assortment, multiple departments, and customer-service orientation — same independent-grocer DNA at slightly larger scale.
• Robért Fresh Market: Family-owned independent grocery operating in the Louisiana North Shore (Mandeville/Covington area, near Lacombe). Closest geographic and format comparable to Lishman's — single-store-to-small-chain independent with similar quality/specialty positioning and local-community focus.
• Breaux Mart: Family-owned independent Louisiana supermarket chain with neighborhood-store format, full-service departments, and emphasis on fresh produce and meats — operates the same independent-grocer model as Lishman's.

Broad incumbents

• Whole Foods Market: Premium/specialty grocery chain with overlapping fresh-produce, quality-meat, deli, and specialty-international assortment positioning — comparable category footprint to Lishman's specialty offerings but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Trader Joe's: Specialty grocery chain emphasizing curated assortment, private-label quality, and value — overlaps with Lishman's specialty/international assortment positioning but operates at national chain scale with significantly different cost structure.
• Walmart: Mass merchant with extensive grocery, deli, produce, and meat departments serving the Slidell/North Shore trade area — represents the price-and-convenience competitive ceiling against which Lishman's must differentiate on locality and service.
• Sprouts Farmers Market: Specialty natural/fresh grocery chain emphasizing fresh produce, quality meat, and curated assortment — comparable department structure and quality positioning to Lishman's but at multi-state chain scale.
• Winn-Dixie: Regional supermarket chain operating across Louisiana and the Gulf Coast with full grocery, deli, produce, and meat departments — competes with Lishman's in the broader North Shore trade area at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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