Brookshire's Grocery Company is a privately held, Texas-based retail grocery chain that operates in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The company's corporate office and headquarters are located in Tyler, Texas at the Tyler Distribution Center. Brookshire's operates under three distinct banners: Brookshire grocery stores which are full-service supermarkets, Super 1 Foods stores which are upscale warehouse-style stores, and FRESH by Brookshire's which is a concept store. Brookshire's Grocery is ranked 193rd on Forbes' list of America's largest private companies, with revenues of $2.4 billion as of December 2013 (Forbes, 2013). There are 118 cities where Brookshire's, FRESH and Super 1 Foods stores operate. There are over 150 stores, 113 pharmacies and 81 fuel centers (Company, 2011, p. 11) and Brookshire's has over 13,000 people known as partners working for them. Brookshire owns seven BGC manufacturing facilities, three distribution centers; two in Tyler and one in Monroe, La., and operates an on-site track shop in a tent at the Texas Turnpike. Brookshire's also has extraaisle.com which offers items you won't find at your local Brookshire grocery store on the company website (Extraaisle.com by Brookshire's, 2014). Brookshire's Grocery has a company fleet of 71 tractors and 297 trailers. Brookshire's primary focus is retail and its main competitors are HEB, Walmart, and Kroger. Brookshire's Grocery Company was originally part of the family-owned Brookshire's Brothers chain of stores and was founded in 1928 by Wood T. and Louise Brookshire. In 1939 the companies split and Wood took control of three stores in the Tyler area for his share in the company and the companies are now no longer related... middle of paper... Management. I believe my Train-Select-Recruit course taught me many things that I will be able to use in a human resources position. I learned many different ways that training can be viewed and approached. I was introduced to a new social media program called Aurasma that could be used for training. It reminded me that there are always new ways to develop a training program and that you need to keep your eyes open and keep an open mind. More work. Other than that, I feel that my Team building course has given me a good insight into the inner workings and mechanics of how teams work. More work. My human resources management course helped me understand some of the different issues I might face in an HR position. I believe I will be able to use what I have learned to appropriately address these issues when I face them. More work