Associated Supermarket Group, LLC (ASG), serves independently owned supermarkets in the New York Tri-State area and other cities along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. ASG provides store financing, leverages its relationships with suppliers and vendors, as well as its collective buying power to provide efficient procurement, distribution, marketing, merchandising, advertising, promotion, and other retail solutions. ASG's supermarket banners include Associated, Associated Fresh, Compare, Met Foods, Met Fresh, Metropolitan City Market, Pioneer and other independently named stores.