At that time, Buttrey was operating 43 stores in Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota with a revenue of US$391.4 million.

[3] In 1902, Buttrey moved to Havre, Montana, and opened a dry good and general merchandise store.

[3] In 1954, Buttrey Foods moved its home office and its grocery distribution headquarters from Havre to Great Falls.

Soon after, Jewel Companies financed a far-flung expansion plan which added Buttrey stores to several new markets in the Northwest and Upper Midwest states.

In 1981, Buttrey operated 53 stores in Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

[2] At the time of the sale, Buttrey had operated 44 stores and employed 4,200 workers in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.

[3] In 1994, Buttrey closed its six remaining stores in Washington to focus on its core markets of Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota.

[11] 15 Buttrey and Albertsons stores were sold to Fred Meyer and SuperValu to address anti-trust concerns.

[11] In July 1985, an Anaconda, Montana, woman opened a frozen broccoli dinner and discovered a live bomb in the packaging.

[12] Police were called and the woman claimed she purchased the frozen dinner at a Buttrey store four months prior.

All of Anaconda's grocery retailers were ordered to check for similar packages, however, no other bombs were found.