[2] The company, which was established in 1958, was the first to implement the American supermarket model in Israel[3] As of 2024, Shufersal had 316 stores in total, and 96 branches of Be Drugstores Ltd.

The name was originally a portmanteau of the Aramaic *shufra* שופרא, meaning "premium" and *sal* סל, Hebrew for "basket".

In September 2023, Shufersal announced that it had decided to withdraw from the deal due to restrictions by the Competition Authority [he].

They purchased of a 24.99% stake in Israel's biggest supermarket chain for NIS 1.5 billion from a range of institutional investors.

[6] Ariel Zilber song בחברה להגנת הטבע beChevrah leHaganat haTeva, pronounced "supersol"